Network Team Lead Semi-Goverment

We are looking for a Network Team Lead who can run and improve our network environment. This role is for someone strong in enterprise networking, able to lead a team, and driven by continuous improvement (stability, security, monitoring, documentation, and performance). The right person is not only operational, but also thinks ahead identifying weaknesses, planning upgrades, reducing incidents, and making the department stronger over time.

Key Responsibilities 1) Team Leadership & Operations Lead the network team and manage day-to-day priorities and escalations Assign tasks, review work quality, and support team skill development Coordinate with IT management and other teams (systems, security, application support) Ensure proper documentation, handover, and structured troubleshooting processes 2) Firewall & Security Policy Management Manage firewall policies, NAT, routing objects, and access control Troubleshoot connectivity issues (policy, routing, NAT, sessions, logs) Maintain security best practices: segmentation, least-privilege access, rule cleanup Review and optimize firewall rules periodically (performance and compliance) 3) VPN Ownership Support secure connectivity for branches and remote users Troubleshoot tunnel drops, idle timeouts, authentication issues, and routing problems Ensure VPN availability and performance for remote users and site connectivity 4) Network Infrastructure (LAN/WAN/Wi-Fi) Manage and troubleshoot LAN/WAN connectivity, VLANs, switching, and routing Handle network performance issues (latency, packet loss, bandwidth bottlenecks) Support multi-site connectivity and critical services availability Maintain network diagrams, IP addressing plans, and topology visibility 5) Monitoring & Continuous Improvement (Zabbix) Own Zabbix monitoring for network devices and key services Improve alert quality (reduce noise/false alerts, meaningful thresholds) Build dashboards and monthly KPI reports (uptime, top incidents, root causes) Implement proactive monitoring for links, VPN health, and device performance 6) Windows & Linux Troubleshooting (Required) Troubleshoot end-to-end issues involving OS + network (DNS, DHCP, auth, routing) Windows basics: DNS, DHCP, Active Directory fundamentals Linux basics: troubleshooting using ip/ss, route, resolvectl, journalctl, SSH, plus basic firewall understanding