Manager, Network Engineering - Hybrid

Cedars-Sinai•Los Angeles, CA

4d•$138,000 - $214,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Network Engineering leads the people, platforms, and operating practices responsible for secure, resilient, and scalable network services across the health system. The role sets technical direction and service priorities for network security and operations, covering the enterprise perimeter, remote access, campus and site LAN/WAN, data center, and wired and wireless environments. The manager partners with clinical, business, and technology stakeholders to align network capabilities with organizational goals and support reliable services in a 24x7 healthcare environment. The position oversees network engineering and operations staff, enterprise network architecture and lifecycle planning, and the design, implementation, maintenance, and support of network infrastructure and security platforms. It also provides operational oversight for incidents, changes, capacity, performance, service commitments, disaster recovery, and continuous improvement. The manager coordinates projects and risk remediation with internal partners and vendors, promotes compliance with organizational and healthcare privacy and security requirements, and participates in applicable escalation or on-call rotations. This is a hybrid remote role. The employee must currently live in the Los Angeles area or be willing to relocate there to meet onsite requirements.

Requirements

Seven years of progressive experience in network engineering, network security, architecture, or operations in a complex enterprise environment.
At least two years of management or formal supervisory experience in a network infrastructure environment, including responsibility for leading staff and/or network teams.
Experience supporting an enterprise environment with 10,000 or more end users.
Hands-on knowledge of enterprise LAN/WAN operations and technologies such as TCP/IP, routing, switching, QoS, wireless, network protocols, VPN, firewalls, remote access, and network monitoring and management tools.
Ability to lead cross-functional work, prioritize competing operational and project demands, communicate technical issues clearly, and guide incident analysis and resolution.
Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, or a related field.
Active CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certification.

Nice To Haves

Ten years of progressive network engineering or infrastructure experience, with five or more years in people leadership or formal management.
Experience in a regulated, 24x7 mission-critical environment.
Experience with multi-site network architecture, data center and cloud connectivity, software-defined LAN/WAN, Metro Ethernet, multicast, NAC, IDS/IPS, vulnerability testing, capacity planning, and disaster recovery.
Experience with network automation and configuration tools, and with service-level, availability, and operational performance metrics.
Additional relevant certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, CISSP, and/or CCSP.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop network engineering and operations staff; set priorities, assign work, support performance and career development, and establish accountability for quality and service outcomes.
Own the network engineering roadmap, architecture standards, and lifecycle plans; evaluate technologies and application requirements and guide secure, supportable designs.
Oversee design, implementation, maintenance, and support of enterprise LAN/WAN, routing and switching, wireless, data center connectivity, remote access, network perimeter, firewalls, VPN, network access control, authentication, and monitoring platforms.
Guide network security and operational reviews; maintain standards, procedures, diagrams, and technical documentation; coordinate vulnerability and risk remediation with security partners.
Oversee incident and problem management, change control, capacity planning, performance monitoring, service-level commitments, and continuous improvement; lead escalations and root-cause reviews for significant network issues.
Plan and deliver network infrastructure projects with project managers, information security, clinical technology, facilities, application teams, vendors, and other stakeholders.
Communicate project risks, dependencies, and service impacts in clear business terms.
Coordinate disaster recovery and service continuity planning and exercises for network services.
Support dependable 24x7 operations, including participation in the applicable escalation or on-call rotation.
Manage team workload and technical resources; contribute to operating plans, vendor coordination, and service metrics; recommend investments that improve reliability, security, and supportability.
Promote compliance with organizational policies and healthcare privacy and security requirements, including protection of sensitive information and coordination with compliance and security teams.