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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