• Manager Network Engineering

    Family Dollar (Chesapeake, VA)


    The Manager, Network Engineering is responsible for managing the Family Dollar data network LAN/WAN team. Focus of this position will be on managing the team that builds/supports the data center(s), distribution center(s) and corporate networks. We are seeking a technically strong individual to lead a team of Network engineering professionals.

     

    This position reports to the Director of Network Architecture.

    Key areas of responsibility:

    • Manage the Network LAN/WAN engineering/operations team.

    • Provide clear, specific goals to the team and communicate performance feedback regularly.

    • Provide technical guidance and oversight.

    • Champion Network growth and stability strategies.

    • Manage team response to Network operations escalation events and incidents.

    • Manage Network projects/initiatives in support of business requirements.

    • Manage team’s capital and expense budgets.

    Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Ensure enterprise Networks meet reliability, availability and capacity requirements.

    • Provide Network operations leadership/troubleshooting guidance.

    • Oversee the design and deployment of Network solutions to support business requirements.

    • Perform project management duties as required.

    • Interface and coordinate with third party vendors that provide Network services and infrastructure.

    • Ensure Network devices are at appropriate software levels and meet enterprise security requirements.

    • Ensure accurate network diagrams and documentation are maintained.

    • Perform project and non-project related tasks and activities to support department goals and objectives.

    • Maintain a high level of expertise in current and emerging technologies

    • Propose Network enhancements that improve efficiency/reliability and reduce cost.

    • Facilitate and encourage continuous education efforts for your team.

    Requirements/Qualifications:

    • Bachelor’s degree, Engineering or Information Systems preferred or equivalent work experience.

    • 5+ years’ experience managing a large, distributed enterprise network.

    • Experience working in high square footage, high user count environments.

    • Experience with industry standard routing and switching protocols to include: BGP; OSPF and/or EIGRP; HSRP, IPsec/GRE, LACP/VPC, Spanning Tree, etc.

    • Experience with Cisco routers and switches (IOS, IOS-XE, IOS-XR and NX-OS desirable).

    • Experience with F5 load balancing systems (LTM and APM desirable).

    • Experience with multi-site Riverbed Steelhead WAN Optimization environments desirable.

    • Experience negotiating and managing vendor agreements. Large vendor experience preferred.

    • Experience developing network management and monitoring tools.

    • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

    • Able to present complex technical information in a clear concise manner to executive management.

    • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

    • Ability to drive continuous improvement processes.

    • Independent and proactive management style.

    • Ability to work on many concurrent priorities.

    • Action oriented and able to manage and meet aggressive timelines and deadlines.

    • Strong track record of delivering initiatives on time and on budget.

    • Current network and / or security certifications desirable.

    • Familiarity with ITIL and IT service management concepts. ServiceNow experience preferred.

    • Demonstrated track record of improving stability and reducing costs.

    • Experience creating, maintaining and optimizing Standard Operating Procedures

     

    This is not to be considered a complete list of job duties, as they may be amended or added to as needed

     

    Full time

     

    510 Volvo Parkway,Chesapeake,Virginia 23320

     

    IT Engineering

     

    Family Dollar