Network Manager

Lead global WAN, LAN, wireless and SD-WAN operations and engineering.

• Manage Cisco ISE/NAC, including authentication, authorization, device profiling, posture, network access policies and approved exceptions.

• Own the lifecycle of network infrastructure hardware, including routers, switches, wireless controllers, wireless access points, SD-WAN appliances, network security appliances and related network components. This scope does not include laptops, desktops, mobile devices or other end-user endpoints.

• Maintain network hardware standards, inventory, configuration standards and EOL/EOS replacement plans.

• Ensure WAN redundancy and failover capabilities are implemented, monitored and regularly validated.

• Lead major network incidents, root-cause analysis, problem management and corrective actions.

• Drive proactive monitoring, alerting, capacity planning and network performance management.

• Maintain accurate diagrams, configurations, asset information and operational documentation.

• Manage network vulnerabilities, firmware and software upgrades, and configuration compliance.

• Ensure network changes follow appropriate testing, approval, validation and rollback practices.

• Lead and develop network engineers and coordinate vendors and managed-service partners.

• Partner with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Cloud, Service Desk, manufacturing sites and Caterpillar network teams.

Randstad Digital is seeking a hands on Network Manager for an exciting opportunity in Kansas City, MO. In this critical technical leadership role, you will lead a dedicated engineering team overseeing corporate and industrial WAN, LAN, wireless, and SD-WAN operations across multiple global sites. You will take direct ownership of Cisco ISE/NAC policies, network vulnerability remediation, hardware lifecycle management (EOL/EOS), and ITIL-driven incident resolution to guarantee maximum operational uptime and seamless redundancy. If you have 5+ years of enterprise networking experience, deep technical expertise in Cisco routing/switching and SD-WAN, and a proven track record of leading major outage responses and mentoring technical talent, apply today to shape the connectivity powering critical global infrastructure., 5+ years of enterprise networking experience.

• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco routing, switching and wireless technologies.

• Experience with WAN/LAN, SD-WAN, VLANs, BGP, OSPF, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, syslog and 802.1X.

• Working knowledge of Cisco ISE/NAC and enterprise network monitoring.

• Experience managing network infrastructure hardware lifecycle and EOL/EOS replacement.

• Experience with ITIL-based incident, problem and change management.

• Ability to lead complex outages and root-cause analysis.

• Experience managing vendors or managed network-service providers.

• Strong leadership, communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

CCNP or equivalent experience; Cisco ISE; Catalyst Center; SolarWinds; ServiceNow; Infoblox; Check Point; SD-WAN; Sumo Logic; ThousandEyes or CAT MaaS; and manufacturing or industrial networking experience.

Key Measures of Success

• Network availability, service reliability and incident reduction.

• Mean time to detect and restore service, repeat-incident reduction and change success rate.

• WAN failover readiness, monitoring coverage and configuration compliance.

• ISE/NAC effectiveness, vulnerability remediation and exception management.

• EOL/EOS network hardware replacement and ServiceNow CMDB accuracy.

• Ticket backlog, operational documentation and delivery of network modernization initiatives.