NEOGOV · 17 hours ago
INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY NETWORK MANAGER - (NON-CLASSIFIED) *
Riverside, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$129K/yr - $174K/yr
3+ years expNEOGOV is seeking an Innovation and Technology Network Manager for the City of Riverside's Innovation and Technology Department. The role involves leading network administration and overseeing the city's communications infrastructure, ensuring its performance, security, and compliance while mentoring technical staff and collaborating with various city departments.
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Responsibilities
Develop and implement project plans to accomplish work group objectives and assign work and monitor performance
Take action in the full range of formal personnel activities, and provide contract oversight in conjunction within the Innovation and Technology Department
Provide subject matter expertise in highly complex mission critical enterprise-wide systems which require expertise in multiple industry areas
Prepare, negotiate and present budget and other funding proposals; monitor expenditures and operate within budget allocation
Develop strategic plans and implement operational plans to provide information technology infrastructure to support the City's/Department's business goals; and oversee one or more of the following technical areas: Enterprise Applications or Enterprise Project Manager Applications, Networking, and Data Center Operations
Plan, coordinate and supervise activities of a complex communications infrastructure, including radio, microwave and wireless communications, voice services, including WAN/LAN technology, switches, routers and fiber optics, and supporting management applications
Plan, coordinate and supervise activities of over 1,000 security cameras
Establish schedules and internal controls to meet deadlines
Manage city-owned or leased equipment and line and service installation and expansion
Identify areas for improvement and implement and maintain new or improved services to meet changing technical and customer requirements
Review, evaluate and recommend telecommunications hardware and software packages
Qualification
Required
A Master's degree in computer science, information systems or public/business administration
Three years of considerable, progressively responsible experience in technical or administrative or staff capacity with responsibility for planning, organizing, and implementing information system programs and projects, including one year of supervisory experience
A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in computer science, information systems, electronics engineering, voice/data communications, public/business administration or a related field
Four years of considerable, progressively responsible experience in technical or administrative or staff capacity with responsibility for planning, organizing and implementing information system programs and projects, including one year of supervisory experience
An Associate of Arts degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in computer science, information systems, electronics engineering voice/data communications, public/business administration or related field
Six years of considerable, progressively responsible experience in technical or administrative or staff capacity with responsibility for planning, organizing and implementing information system programs and projects, including one year of supervisory experience
Equivalent of the completion of the twelfth grade
Eight years of considerable, progressively responsible experience in technical or administrative or staff capacity with responsibility for planning, organizing and implementing information system programs and projects, including one year of supervisory experience
When assigned to the Police Department, must be able to successfully pass an extensive police background
Preferred
Enterprise Networking Mastery: Deep expertise in WAN/LAN design, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, MPLS), advanced switching, VLANs, SDN, and traffic engineering for large-scale, multi-data center environments
Network Security Leadership: Strong background in firewalls, IDS/IPS, Zero Trust architecture, VPN/SASE, and compliance with government standards (CJIS, NIST, ISO)
High Availability & Resilience: Skilled in designing redundant, fault-tolerant topologies with clustering, load balancing, disaster recovery, and business continuity for mission-critical city services
Complex Systems Integration: Experience managing municipal communications (radio, voice, wireless), IoT/smart city networks, and secure interagency/public connections
Data Center & Cloud Networking: Proficient with virtualization, storage fabrics, hybrid cloud interconnectivity, and enterprise monitoring/automation tools (SolarWinds, Cisco DNA, Ansible)
Strategic Capacity Planning: Ability to forecast growth, optimize carrier contracts, enforce SLAs, and ensure scalability for a 3000-employee, 325k-citizen environment
Leadership & Collaboration: Effective communicator who can explain advanced networking concepts to executives and council members, while mentoring IT staff and coordinating with city departments
Innovation & Future-Readiness: Forward-thinking approach to adopting emerging trends (SD-WAN, 5G, AI-driven monitoring) to modernize and secure the city's network infrastructure
Benefits
Retirement for Classic Members
Retirement for New Members
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Deferred Compensation
Leave Benefits
Flexible Spending Account
Long Term Disability
LegalEase Plan
Critical Illness Plan
Vacation Accrual
Administrative Leave
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
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