Principal Network Architect
This is a remote position.
This key position is responsible for,
1> Responsible to be the lead architect
for design of the network architecture and security posture specific to all
client dept’s on-premises network infrastructures and cloud connecting network
architectures. Architecture design includes product selections, infrastructure
designs, infrastructure capacity, infrastructure reliability, infrastructure
security, testing, tuning and optimization.
2> Reviews and analyzes business
requirements provided by the Senior Director to develop technical network
solutions, operational standards, and deployment guides.
3> Briefs the Senior Director on the
evaluation and or recommendation of security products or procedures to enhance
productivity and effectiveness of the network infrastructure and cloud
connecting network infrastructure.
4> Coordinates with the Senior Director
on the initiation, prioritization, and successful completion of all levels of
network infrastructure and cloud connecting network projects.
5> Develops technology functional
requirement documents, test plans, specification documents, implementation
plans, and project plans to support network and cloud connecting network
infrastructures.
6> Responsible for developing and
administering all enterprise-wide network infrastructure standards and
operational policies.
7> Responsible for ownership of
overseeing, improving, and upgrading all enterprise network hardware and
software.
8> Responsible for Service Transition
to include planning, support validation, testing, test models, transition plan,
knowledge transfer, and product release deployment management.
9> Oversees operations and processes
required to maintain resource capacity utilization levels and software support
levels of the dept networks.
10> Ensures network infrastructure and cloud connecting
infrastructure operational capacity is in place ahead of future business needs.
11> Manage technology vendors while staying on top of
technology advancements and new capabilities.
12> Responsible for the overall network infrastructure
security posture by evaluating business strategies and requirements,
researching information security standards, conducting system security and
vulnerability analysis, studying architecture/platforms, and identifying
integration issues while implementing strong security controls.
13> Responsible for the identification of potential areas
where existing network security policies and procedures require change or new
policies need to be developed to support future changes to the network
infrastructure.
14> Maintains security by monitoring and ensures
compliance to engineering standards, policies, and procedures.
15> Briefs the Senior Director on overall network status
to include operational status, software status, device deployment status,
capacity metrics, data analytics and critical security issues that may affect
dept or customer agencies.
16> Responsible for the ownership of Continual Service
Improvement specific to network infrastructure and cloud connecting network
infrastructure. Continual Service Improvement includes ownership of service
reporting, service measurement, network device configuration enhancements,
network device software management, process improvements and overall management
of in-direct or direct requests for network infrastructure improvements.
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