Network Manager

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$60.00/hr - $65.00/hr

Position: Network Manager

Duration: 6 month contract to hire

Pay Rate: $60 - $65/hr

Start Date: 1/26/26

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field (Master’s preferred).

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of progressive IT/network and virtual infrastructure management experience.
• At least 5 years in a leadership role managing technology in a hospital or healthcare environment.
• Hands‑on experience with enterprise virtualization platforms (VMware, Nutanix, Hyper‑V) and storage networking in a data center environment.

Licensure:

Cisco CCNP/CCIE, Palo Alto PCNSE, or equivalent advanced certifications preferred.

ITIL or PMP certification preferred.

• Provide strategic leadership for the hospital’s network and data center virtual infrastructure, ensuring scalability, redundancy, and security to support 24/7 patient care operations.
• Manage, mentor, and develop network engineering staff to support wired, wireless, and remote access technologies.
• Oversee network and data center architecture design, implementation, and maintenance for LAN/WAN, firewalls, VPN, SD‑WAN, virtualization, and storage networking across multiple data centers and campuses.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, PCI‑DSS, Joint Commission standards, and cybersecurity best practices.
• Collaborate with IT leadership and clinical departments to align network and virtual infrastructure capabilities with hospital goals and technology roadmaps.
• Lead major network and data center modernization projects, including core switch upgrades, wireless refreshes, virtualization platform enhancements, and disaster recovery improvements.
• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and budget planning for hardware, software, and services.
• Serve as an escalation point for critical network and virtual infrastructure issues to ensure minimal downtime for clinical operations.
• Develop and maintain network and virtualization policies, standards, and procedures for operational excellence.
• Participate in hospital committees related to cybersecurity, disaster recovery, and technology governance.

• Expertise in network architecture (LAN/WAN, Wi‑Fi, VPN, firewalls, SD‑WAN) and virtualized infrastructure.
• Strong leadership, project management, and team development skills.
• Knowledge of HIPAA, NIST, and healthcare cybersecurity standards.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to partner with clinical and administrative leaders.

Seniority level: Executive

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Information Technology

Industries: Staffing and Recruiting

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