Network Director
State of Missouri Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
- Location: Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
- Categories: Administration and Management
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: May 21, 2025
Job Description:
Network Director
Description
Job Location:- The office for this position is located at the Harry S. Truman State Office Building, 301 W High Street, Jefferson City, MO. 65101.
Why you’ll love this position:
The Network Director is responsible for the strategic planning, implementation, management, and security of the organization's network infrastructure and enterprise communications systems, including voice, video, messaging, and collaboration. This role leads a team of network engineers and technicians to ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability of all networking systems. The Network Director collaborates with other IT and business leaders to align networking capabilities with organizational goals.
ITSD Core Values - We Innovate and Partner with Passion, Respect, and Integrity United as #OneTeam.
- Develop and execute an enterprise strategy for network infrastructure and unified communications systems, ensuring alignment with the organization’s business objectives.
- Oversee the design, deployment, and optimization of LAN/WAN, wireless, VPN, and cloud networking solutions.
- Ensure reliability, high availability, security, and performance of all networking and UC services.
- Manage relationships with network hardware, software, and service vendors.
- Manage and mentor teams of network and communications engineers.
- Partner with internal cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams to align technologies and ensure integration and compliance.
- Develop and manage budgets, vendor contracts, service-level agreements, and technology roadmaps.
- Establish policies and procedures related to network infrastructure and operations.
- Oversee disaster recovery planning and business continuity for network systems.
- Stay informed of emerging technologies and trends in networking and communications to identify opportunities for innovation.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 5-10 years of experience in network engineering and operations, including 3+ years in a leadership role.
- Strong knowledge of network protocols, routing, switching, and security best practices.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills.
- Experience in multi-site enterprise environments.
- Familiarity with network monitoring tools.
- Ability to manage large-scale network upgrades and transformations.
- Successful background check results are required for employment in this position. This may include background checks involving a candidate’s name and/or fingerprints and other screenings as needed for the specific position.
Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.
The classification for this position is Special Assistant Professional.
The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .
If you have questions please contact: ITSDRecruiting@oa.mo.gov