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Director, Network/Systems Engineering
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Position Number: 3691196
Location: Charles Town, WV
Position Type: Computing - Network/System Administration

Director, Network/Systems Engineering

Requisition Number: DIREC003896
Location: Online / RemoteOnline / Remote

Director, Network/Systems Engineering
APEI, Inc.

Responsibilities:

Manage the delivery of systems, network, and voice engineering services to agreed service levels.

Build and develop a team of high-performing engineers and provide exceptional leadership.
Lead the management and long-term planning for our enterprise storage and compute, backup and DR solutions, messaging systems, fiber channel fabric, vmware infrastructure, federation, authentication services, M365, Azure and other key systems and applications.
Oversee the support and delivery of all network-related services including QoS, Internet, MPLS, SD-WAN, VOIP, Call Center, VPN, network security, and intra-datacenter connectivity.
Engage in the development of the infrastructure and cloud roadmap and ensure its overall alignment with the IT Service Management strategy.
Lead and drive collaboration between engineering and all other teams in the IT organization.
Ability to work well under pressure and maintain a professional demeanor.
Work with vendor partners on root cause analysis and SLA adherence.
Coach, mentor and train members of the engineering team to ensure they understand their job responsibilities and APEI or its affiliates' IT policies.
Build training plans for the engineering team members to encourage growth and advance skillsets.
Ensure critical systems are protected and available in accordance with our SLAs.
Ensure the scalability of all infrastructure and applications to support current and future growth.
Availability during off hours, weekends and holidays to own, manage and resolve high severity incidents as well as major changes or upgrades.
Assist with the annual budget as it relates to systems engineering initiatives.

Job Qualifications:

10+ years of IT network and systems engineering experience.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related work experience.
3+ years of Azure experience designing and managing IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions.
Extensive experience with the M365 and the Microsoft suite of enterprise applications.
Significant familiarity with routers, firewalls and switches.
Skilled in the design and configuration of VMware vSphere, vCenter and SRM.
Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong service ethic.
Extensive experience maintaining network-attached and fiber channel storage and fabrics.
2+ years' experience developing and leveraging PowerShell scripts to automate tasks
Extensive familiarity with data center planning and management as well as disaster recovery strategy and testing.
Exceptional planning and critical thinking skills.
Solid understanding of current and emerging data center and cloud technologies.
Experience working in a higher education environment.
Strong leadership skills and demonstrated ability to build, coach and mentor a team of highly technical individuals.
Ability to manage multiple priorities with strong organizational, management, and decision-making skills.
Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office suite and other business related software systems

About Us:

Online, on campus and in the workplace, we provide education and training to our country's heroes - military service members, veterans, nurses and motivated professionals that want to make a difference. American Public Education, Inc. is a mission-driven provider of higher education to working adults with a proud history of serving the military, public service and nursing communities through American Public University System (APUS) and Hondros College of Nursing (HCON).

It is the policy of American Public University System (APUS) and American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) to afford equal opportunity to all qualified persons. We treat all qualified individuals equally as to their recruitment, hiring, assignments, advancements, compensation, and all other terms and conditions of employment. of American Public University System (APUS) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, or sensory disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Colorado Pay Law/NYC Pay Transparency Law

If you are a Colorado or New York City resident and this role is available in Colorado, New York City or remote, you may be eligible to receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role, which we will provide upon request. Please send an email to recruiting@apei.com

To apply, visit https://recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1070/JobBoard/b66d4325-6be5-4691-ab44-c96532dee1ff/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=70d1a2c7-c8f7-4272-8b38-8cf360cfd054