Change Manager

The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of networking concepts (CCNA or Network+ level knowledge preferred) combined with strong organizational and project coordination skills. This position plays a key role in coordinating, scheduling, and communicating network change activities between engineering, change management, and business partners.

Role: Change Manager
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Chicago, IL; Riverwood, IL; McLean, VA; Richmond, VA; Plano, TX; Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Phoenix, AZ

About the Role
We are seeking a Change Coordinator to support our Network Core team, focusing on complex and high-impact network changes. This position plays a key role in coordinating, scheduling, and communicating network change activities between engineering, change management, and business partners. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of networking concepts (CCNA or Network+ level knowledge preferred) combined with strong organizational and project coordination skills. This is a hands-on coordination role, ensuring that network changes are planned, approved, and executed smoothly with minimal disruption.
 
Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the liaison between network engineers, change management, and business teams to ensure alignment and avoid conflicts.

• Support the Network Core team (10–12 engineers) in executing changes involving routing, switching, and other critical network components.

• Manage change control processes and documentation in ServiceNow and JIRA.

• Facilitate change advisory board (CAB) discussions and ensure compliance with change governance requirements.

• Participate in night and weekend change windows (typically 2 weekends per month) and coordinate during off-hours as needed.

• Communicate proactively and professionally with stakeholders, including senior leadership, to obtain approvals and provide status updates.

• Identify and mitigate potential risks or scheduling conflicts across multiple teams.

• Maintain and track change metrics and provide regular reporting to leadership.

• Build strong working relationships with engineering, business, and change management teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Coordinate and manage network infrastructure changes, including scheduling, documentation, approvals, and communication with stakeholders.

• 5+ years of experience in IT or networking environments, with exposure to change management

• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (routing, switching, traffic flow, etc.).

• Experience working in Agile environments and proficiency with JIRA and ServiceNow.

• Excellent organizational, communication, and relationship-building skills — both written and verbal.

• Proven ability to coordinate complex, multi-team efforts under tight timelines.

• Ability and willingness to work during overnight and weekend maintenance windows (with flexible weekday scheduling).

• Comfortable interacting with stakeholders at various levels, including managers, directors, and VPs.

Preferred Qualifications

• CCNA or CompTIA Network+ certification (or equivalent level of knowledge).
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise network projects.
• Prior experience working with Change Advisory Boards (CAB) and structured IT change processes.

Work Schedule

• Hybrid: Approximately 2 days per week onsite.
• Change Windows: Typically 2 weekends per month (Friday night–Saturday morning or Saturday night–Sunday morning).

For immediate consideration, please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex or reach me on

Tripti.Ojha@artech.com

 / +1973-507-7561.