Project Manager

Do you want to be more than just an employee? Join New Era and become a member of our growing team. We are seeking dedicated members to help us on our mission to “securely connect people, places and information in a rapidly changing digital world”. New Era Technology is a global IT integrator delivering Collaboration, Cloud, Data Networking, Security, Large Venue and Corporate AV and Managed Service Solutions to more than 6,500 customers. At nearly 850 employees, New Era is comprised of the finest team of highly skilled and industry certified professionals who are encouraged to drive change and think outside of the box. As a member of our team, you will receive competitive benefits, industry training and certifications, and be valued as more than just an employee. We currently have a need for a Project Manager to deliver the network and server infrastructure supporting Colo/ULL connectivity and application environments across various global co-location facilities. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years’ experience as a Project Manager. Global Financial Services experience is required.

• Project manager dedicated to providing support to the bank's ULL technology infrastructure organization.
• Track & report project activities, including but not limited to project management/reporting
• Oversee & manage day to day activities of Network Engineer(s)
• Work with External Vendors for extranet connectivity
• Manage collaboration with Network Design Engineer(s) throughout implementation
• Manage vendor staging of new network equipment
• Provide timely and accurate publication of all project deliverables owed by network deployment engineer, which include but are not limited to the following:
• Manage coordination and delivery of all project services, as described by Project Description.
• Coordinate with service and application testers to certify new network before, during and after each change
• Comply with all standard network deployment practices while implementing this project
• Represent all network implementation activities that involve the production network that are performed throughout this project at weekly change review meetings
• Conduct weekly project status meetings, publish weekly status reports and provide accurate and timely status updates to the stakeholders
• Meet all target dates as detailed in the project schedule

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills and the ability to forge effective business partnerships within IT.
• Extensive experience with managing client expectations and communicating effectively with senior management and executive management.
• Prior experience managing strategic and/or cross-organizational projects and planning and tracking multiple complex projects or programs required.
• Strong financial/budgetary management skills are a must
• Advanced Degree preferred, PMP or equivalent certifications desired
• History of deep technical experience utilizing network latency management solutions.
• Previous experience with Cisco Nexus and Arista platforms.
• Proficient in routing protocols: TCP/IP, MPLS, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, HSRP/GLBP, Multicast, IP CEF
• Through understanding of IP concepts including routing, VLAN's, QoS, tuning and capacity management concepts
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems, including stack and driver protocol optimizations and their interaction with the network
• Ability to analyze and design network systems to achieve efficient and secure operation