Job Description
Job ID: z5G7h3l6a1kMvyS65NP3czRRn_8Jq1-wt-usSuaROno=Job Code: VDart-2026-J5697Location: Naperville, IL, 60540, United StatesSalary: USD 43 - 45 (Hourly)Contact: Elankumaran VJob Title: Network Release Manager
Location: – Naperville, IL 60563
Mode : Contract (6+ Months) – Onsite from Day 1Key Activities:
- • Create release plans, test checklists or pre /post validation (Network and business applications), rollout trackers/schedules, coordinate contents of the release package
- • Create roll-back and recovery plans
- • Create release packages and prepare for deployment
- • Evaluate and communicate any expected impact to service levels due to release
- • Manage & Coordinate promotion/release into production
- • Communicate release progress through success (or reasons for rollback)
- • Evaluate release management performance based on established criteria (e.g., elapsed time, level of automation, percentage of successful on-time releases, etc.)
- • Manage & Coordinate ‘go/no-go’ release decision making
- • Facilitate, request to raise, and record change requests; and submit standard intake for PM, Info Sec., partners; business testers, and/or additional resources when appropriate.
- • Manage/Coordinate/Facilitate Network team members, 3rd party vendors for releases, and business testers (when no PM)
- • Manage/Coordinate to the Project Assessment, network design, timelines, the budget, quotes execution, and change order requests
- • Participation in the development of Project Plan in respect to Network solution delivery (with PMO when appropriate)
- • Track NS financials through the life cycle of the project
Qualifications
- • University degree/college diploma or equivalent
- • Key products and services, processes and controls for the designated business
- • 5 -10 years of demonstrated Network Release Project Management experience delivering fault tolerant data and voice network infrastructure solutions – Hardware, Software, Services, and Support.
- • Project Management Professional Certification is desired (but not required).
- • Superior verbal and written communication skills are required.
Working Knowledge, Skills, Experience – an understanding of the following is required:
- Cisco routers, Cisco switches, DNA Center, Cisco ICE /Aruba Clearpass, F5 Load Balancers, BT DNS/DHCP, Ixia (Anue), Ivanti (Pulse Secure VPN), Broadcom (BlueCoat) Proxy, Aruba Controllers CAPs, IAPs / WiFi, Checkpoint and Juniper Firewalls;
- Upgrading code and/or configuring 2960, 3650, 3750, 3800, 3900, 4500, C9300s, C9500s, C9600s, 5Ks, 77Ks, N9Ks, or similar model switches.
- Upgrading code and/or configuring 1800, 2800, 3800, and ASR1000, ASR1002 or similar model routers.
- Upgrading Checkpoint FWs, Junos OS code and/or configuring SRX 345, 650, 1400/1500, or current models
- Knowledge familiarity with BGP, OSPF, RIP, EIGRP, L3-7 switching, HSRP, VoIP and Multicast
- Carrier / Telco WAN technologies / MPLS, AVPN, SD-WAN, VPN, Broadband, 5G/LTE, Point-to-Point, SONET, OC3, DS3, T1, PRI, POTS (experience is required)
- Understanding of Network Tools (SPACE, STRM, Tufin, Lotus Notes (WorkTrack), ServiceNow CHG MGT, etc.) and
- ITIL standards as they relate to incident/problem/change management concepts are desired.
- Weekly timesheet/progress reports, project portfolio updates, and timely escalations on project obstacles to management
- Must have good working knowledge of Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint), Microsoft Project, Visio, Outlook, SharePoint, Office 365, Skype for Business, and Network Tools.SkillsNetwork, Project Management
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Contract work, Work at office