Lead SME Network Architect & Network Team Lead

TekSynap•Silver Spring, MD

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Lead SME Network Architect to support USCIS in Silver Spring, MD T ekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers. We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays. Visit us at www.TekSynap.com . Apply now to explore jobs with us! The safety and health of our employees is of the utmost importance. Employees are required to comply with any vaccination requirements mandated by contract, applicable law or regulation. By applying to a role at TekSynap you are providing consent to receive text messages regarding your interview and employment status. If at any time you would like to opt out of text messaging, respond "STOP". As part of the application process, you agree that TekSynap Corporation may retain and use your name, e-mail, and contact information for purposes related to employment consideration.

Requirements

A minimum of ten (10) years of experience as an Enterprise Architect specializing in network infrastructure services including a minimum of four (4) years of experience in cloud technologies such as but not limited to Azure and AWS. Google Cloud Platform (GCP) desired.
A minimum of five (5) years of experience designing critical network infrastructure for a large / complex network.
Experience with infrastructure and network automation platforms and coding.
Experience designing and implementing enterprise solutions that increase the availability and security of the enterprise.
Experience in developing technology roadmaps.
Expert level understanding of network technologies. (SDN, SDWAN, routing, switching, firewalls, wireless, application load balancing, network visibility.)
Expert level understanding of network practices, and protocols.
Extensive experience with on premise physical infrastructure and Virtualization technologies.
Expert knowledge of route optimization, dynamic routing, packet aggregation, IPV6, and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).
Extensive experience with networking and security methods and tools.
Experience performing network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common network problems at a SME level.
Expertise with major networking products from companies similar to Cisco, Juniper and VMWare delivered via major cloud providers.
Experience with managing and using DevOps concepts.
Current Relevant Certification: CCIE with continuous certification updates throughout the performance period as credentials are retired.