Herc Rentals · 16 hours ago
Senior Network Manager
Herc Rentals is one of the leading equipment rental suppliers in North America, and they are seeking a Senior Network Manager to provide strategic oversight of their network and voice infrastructure. The role involves driving the design and optimization of core systems, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and fostering collaboration across various teams.
Responsibilities
Provide senior technical leadership and strategic oversight to network and voice teams, defining priorities and aligning resources to achieve organizational, security, and business continuity goals
Develop and execute the roadmap for network and voice infrastructure evolution, ensuring systems support current and future business requirements, emerging technologies, and security standards
Collaborate closely with executive management, Network Engineering, Desktop Engineering, Cloud Services, Applications, and other business units to advise on technology strategy, architecture, and enterprise projects
Oversee the documentation of process design, workflows, and operational standards; promote knowledge management and process excellence across all teams
Serve as the Senior Operational Lead for all network/voice managed services, assuring rapid incident resolution, proactive service management, and achievement of agreed-upon SLAs
Manage departmental financial planning, including budget development, capital/expense tracking, and forecasting for large-scale investments
Oversee performance monitoring and analytics for all network and voice systems, presenting executive summaries with actionable insights to IT leadership. Function as the highest escalation point for complex operational issues, ensuring timely resolution and root-cause analysis
Lead critical problem investigations, drive cross-departmental initiatives, and continuously improve operational efficiency and disaster recovery posture
Represent Herc Rentals in strategic vendor management, negotiating service agreements, leading vendor performance reviews, and managing escalations across a complex multi-vendor environment
Oversee project management and coordination for major upgrades, deployments, and infrastructure transformation initiatives
Mentor, develop, and retain top network and voice engineering talent; develop succession plans and support team member career growth
Qualification
Required
10+ years of relevant work experience in network and voice solutions
Technical experience in network, VoIP, data center, and wireless in an enterprise environment
Experience working with, designing, and supporting IP Telephony, Linux, Microsoft Server, VMware virtual environments, specifically datacenter networking
Experience with Cloud Services, including AWS, OCI and Azure including VPC's, Transit Gateway, virtual firewall & network appliances, security groups, and connectivity with cloud-based workloads
Experience leading projects developing and/or deploying network infrastructure
Experience managing telecom, hardware, and service vendors to meet business objectives and SLAs
Experience with routing protocols (BGP, EIGRP)
Experience with SD-WAN solutions
Experience with migration of on-prem Voice to UCaaS
Experience with Layer 7 / Application layer firewalls including Rulesets, ACL's & troubleshooting application workloads on the network
Experience with iSCSI & SAN / Storage
Experience migration from On-Prem Solutions to Cloud platforms
Experience with Telecom & Circuit management
Excellent troubleshooting skills & problem resolution
Ability to work on-call, nights, and weekends as needed for operations & projects
Ability to travel up to 25% as needed for project delivery
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
Experience negotiating & reviewing SOW's with vendors
Experience managing Sev 1 incidents
Experience negotiating renewals with vendors
Experience building cost model justification for new technologies & initiatives
Experience running RFP's & overseeing the selection process for new technologies & partners
Experience managing KPI's, Metrics, & SLA's for the team's performance
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience
Exceptional executive communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at all levels, including C-suite
Superior documentation, process improvement, and analytics skills
Visionary, resourceful, and strategic thinker able to lead through ambiguity; inspires teams to achieve high performance and innovation
Preferred
ITIL certification preferred
An advanced degree is preferred
Industry certifications (Cisco, AWS, Fortinet, ITIL) strongly preferred
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
Life and disability insurance
Flex spending and health savings accounts
Virtual Health Visits
24 Hour Nurse Line
Healthy Pregnancy Program
Tobacco Cessation Program
Weight Loss Program
401(k) plan with company match
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Paid Time Off (Holidays, Vacations, Sick Days)
Paid parental leave.
Military leave & support for those in the National Guard and Reserves
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Adoption Assistance Reimbursement Program
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Auto & Home Insurance Discounts
Company Paid Life Insurance
Supplemental Life Insurance
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
Company Paid Disability Insurance
Supplemental Disability Insurance
Group Legal Plan
Critical Illness Insurance
Accident Insurance
Company
Herc Rentals
Herc Rentals is an equipment-rental firm that provides tools, services, and solutions.
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