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Nicole Johnson
Network Architect
Posted: 11/16/2024
2024-11-16
2025-04-21
Job Category: Information Technology
Job Number: HA383798729
Job Description
General Summary
The Network Architect is responsible for the technical vision, design, and implementation of complex networks, including establishing schedules and making budget recommendations. This role works closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable, secure, and efficient network solutions. This position requires individuals to remain knowledgeable of emerging technologies and industry best practices to continuously improve the network architecture.
Essential Job Functions:
- Leadership: Leads engineering and network operations teams with network design and implementation;
- Network Design: Develops comprehensive network architecture designs that meet current and future business needs. This includes designing IP addressing schemes, routing protocols, ELAN/ELAN services, Quality of Service (QoS) policies, security policies, and network segmentation strategies;
- Vendor Management: Evaluates and selects network hardware and software vendors. Manage vendor relationships and coordinate with vendors for product evaluations, upgrades, and support;
- Documentation: Creates and maintains a comprehensive network documentation, including network configurations, diagrams, and procedures. Ensure that documentation is up-to-date and accessible to relevant stakeholders;
- Training and Mentoring: Provides guidance and mentorship to network engineers. Conducts training sessions to transfer knowledge about network technologies, best practices, standard service offers, and troubleshooting techniques;
- Collaboration: Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including Network Operations, Product Management, Engineering departments, and other operation groups, to integrate network solutions and communicate activities related to the successful completion of projects;
- Compliance: Ensures compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards related to network security and data privacy;
- Troubleshooting: Provides advanced troubleshooting support for network-related issues. Diagnose and resolve complex network problems in a timely manner to minimize downtime and service disruptions;
- Service Trials: Performs testing on new services;
- Travels to customer sites, project areas, business related events, and other company locations as required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Demonstrated and in knowledge of modern service provider data networks, technologies, and protocols such as IS-IS, OSPF, BGP4, MPLS, MPLS-TP, Segment Routing;
- Demonstrates knowledge and the ability to design all layers of the OSI model;
- Proven experience as a network architect or senior network engineer, with a strong focus on IP networking technologies;
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex network issues and propose effective solutions;
- Create and maintain a technical vision leveraging industry standards and emerging technologies;
- In depth knowledge of Service providing routing hardware, software, protocols and configurations, such Nokia(ALU), Cisco, or Juniper;
- Proficiency in network monitoring and troubleshooting tools (e.g., Wireshark, SNMP monitoring, packet analysis);
- Experience in designing and supporting IP networks for voice, data and video in a Service Provider environment using SIP, MGCP, RTP, Multicasting, and Unicasting;
- Proficient experience with QOS technology involving Queuing and Policing;
- Experience with DWDM transport technologies;
- Architects must have excellent oral and written interpersonal skills to communicate effectively to with customers, internal groups, and various business contacts in a professional and courteous manner;
- Skill in reading and interpreting technical documents such as vendor deployment guidelines, white papers, and configuration manuals;
- Ability to both work independently as well as in a team environment;
- Ability to organize and prioritize multiple work assignments;
- Ability to pay close attention to detail;
- Ability to make sound decisions using information at hand;
- Ability to travel for business requirements; must possess a valid Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Advanced degrees or certifications are preferred(CCNP, CCIE, NRS II).
- Five years of telecommunications technical experience is essential, with an increasing responsibility in network design and architecture.
Meet Your Recruiter
Nicole Johnson
Senior Recruiting Manager
With 19 years of experience Nicole’s passion lies in understanding candidates’ unique skills and aspirations and aligning them with roles that make a difference. Nicole specializes in IT, Technical, and Finance direct placement roles.
901-726-3961
nicole.johnson@jdresources.com
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