Associate Telecommunications Director
About The Position
IQVIA Inc. is seeking an Associate Telecommunications Director who will be responsible for implementing and supporting complex hybrid network infrastructures across global environments. This role requires a strong focus on Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and involves performing advanced systems analyses and network design tasks. The position also includes leading Data Center maintenance planning, providing advanced support during major incidents, and liaising with the architecture team to align designs. The Associate Telecommunications Director will implement Global Network Services (GNS) standards, serve as an escalation point for other engineers, and work in cross-functional global teams to advise on network technology impacts. This role acts as a senior lead for T2/T3 engineers, providing technical guidance on complex network analysis, troubleshooting, and implementations. The company is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries, aiming to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer, electrical or electronic engineering or related field or foreign equivalent.
- Five (5) years of experience with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) policy automation through Ansible, Python, Terraform, or API-driven automation.
- Five (5) years utilizing datacenter legacy networking with routing protocols BGP, EIGRP, or OSPF and switching technologies like STP, LACP, or Dot1q trunks.
- Five (5) years supporting operation teams during technical network disruption incidents, resolving technical issues, performing root cause analysis and recommending solutions.
- Five (5) years utilizing troubleshooting tools like Wireshark captures, Datadog, Pathview and NetQoS.
- Five (5) years converting user networking requirements to policy objects.
- Five (5) years deploying cost effective networking solutions with ACI Policy.
- Five (5) years predicting scalability limits and capacity.
- Five (5) years policy extension over LAN and WAN.
- Five (5) years performing network service chaining using service graph, auto detection and code upgrade on newly added or replaced fabric nodes, and performing upkeeping fabric health by addressing reported faults.
- Five (5) years handling ACI REST API interface.
- Five (5) years utilizing the agile nature of SDN fabrics in bulk deployment of networking policies.
- Five (5) years utilizing VxLAN, MP-BGP EVPN, or VPNv4 with ACI fabrics.
- Five (5) years utilizing Linux bash shell scripting for processing data from networking devices.
- Five (5) years utilizing cloud networking platforms including AWS Direct Connect or Azure ExpressRoute.
- Five (5) years working in a cross functional global team.
- Two (2) years utilizing Cisco's Nexus dashboard for unified network management or monitoring for ACI and legacy nexus fabrics.
- Must telecommute (work from home) from tri-state area (NY, NJ or PA) and report electronically to the Wayne, PA company location.
Responsibilities
- Implement and support complex hybrid network infrastructures across global environments.
- Implement and support SDN solutions with a specific focus on Cisco’s Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI).
- Perform systems analyses and network design tasks requiring advanced techniques on the forefront of technology.
- Lead Data Center (DC) maintenance planning, scheduling, and task assignments to other DC engineers in the region.
- Provide advanced level support to operation team during major incidents, to resolve technical issues, perform root cause analysis and recommend solutions.
- Liaise with architecture team to align high- and low-level designs.
- Implement Global Network Services (GNS) standards by taking high level architecture designs to low level, quoting of hardware, producing bill of materials for projects and documenting the low-level design.
- Serve as an escalation point for other engineers when in need of support.
- Work in cross functional global teams to provide advice, support and guidance on how network technology designs and implementations will affect throughput, network security, application response times, interaction with existing systems and technologies.
- Provide project and business support leadership for large implementations.
- Act as senior lead for T2/T3 engineers providing technical advice and consultation on complex network analysis, troubleshooting and implementations.
Benefits
- Health and welfare benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
