Senior Network Solutions Architect & Lead Engineer

HEARTLAND-BUSINESS-SYSTEMS-LLC; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation Package

Growth Opportunities

Community Involvement

Personal Development

Work Life Balance

Recognition and Awards

Green Initiatives

Job summary

Heartland Business Systems in Iowa is seeking a Technical Architect to design, implement, and support network services for consulting clients. You will mentor engineers, lead multi-technology projects, and ensure timely, on-budget delivery across teams.

The role requires advanced networking certifications and hands-on experience with Cisco/HP/Aruba devices, IOS/XR/NX-OS, and routing protocols. Expect a customer-focused, collaborative environment with strong leadership responsibilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a technical related field.
• Bachelor’s Degree, equivalent certifications or equivalent work experience.
• At least two or more Professional level certifications.
• CCNP, CCP-V, VCAP-DCV, MCA.
• Experience designing and architecting network based solutions.
• Installing and supporting Cisco or HP/Aruba network switching and routing products.
• IOS, IOS-XR, NX-OS Experience/Best Practices.
• Routing Protocols—OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, L2 / L3 Architecture and Design Multicast, QoS.
• Maintain an outcome focused mindset.
• Have strong prioritization skills.
• Always be a team player.
• Carry a professional attitude and respectful demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Play an active role by collaborating with Practice Leads to create and maintain documents and procedures.
• Execute, with Project Managers and Practice Leads, on large projects on time and on budget.
• Provide active leadership and articulate to the Project Management Team what is needed for success and lead the other Engineers to ensure tasks are being completed accurately and timely.
• Be the Lead Engineer on projects that have multiple different technologies.
• Provide daily updates on all projects and be proactive with communication to all parties on timelines, hours, resources, concerns, etc.
• Proactively execute collaboration between different business units to provide a world class experience for the customer.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and take a leadership role in Team and customer meetings.
• Contribute to product selection and research, configuration standards and best practices and educate our sales teams on these products and services so that they can sell them.
• Work in a team atmosphere between regional and virtual practices, while at all times maintaining a professional and respectful demeanor.
• Maintain current vendor/industry specific certifications and stay current on new products and solutions.
• Continue to grow personally along the guidelines of the Engineering skills matrix, improving your skill set around project experience, leadership, certifications and technical expertise.
• Meet annual billable hour goal, as defined by HBS.

Skills

Technical experience

Leadership

Network design

Cisco/HP switches

Routing protocols

Customer collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Job description

Heartland Business Systems in Iowa is seeking a Technical Architect to design, implement, and support network services for consulting clients. You will mentor engineers, lead multi-technology projects, and ensure timely, on-budget delivery across teams.

The role requires advanced networking certifications and hands-on experience with Cisco/HP/Aruba devices, IOS/XR/NX-OS, and routing protocols. Expect a customer-focused, collaborative environment with strong leadership responsibilities.