Manager Network Infrastructure
Job Description
<p><strong>Company Information</strong><br>For more than 20 years, AEG has played a pivotal role in transforming sports and live entertainment. Annually, we host more than 160 million guests, promote more than 10,000 shows and present more than 22,000 events around the world. We are committed to innovation, artistry, and community, and leverage the power of our 300+ venues, leading sports franchises, marquee music brands, integrated entertainment districts, premier ticketing platform and global sponsorship activations, to create memorable moments that give the world reason to cheer.<br><br>Our business is interwoven with the human mind and heart, and we strive to build a diverse and inclusive company that reflects the artists, athletes, and fans that we host; reach beyond traditional boundaries to support the communities in which we operate; and minimize our impact on the environment by adopting sustainable practices throughout our business operations.<br><br>If you want to be challenged to up your game and make a difference, then join us in giving the world reason to cheer!</p> <p><strong>Job Summary</strong></p> <p>The Manager, Network Infrastructure is responsible for deploying, supporting, securing and managing the lifecycle of AEG Global Technology's network infrastructure across US venues and enterprise environments. This role ensures network services, firewalls, routing, switching, wireless platforms and related operational processes meet Global Technology standards, security requirements, governance controls and business priorities. The role also provides on-site event support across multiple venues and requires flexibility to work evenings, weekends and participate in an on-call rota.</p> <p><strong>Essential Functions</strong></p> <ul> <li>Line manage US-based network engineers (and contractors as required) and provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, prioritization and performance support in alignment with Global Technology objectives and ensuring service delivery meets established SLAs.</li> <li>Provide escalation support for critical network incidents, including out-of-hours response for venue, event and enterprise-impacting issues.</li> <li>Ensure existing network infrastructure is effectively managed, supported, patched, monitored and secured, including response to vulnerabilities, threats, audit findings and operational risks.</li> <li>Work with venue technology teams, business stakeholders, information security, operations teams and the Vice President, Network Infrastructure and Venue Technology to plan, budget and prioritize network infrastructure projects and service improvements.</li> <li>Project manage network infrastructure initiatives through the full lifecycle, including requirements gathering, solution design, resource scheduling, implementation planning, change management, handover and documentation.</li> <li>Design and implement scalable, secure and supportable network infrastructure solutions that align with Global Technology architecture, security and operational standards.</li> <li>Maintain accurate design documentation, configuration records, operational runbooks, support models and standard operating procedures for all supported network services.</li> <li>Provide technical input and design review for venue technology, business systems, infrastructure, security, cloud and development initiatives where network architecture or connectivity is a dependency.</li> <li>Maintain current knowledge of network, wireless, firewall, automation, monitoring and security technologies and recommend improvements that improve resilience, performance, security and operational efficiency.</li> <li>Ensure network engineering practices, training, knowledge sharing and development plans su