Network Manager (onsite)

Connection Services is seeking a Network Manager to join our Technical Staffing Division for a contract to hire opportunity working onsite in Brunswick, GA. This is full-time opportunity with benefits.

The Director of Network & Data Center Infrastructure provides strategic and operational leadership for the hospital’s enterprise network and virtual infrastructure environments. This role is responsible for ensuring highly available, secure, and scalable network and data center services that support 24/7 clinical and patient care operations. The Director partners closely with IT leadership, cybersecurity teams, and clinical stakeholders to align infrastructure capabilities with organizational goals, regulatory requirements, and long-term technology roadmaps.

• Provide strategic leadership for enterprise network and data center virtual infrastructure, ensuring scalability, redundancy, performance, and security across all hospital facilities.
• Lead, mentor, and develop network engineering and infrastructure teams supporting wired, wireless, remote access, and data center technologies.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and ongoing operations of LAN/WAN, firewalls, VPN, SD-WAN, virtualization platforms, and storage networking across multiple campuses and data centers.
• Ensure continuous compliance with HIPAA, PCI-DSS, Joint Commission standards, and industry cybersecurity best practices.
• Collaborate with executive IT leadership, cybersecurity teams, and clinical departments to align infrastructure capabilities with patient care, operational efficiency, and digital health initiatives.
• Lead large-scale network and data center modernization projects, including core switching upgrades, wireless refreshes, virtualization platform enhancements, and disaster recovery improvements.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for critical network and virtual infrastructure incidents, ensuring minimal downtime and rapid resolution for clinical systems.
• Develop, document, and maintain network and virtualization standards, policies, and operational procedures to drive consistency and operational excellence.
• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, licensing, and budget planning for network, data center, and virtualization technologies.
• Participate in hospital governance committees related to cybersecurity, disaster recovery, business continuity, and technology strategy.

Education

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

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure, networking, and data center operations.
• At least 5 years in a leadership or management role within a hospital or healthcare IT environment.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise virtualization platforms such as VMware, Nutanix, and/or Microsoft Hyper-V.
• Strong background in storage networking and data center infrastructure supporting mission-critical systems.

Certifications (Preferred)

• Cisco CCNP or CCIE.
• Palo Alto PCNSE or equivalent advanced security certification.
• ITIL and/or PMP certification.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Expert-level knowledge of network architecture including LAN/WAN, Wi-Fi, VPN, firewalls, and SD-WAN.
• Deep understanding of virtualized and data center infrastructure design and operations.
• Strong leadership, team development, and project management capabilities.
• Solid working knowledge of HIPAA, NIST, and healthcare cybersecurity frameworks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to partner effectively with clinical, operational, and executive leadership.
• Proven ability to manage complex, high-availability environments in a 24/7 healthcare setting.