Network Manager

About the role

The Network Systems Manager is responsible for the strategic oversight, design, delivery, and ongoing operation of S&S Activewear’s enterprise network infrastructure across all North American locations. This role leads a team of engineers while remaining hands-on in architecture, ensuring secure, scalable, and highly available WAN, LAN, and wireless environments. The position drives modernization initiatives, enforces technical governance, and ensures network performance aligns with business operations across distribution centers, corporate offices, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing network engineering team.
• Manage day-to-day operations, priorities, and incident response.
• Partner with IT leadership and business stakeholders to align network strategy.
• Establish performance expectations and career development plans.
• Own enterprise network architecture and technical governance.
• Drive segmentation, automation, and cloud integration initiatives.
• Design highly available and resilient network solutions.
• Lead capacity planning and lifecycle roadmaps.
• Oversee infrastructure across routers, firewalls, switches, wireless, SD-WAN, and VPN.
• Ensure proactive monitoring, alerting, and observability.
• Lead incident management and root cause analysis.
• Manage WAN circuits and ISP relationships.
• Enforce network security standards and segmentation strategies.
• Align operations with audit and compliance requirements.
• Lead structured change management practices.
• Maintain diagrams, standards, and operating procedures.
• Establish configuration templates and governance standards.
• Manage vendor relationships and service contracts.
• Develop and manage infrastructure budgets.

Requirements

• 7+ years of network engineering experience.
• 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong expertise in routing, switching, firewalls, wireless, VPN, and SD-WAN.
• Experience in multi-site enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID / Active Directory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Relevant certifications (Palo Alto, Aruba, Security+).
• Experience with automation or infrastructure-as-code tools.

Skills

• Strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration.
• High accountability and adaptability.

Benefits

• Vacation, Personal, and Sick time.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Disability coverage.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• 401(k) plan.
• Discounts on brand-name apparel.
• Fun employee events.
• Meaningful opportunities for growth and advancement.

Pay

$115,000 - $145,000 annually with bonus potential.

Schedule

Monday-Friday, Full-Time, Non-Exempt (Remote Available)

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support your life, health, and future.

Location

220 Remington Blvd, Bolingbrook, IL