Network Architect

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES :

Lead the work with network and firewall designs configurations to ensure JCI standards are followed; include SD WAN solutions as part of the overall design

Collaborate with business owners to implement reliable, manageable, and secure solutions that meet standards and add value to our business needs.

Identify and determine any IoT/Open Blu requirements that may be needed for deployment for this new location

Oversee and coordinate a vendor WIFI survey for new site(s) being standardized? Responsible for change management requests in Service now, CMDB inventory updates and resolve incident tickets as assigned.

Provide recommendations on specific network configurations and design for hardware selection to the IT team for procurement

Ensure documentation is kept up dated to reflect the current network configuration; work with Verizon team to ensure Sharepoint document is current and up to date

Assist with provisioning process for new internet circuit for new sites being standardized? Maximize network performance by monitoring performance, troubleshooting network problems and outages, scheduling upgrades and collaborating with network architects on network optimization; ensure all sites are set up in SolarWinds for proactive monitoring

Provide remote support to on-site engineers and end users/customers during installation

Provide remote troubleshooting and fault finding if issues occur upon initial installation

Respond to fault reports in a timely manner aiming to resolve any customers impacting faults in as short a timeframe as sensibly possible. This may include the need to work unsociable hours. .

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

10+ years

Experience in network engineering and operations; firewalls and F5 load balancers

Fluent in English language

Hands-on experience in network design, engineering, monitoring, circuit provisioning, vendor management and troubleshooting

Experience with all Cisco LAN, WAN and WLAN technologies, VPN, load balancers, firewalls, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, etc.

Knowledge of networking infrastructure suppliers and service offerings including; Cisco, Meraki, F5 Network, Fortinet Firewall, Tufin and Zscaler.? Knowledge of Carrier Services

WAN Circuits, MPLS, VPNS, VRFs, Ethernet, OCx, DS3, Broadband? Strong knowledge of network infrastructure and network hardware

Ability to implement, administer and troubleshoot network infrastructure devises, including Experience in Meraki SD-WAN and NSX Software Defined Network Data Centers

Experience with IoT, Cellular Transport, and Wireless Security

Strong skills and desire to work in a process-oriented environment

Demonstrated experience working in a global network environment

Experience in documentation and topology maps for all network components

Strong ability to implement, administered and troubleshoot network infrastructure devices, including wireless access points, firewalls, router, switches, and controllers