Network Manager
SpotX is the most transparent programmatic video advertising platform with more than 7 billion ad decisions per day reaching 600 million unique visitors in more than 190 countries.
We are seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Network Manager who can be an important part of our versatile team, located in Broomfield, CO. You’ll be working in a fast-paced environment with highly talented peers. This position directs and coordinates network infrastructure builds, upgrades, maintenance, documentation, policies, and staff.
We don’t believe in “culture fit”. We believe in you being a genuine human being and pleasant to work with. Sure, we might share a beer at work or after work but you don’t have to. You just need to be a contributing member of our team who is thoughtful and wants to do quality work.
The ability to lead a team in the following tasks:
- Build and maintain stable network infrastructure in 4 global data centers and all remote offices
- Perform analysis of SpotX applications current and future needs, and design the appropriate network architecture
- Assign necessary physical and software related tasks to the team to meet SpotX initiatives
- Maintain network hardware, software, and documentation to ensure efficient operations
- Make recommendations for network hardware, software, documentation, and upgrades
- Maintain relationships with network hardware and software vendors to assure best pricing
- Establish budgetary requirements for equipment replacement
- Responds to emergency situations as needed for the purpose of resolving immediate concerns.
- Implement and maintain systems access and security
- Coordinate reporting of third-party maintenance for network hardware, software and telecommunications services that will disrupt SpotX service
- Perform quarterly reviews with the team and report to VP of Systems
- Report to the business effectively about upcoming initiatives as well as to explain network outages
Needed SpotX’er talents:
- Strong understanding of WAN/LAN technologies
- Strong understanding of modern data center scaling strategies
- Strong understanding of internal and external routing protocols
- Strong understanding of load balancing with hardware and software at multiple layers
- Strong interpersonal skills
- 3+ years of managing a technical team
SpotX Perks:
- Work-life balance
- Unlimited PTO (work it out with your team first!), company closed from Christmas to New Years
- Access to online learning tools
- Make a real difference - your code reaches millions of people as soon as you release it
- Work in a fun, casual, team environment – flip flops OK
- Frisbees, foosball, and ping pong
SpotX is a video ad serving platform providing media owners with monetization tools for desktop, mobile and connected devices. The platform features modern ad serving and programmatic infrastructure, and other monetization tools, like solutions for OTT and outstream video ad units. SpotX gives publishers the control, transparency and actionable insights needed to understand buyer behavior, manage access and pricing, and maximize revenue. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and has offices in Amsterdam, Belfast, Hamburg, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Stockholm, Singapore and Sydney. In October 2017, RTL Group, a leader across broadcast, content and digital, will complete its 100% acquisition of SpotX. For updates, follow SpotX on Twitter and LinkedIn.