Network Architect
About The Position
This position is responsible for planning, designing, and configuring LAN, WAN, VPN, and wireless networks. The Network Architect will ensure network architecture meets organizational security and performance requirements. This role involves monitoring network performance using tools and dashboards, maintaining network documentation (topology diagrams, IP address schemes, configurations), and diagnosing and resolving network connectivity issues. The architect will provide Tier 2/Tier 3 support for escalated network problems, collaborate with helpdesk and system administrators for cross-functional issues, and analyze network traffic and usage trends. Additionally, the role includes recommending upgrades or changes to improve performance and scalability, planning for future growth and emerging technologies, and developing and maintaining network disaster recovery plans. Ensuring redundancy and failover mechanisms are in place, maintaining accurate records of network configurations and changes, and preparing reports on network health, incidents, and performance metrics are also key responsibilities.
Requirements
- Experience in planning, designing, and configuring LAN, WAN, VPN, and wireless networks.
- Ability to ensure network architecture meets organizational security and performance requirements.
- Proficiency in monitoring network performance using tools and dashboards.
- Skill in maintaining network documentation (topology diagrams, IP address schemes, configurations).
- Capability to diagnose and resolve network connectivity issues.
- Experience providing Tier 2/Tier 3 support for escalated network problems.
- Ability to collaborate with helpdesk and system administrators for cross-functional issues.
- Experience analyzing network traffic and usage trends.
- Ability to recommend upgrades or changes to improve performance and scalability.
- Experience planning for future growth and emerging technologies.
- Experience developing and maintaining network disaster recovery plans.
- Ability to ensure redundancy and failover mechanisms are in place.
- Skill in maintaining accurate records of network configurations and changes.
- Ability to prepare reports on network health, incidents, and performance metrics.
Responsibilities
- Plan, design, and configure LAN, WAN, VPN, and wireless networks.
- Ensure network architecture meets organizational security and performance requirements.
- Monitor network performance using tools and dashboards.
- Maintain network documentation (topology diagrams, IP address schemes, configurations).
- Diagnose and resolve network connectivity issues.
- Provide Tier 2/Tier 3 support for escalated network problems.
- Collaborate with helpdesk and system administrators for cross-functional issues.
- Analyze network traffic and usage trends.
- Recommend upgrades or changes to improve performance and scalability.
- Plan for future growth and emerging technologies.
- Develop and maintain network disaster recovery plans.
- Ensure redundancy and failover mechanisms are in place.
- Maintain accurate records of network configurations and changes.
- Prepare reports on network health, incidents, and performance metrics.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
