Senior Network Architect

SMART TECH SKILLS LLC•Tallahassee, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department is seeking an experienced Network Architect to provide enterprise network architecture, engineering, implementation, troubleshooting, security, and operational support. The selected consultant will function as an integrated member of the Infrastructure & Operations team, providing technical leadership for network modernization, resiliency, security, cloud connectivity, and enterprise collaboration solutions.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of Enterprise IT Infrastructure Support experience.
Minimum 5 years of Network Architecture, Engineering, and Design experience.
Experience with LAN/WAN/WLAN Design & Support
Experience with Cisco and Juniper Networking
Experience with F5 and/or Kemp Load Balancers
Experience with Storage Area Networks (SAN)
Experience with Palo Alto NGFW
Experience with Cisco IronPort
Experience with ACL, Firewall, and Proxy Policy Management
Experience with SIP, PRI, and POTS Technologies
Experience with Cloud Networking and Hybrid Connectivity
Experience implementing and supporting Cisco UCM
Experience implementing and supporting Cisco UCCX
Experience implementing and supporting Cisco Unity Connection
Experience designing Disaster Recovery (DR)
Experience designing High Availability (HA)
Experience designing Network Resiliency
Experience with network monitoring, incident response, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

Network automation and scripting.
Enterprise cloud networking (Azure, AWS).
Large-scale network modernization initiatives.
Data center network architecture.
Government or highly regulated environment experience.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain enterprise network architecture and infrastructure.
Support LAN, WAN, WLAN, cloud, and hybrid networking environments.
Provide network engineering, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and optimization.
Design and implement network resiliency, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
Support network security, firewall policies, ACLs, proxy services, and email gateway solutions.
Architect and support Cisco Collaboration solutions.
Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations.
Create and maintain network standards, diagrams, and technical documentation.
Support infrastructure projects, deployments, upgrades, and migrations.
Collaborate with cross-functional technical and business teams.
Provide mentoring and technical knowledge transfer.
Participate in off-hours support, maintenance windows, and critical implementations as required.