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About The Position

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 12 years with High School Diploma.
• Previous experience as a Network Architect or similar role
• Network architecture, engineering, or systems integration experience with at least 7 years in senior enterprise network architecture roles.
• Deep expertise in routing/switching, WAN design, datacenter/virtualization architectures, and DNS/proxy.
• Experience architecting enterprise network solutions in support of large-scale modernization and automation efforts.
• Experience with Software Defined Networking.
• Background in network design, transformation planning, and cross-domain integration.
• Ability to operate in dynamic conditions and apply standardized recovery procedures across distributed environments.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic technical leadership for defining the architectural vision and strategy for all network engineering support.
• Leads activities to transition to modernize engineering practices, digital engineering frameworks, and emerging mission systems technologies.
• Serves as the principal authority on the architectural design of Department of Energy (DOE), guiding all modernization and integration efforts.
• Directs and controls architectural activities, having overall responsibility for methods and strategic design ensuring advanced network engineering solutions meet stringent technical requirements and mission objectives.
• Drives continuous architectural improvement, technological adaptability, and mission-focused network engineering across all DOE networks.
• Architect enterprise network solutions that support modernization, automation, and mission readiness.
• Design and evolve network capabilities to reduce technical debt and improve operational agility.
• Lead transformation initiatives from concept through sustainment.
• Lead network assessments, gap analysis, and integration planning across distributed environments.
• Provides expert level analysis and is responsible for the design and development of DOE networks.
• Plans, designs, evaluates, and makes source selection recommendations, to facilitate upgrades across the network enterprise.
• Plans network layouts and analyzes network topologies, traffic and capacity requirements, and supports the acquisition of networking hardware and software.
• Experience developing technical business case for development activities.
• Ability to develop test plans and conduct testing of architectures as required.
• Serve as principal authority for enterprise network architecture.
• Develop authoritative architectural artifacts.
• Review and approve engineering changes, transition strategies, and deployment plans to preserve architectural integrity and lifecycle sustainability.
• Lead architectural governance, standards enforcement, and cross‑domain integration efforts to enable enterprise modernization and expansion.

Benefits

• overtime
• shift differential
• discretionary bonus