Network Architect

ShiftClicks; Washington (District of Columbia); Vor Ort; USD 140.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ANG SIGNAL is seeking a Network Architect to provide technical leadership on enterprise network projects supporting the federal government. The role requires designing, communicating, and implementing solutions, with the ability to train and guide team members and communicate complex information to varied audiences.

The candidate will lead migrations, support service provider scale networks across multiple data centers, and engage with customers and development teams to ensure successful

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and communication skills.
• Experience communicating designs to diverse audiences.
• Hands-on network engineering with enterprise scope.

Aufgaben

• Design and execute migration, consolidation, and optimization strategies for complex enterprise networks.
• Lead network implementations and migrations for large scale environments.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to project teams.
• Collaborate with customers and developers to maintain open communication channels.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and SOPs.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Documentation

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

Cisco Routers

Aruba Switches

Cisco ISE

Fortigate

Clearpass

Cloud networks (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Jobbeschreibung

ANG SIGNAL is looking for a Network Architect to join our team supporting the federal government. In this role, the candidate will be responsible for providing technical leadership on a variety of network projects. The Network Architect must have considerable specialist skills and knowledge that allow them to provide technical leadership as well as training and support for team members. The Network Architect should be able to design, communicate, and implement solutions within a timely manner. This is a customer-facing role, and the candidate must be able to communicate complex information to a variety of audiences with different knowledge backgrounds.

About Us

ANG SIGNAL is a technology focused company specialized in delivering world class network services and mission critical solutions to the federal government. We strongly believe that our staff is our greatest asset and the backbone of our company; and that a company is only as good as its team members. We strive to hire the most highly qualified applicants for a wide range of challenging and fulfilling positions. Our diverse team embraces challenges in an inclusive atmosphere that values work-life balance.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

ANG SIGNAL offers a competitive benefits package including paid time off, paid holidays; medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage plans; matching 401K plan and tuition/training reimbursement.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute migration, consolidation, and optimization strategies for complex enterprise network environments.
• Work with a team of network experts to support a service provider scale network that connects multiple high-performance computing sites and data centers
• Lead Network Implementations and migrations for large scale complex networks
• Provide technical leadership to the team to execute multiple mission critical projects and maintain a stable operations environment
• Provide analysis and recommendations for the continuous improvement of the network infrastructure and cloud network environment
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the network, troubleshoot complex and escalated network problems and coordinate with the various department administrators to facilitate connectivity issue resolution
• Design and implement network solutions and participate in lab testing of new technologies
• Engage with both customer and development personnel to maintain open lines of communication
• Effectively support the coordination of project development from kickoff briefing to delivery

Write and manage technical documentation, Standard Operating Procedures, and maintenance plans. Provide status reports as required by the upper management, and participate in data calls and other operational and maintenance tasks.

Analyze existing operations and make recommendations for the improvement and growth.

Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with the team, government client, senior management and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of functional experience in a Sr. Network Engineering role, with at least 6 years of experience as a Technical Lead or SME in a large-scale enterprise network environment
• In-depth knowledge of network design to include complex routing and switching, remote access, wireless and network security solutions
• Strong knowledge of MPLS, BGP, OSPF and other R&S technologies
• Experience with cloud networks and security; Azure, AWS or GCP
• Hands-on experience with Cisco and Aruba Routers and Switches
• Experience with Cisco ISE, Aruba wireless and Clearpass
• Experience designing, implementing and managing complex network security environments, including but not limited to firewalls (Cisco firewalls, and Fortigate), UTM, and IPS
• Ability to communicate designs and network concepts to a variety of audiences, including peers and customers, verbally and in writing
• Strong understanding of project management processes and terminology
• Strong leadership skills, personal drive, and ability to see projects through to execution in a matrixed environment
• Strong organizational and mentoring skills
• Possesses strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
• Professional expert level certification (CCIE preferred)
• Background check / Clearance

Requirements

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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