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City of Riverside · 13 hours ago

INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY NETWORK MANAGER - (NON-CLASSIFIED) *

Riverside, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

The City of Riverside's Innovation and Technology Department is seeking an Innovation and Technology Network Manager to lead advanced-level network administration and operational oversight. The role involves supporting enterprise-wide communications infrastructure, coordinating network operations, and mentoring technical staff while ensuring compliance and security of critical systems.

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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

WAN/LAN designRouting protocolsNetwork securityData center operationsComplex systems integrationCloud networkingStrategic capacity planningInnovationLeadershipCollaborationCommunication

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