AddressDescription:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:The Network & Solution Architect role provides technical expertise and guidance to architect, engineer, and design enterprise solutions. The position performs a critical role in understanding strategic program vision, developing effective solutions, and consistently providing high-level customer service. In addition to program wide architecture and engineering responsibilities, the candidate will provide Product Owner (PO) responsibilities for an evolving Data Analytics implementation. This role will be hands on with the candidate able to dig into current solution implementations assessing COTs and custom system integrations for compliance, operational stability with significant focus on security profiles.Detailed responsibilities include:• Architect and design enterprise-class systems across multiple environments• Identify, propose, and present current and emerging technology concepts.• Conduct design workshops with multiple stakeholders.• Develop strategic visionary plans for architecture, engineering, and integration.• Identify risks and develop impact analysis to technology, business objectives and schedule.• Design, implement and maintain service catalog and service level procedures.• Support development and delivery of initiative and contractual proposals• Assisting in rectifying issues and improving service• Evaluate, document, and prioritize work stream in support of the Data Analytics environment.• Participate in SAFe PI Planning as Product Owner representing the Data Analytics environment.• Propose visionary guidance supporting the growth of Data Analytics across the program.• Installs new releases and system upgrades, evaluates, and installs patches, and resolves network related problems.• Perform Network system backups and recovery.• Engineering of future Network projects• Collaborate with Software and Database Developers, Windows and Linux Server Administrators and Security personnel to analyze Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) requirements, troubleshoot anomalies and determine appropriate firewall configuration implementation.Basic Qualifications:• 10-15 years of enterprise level architecture and network engineering experience• 7-10 years of systems administration, network engineering, and systems automation experience• Technical leadership in Enterprise Architecture (EA), Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), and IT Service Delivery• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) or Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification(s).• Experience in conducting assessments at an Enterprise level, reviewing technical documentation, conducting interviews and workshops, identifying gaps, and developing tailored solutions.• Experience developing, configuring, and delivering COTS solutions in support of enterprise IT infrastructure design (e.g., network, storage, virtualization, database, 3rd party tools)• Experience working with Data Analytics methodologies and technologies (Predictive Analytics, Distributed Storage, Data Virtualization, Data Integration, Data Preprocessing, Data Quality)• Experience with Data Analytics Tooling (IBM Integrated Analytics System, DB2 Warehouse, Podman Containers, Zeppelin Notebook, R, Python, OBIEE)• Experience in assessing Security findings identified by tools like Tenable, Burp, AppScanPreferred Qualifications:• Extensive experience working and executing within agile organizations (e.g. SAFe, Scrum)• Experience implementing technical solutions in complex and heterogeneous environments.• Experience with Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning.• Experience leading multi-organizational and matrixed resources and teams.• In depth experience with common scripting languages and modern automation tools• Broad experience deploying technical solutions into enterprise-wide infrastructure.• Demonstrated expertise in security policy and operational implementation.• Experience understanding organizational needs, proposing solutions, and managing projects.• Strong experience ensuring customer satisfaction, problem resolution, and risk management on several medium to large projects.• Monitoring of all network components via SolarWinds. Switching experience to include understanding of virtual port-channels (vPC aka MEC), spanning tree, first hop redundancy protocols, and security best practices.• Experience with firewall concepts and configurations to include creating/modifying access control lists, network/port address translation, and virtual private networks.• Experience with load balancing concepts and configurations to include layer4/layer7, SSL offloading, and health monitoring.• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related scientific or technical discipline.Security Clearance Requirements:• Active DOD Secret clearance and ability to obtain agency suitability clearance.
Skills:
Architecture, Solution architecture, Network architecture, SAFe, data analysis, ccnp, CCDE, CCIE, enterprise architecture, scrum methodology, Disaster recovery, Network infrastructure, firewall management, load balancing
Top Skills Details:
Architecture,Solution architecture,Network architecture,SAFe,data analysis,ccnp,CCDE,CCIE,enterprise architecture,scrum methodology,Disaster recovery,Network infrastructure,firewall management,load balancing
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
Physical Requirements:• Must be able to remain stationary up to 75% of the time in an office environment.• Must be able to traverse between one work location to another to accomplish work duties.• Must be able to operate IT equipment such as a computer, copier, fax machine, etc.• Must be able to communicate effectively with management and co-workers to exchange information accurately.• Must be able to read, review and effectively respond to electronic as well as verbal communications.• This position supports an IT operations environment. Candidates may need to support work on nights and weekends and may be included in an on-call rotation for after-hours support.• Currently, the contract work location requirement is to work in the office at the customer’s site once weekly at a minimum. This is subject to change.m. This is subject to change.
Experience Level:
Expert Level
About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
