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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Operations Manager - **Company:** Kimball Electronics - **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $120,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Border Gateway Protocol, Computer Networks, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Domain Name System (DNS), Networking Hardware, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Network Segmentation, Cisco Nexus Switches, Migration Manager, TCP/IP, Wireless Access Point, Wireless Networks, Identity Services Engine, Computer Network Operations, Grafana, Firewalls (Computer Science), Information Technology, Network Support, Cisco Switches - **Published:** July 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usde783556a9f886d871e03b3d3d97de24/eaa ## About the Role To be successful, the candidate must possess a positive attitude, excellent English communication skills, ability to handle multiple priorities and projects in order to effectively transform business needs into technical solutions. Applicants must have strong English speaking skills and need to possess a minimum of an Associate's Degree in IT related field and/or 5+ years of practical work experience and applicable technical training/certifications. ## Description We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in our job application process. If you need assistance or accommodation during the application or recruitment process due to a disability, you may contact us at . We will treat all requests for accommodations discreetly. *Note: There is no Visa sponsorship being offered for this position. Kimball Solutions does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to any recruiting alias or employee. Kimball Solutions is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Network Operations Manager The Network Operations Manager is a broadened role within Kimball Electronics Shared Services that reports to the Director of IT Infrastructure and Operations. This role is responsible for providing leadership and technical expertise to the Network Operations Team in administration, management, and support of network hardware and software . We are a global company with a wide variety of business needs that require IT infrastructure support. We value our environment of mutual trust, personal integrity and accountability, cooperation, sense of family and good humor. We cultivate a style of empowerment, individual initiative and teamwork. We believe that candidates will enjoy our flexibility in maintaining a strong work-life balance., Short Term (0-6 months): * Learn KEI Guiding Principles, philosophies, and cultural attributes * Establish leadership relationships with Network Operations team * Develop technical relationships with key IT contacts * Build and maintain business relationships with Business Unit contacts * Familiarization with current KEI network environment and processes * Jumpstart and acclimate into ongoing Network Operations project work * Acclimate to KEI IT processes, monitoring, and systems * Integrate into Network Operations off hours production support rotation * Support business operations and initiatives as needed * Gain familiarity with IT standards and security practices, maintaining and providing feedback for necessary changes * Understand existing firewall policy implementation practices and procedures * Immediate involvement in global deployment of Cisco ISE * Support growth and discovery in public cloud infrastructure Mid to Long Term (6+ months): * Identify opportunities to improve or automate existing KEI processes and systems * Lead projects for Network Operations team * Expand existing documentation of processes * Support Azure infrastructure migration strategy and datacenter exit * Identify industry trends that KEI could leverage * Support and implement scripts, processes, and solutions with a goal of building a Continuous Improvement environment * Expanded familiarity with Network environment and opportunities for improvement to align with KEI business needs including revision of network segmentation strategy and OT network support * Evaluate needs for tools to better manage, monitor and alert the enterprise network infrastructure Preferred candidates will have considerable experience and qualifications with the following: * TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, BGP * Cisco Catalyst & Nexus Switches * Cisco Wireless Access Points and Controllers * Network Security Fundamentals * Grafana Dashboards * Palo Alto and Fortiweb Firewalls * Public Cloud networking * Global Protect VPN * Cybersecurity best practices * Cisco ISE ## Related Videos - [An Applied Introduction to eBPF with Go](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1075-an-applied-introduction-to-ebpf-with-go) - [5 steps for running a Kubernetes environment at scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/88-5-steps-for-running-a-kubernetes-environment-at-scale) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [Turning Container security up to 11 with Capabilities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/718-turning-container-security-up-to-11-with-capabilities) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [All your telemetry data from any source in one place](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/57-all-your-telemetry-data-from-any-source-in-one-place) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Basic And Advanced Networking in Dart and Flutter](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/112-basic-and-advanced-networking-in-dart-and-flutter)