The Houston, TX office of Lewis Brisbois, a full-service AmLaw 100 firm, is seeking an experienced Senior Network Manager. This position is responsible for the strategic direction, administration, security, and operational performance of the firm's enterprise network infrastructure. This role leads the design, implementation, monitoring, and support of all network services across offices, data centers, cloud environments, and remote locations. The Senior Network Manager collaborates with Information Security, Applications, and Business stakeholders to ensure highly available, secure, and scalable network services that support the practice of law and the delivery of client services. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with leadership experience and a service-oriented mindset. This position oversees the network team, manages vendor relationships, drives technology modernization initiatives, and ensures compliance with client security requirements and industry best practices.

Lewis Brisbois offers a full suite of benefits including 401k with employer match, as well as sick and vacation time. We also offer excellent opportunities for growth and advancement while working with a collaborative team. 

Job Specifications & Requirements:

• Develop and execute the firm's network infrastructure roadmap and technology strategy.
• Maintain responsibility for enterprise LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, Internet connectivity, Wi-Fi, VPN, and cloud networking environments.
• Manage network-related incidents, escalations, root cause analysis, and remediation efforts.
• Oversee network architecture supporting office expansions, acquisitions, and technology integrations.
• Partner with Information Security leadership to implement secure network architectures and controls.
• Manage firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, network access controls, DNS security, secure remote access, and segmentation strategies.
• Requires Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive network engineering and infrastructure experience.
• 5+ years of management or team leadership experience.
• Experience supporting a large, geographically dispersed professional services organization, preferably within a law firm.

Preferred Qualifications and Requirements:

• Cisco CCNP or CCIE
• Palo Alto PCNSE
• CISSP
• Microsoft Azure Networking Certification
• Enterprise routing and switching technologies
• Cisco, Meraki, Palo Alto, or equivalent platforms
• SD-WAN technologies
• Firewalls and network security controls
• VPN and remote access solutions
• Wireless networking architectures
• DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and network services
• Cloud networking in Azure and Microsoft 365 environments
• Network monitoring and performance management tools
• High-availability and disaster recovery solutions
• Network automation and scripting technologies

Lewis Brisbois is not accepting search firm submissions for this position.

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