Network Lead

TEKsystems
$58.00 - $62.00 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Sep 03, 2025
Description Network Lead will serve as a Lead engineer for the Networking Team. The Network Lead is responsible for leading a team of network engineers, and day-to-day operational activities and initiatives aligned to the organization goals and expectations. Network Lead will play a key role as a liaison between the network team, business units, and the organization's management, ensuring that technology initiatives contribute to the overall success of the organization mission and core values. Works closely with Network Manager or IT Director to plan for and execute directives and organizational strategies. Essential Responsibilities: * Strategic IT Planning: Assist with the development and implementation long-term IT strategies aligned with the organization's goals and objectives. Collaborate with other leads to identify technology needs, evaluate emerging technologies, and propose innovative solutions to enhance business operations. * Team Lead: Serve as a lead for the network team by fostering a collaborative and productive work environment, ensuring the team operates efficiently and delivers high-quality results. Mentor and cross train other network engineers. * Project Management: Responsible for collaborating with PMO office in resource allocation, task execution, and successful delivery of IT projects. Monitor project progress, identify potential risks, and escalate as deemed necessary. * Budgeting: Assist with the development of the discipline area budget by analyzing cost-saving opportunities, recommending solutions, and optimizing spending on hardware, software, and services. * IT Infrastructure and Operations: Ensure the stability, security, and scalability of the organization network infrastructure, including day to day operations, system maintenance, and disaster recovery planning to guarantee continuous operations and data protection. * Information Security: Collaborate with Security Team to identify and enforce robust security measures to safeguard sensitive data, systems, and networks from internal and external threats. Stay up to date with the latest security trends and standards, ensuring network compliance with industry regulations. * Vendor Management: Establish and maintain relationships with technology vendors and service providers. Assist senior leadership decision making by reviewing service level agreements (SLAs), and monitoring vendor performance to ensure service quality and cost-effectiveness. * User Support and Training: Coordinate user support services, addressing technical issues, and providing timely solutions. Assist in identify training programs required or necessary to enhance employees' IT skills and promote efficient technology usage. * IT Policies and Procedures: Assist with the development and enforcement of IT policies and procedures to maintain consistency and adherence to best practices. * Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvement and optimization within the IT department. Collaborate w/ IT Managers to regularly assess the effectiveness of IT initiatives and implement changes to enhance efficiency and user satisfaction. Skills Cisco routers, Cisco switches, meraki, paloalto, network management, Network Engineer manager, vendor management, team management, strategic planning, project management, infrastructure, operations management Top Skills Details Cisco routers,Cisco switches,meraki,paloalto,network management,Network Engineer manager,vendor management,team management,strategic planning,project management,infrastructure,operations management Additional Skills & Qualifications Essential Responsibilities: * Strategic IT Planning: Assist with the development and implementation long-term IT strategies aligned with the organization's goals and objectives. Collaborate with other leads to identify technology needs, evaluate emerging technologies, and propose innovative solutions to enhance business operations. * Team Lead: Serve as a lead for the network team by fostering a collaborative and productive work environment, ensuring the team operates efficiently and delivers high-quality results. Mentor and cross train other network engineers. * Project Management: Responsible for collaborating with PMO office in resource allocation, task execution, and successful delivery of IT projects. Monitor project progress, identify potential risks, and escalate as deemed necessary. * Budgeting: Assist with the development of the discipline area budget by analyzing cost-saving opportunities, recommending solutions, and optimizing spending on hardware, software, and services. * IT Infrastructure and Operations: Ensure the stability, security, and scalability of the organization network infrastructure, including day to day operations, system maintenance, and disaster recovery planning to guarantee continuous operations and data protection. * Information Security: Collaborate with Security Team to identify and enforce robust security measures to safeguard sensitive data, systems, and networks from internal and external threats. Stay up to date with the latest security trends and standards, ensuring network compliance with industry regulations. * Vendor Management: Establish and maintain relationships with technology vendors and service providers. Assist senior leadership decision making by reviewing service level agreements (SLAs), and monitoring vendor performance to ensure service quality and cost-effectiveness. * User Support and Training: Coordinate user support services, addressing technical issues, and providing timely solutions. Assist in identify train Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $58.00 - $62.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in Atlanta,GA. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Sep 12, 2025. h4>About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.