Director of Networking and Telecommunications at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA

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Position Title: Director of Networking and Telecommunications Time Type: Full time Position Summary and Qualifications: The Director of Infrastructure Communications is a pivotal leader responsible for shaping and securing the University's critical connectivity landscape. Operating across three physical campuses, this strategic role drives the architecture and modernization of our next-generation enterprise networks and unified communications. In this role, you will lead, mentor, and grow a dedicated infrastructure communications team to deliver robust, scalable, and high-performing services for the entire University community. Beyond maintaining day-to-day reliability, you will spearhead key technology projects—ranging from advanced firewall and wireless deployments to integrating modern automation and telecommunications systems. This is a hybrid leadership role based out of our Hawk Hill (Philadelphia) campus, requiring regular onsite presence across our physical locations with a flexible remote work schedule. Interviews will only be held in person at the Hawk Hill, Philadelphia, PA campus. Candidates must be able to transport themselves to campus for interviews (if invited), and those who cannot interview on campus should not apply. Required Attachments: List of at least (3) professional references; a resume/CV; and a cover letter in the Application Supporting Materials field. Do not submit application until all documents are attached. As attention to detail is critical. To demonstrate this, please start your cover letter with the phrase: 'Confirming on-site availability for Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.' Applications without this specific phrase may not be considered further. In the cover letter, please detail your most recent management role. While we understand AI tools may be used to serve as a copyeditor for your writing, we want to know you and request that the content of your cover letter is written by you. Please specify if and how you used AI tools in preparing your cover letter. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Strategic Planning & Leadership Provide vision, direction, and oversight to the Infrastructure Communications teams, including staff selection, mentorship, professional development, and performance management. Establish, test, and maintain robust Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Plans (BCP) for all critical network and telecommunications services. Develop cost estimates, provide technical specifications, attend project meetings, and develop test procedures for projects impacting the network infrastructure, telecommunications services, and security. Lead system reconfigurations and upgrades for telecommunications and network systems. Manage system and service planning, budgeting, and procurement processes for both network and telecommunications services. Lead Green IT initiatives by optimizing power and cooling within network infrastructure, managing efficient hardware lifecycles, and reducing the department's carbon footprint. Manage processes and staff to evaluate, recommend, and implement technologies to facilitate the delivery of data, voice, and video services that traverse the campus network. Perform capital and operational budget planning and oversight for Infrastructure Communications units and coordinate necessary purchasing. Network Infrastructure & Operations Function as a key technical leader and project manager for the wired/wireless network infrastructure across three physical locations, numerous buildings, and software-defined cloud services. Supervise Network staff and oversee work related to the operational management, security, and maintenance of wired/wireless network infrastructure, including site-to-site/VPN connections. Oversee core network routing infrastructure management, network system performance/utilization analysis, troubleshooting, and planning for growth and security. Utilize predictive network analytics and AIOps tools for proactive monitoring,