Network Architect

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Job details: Job Title: Network Architect Job Location: Princeton, NJ 08540 Job Duration: 12 + Months

Call Notes: • The network architect will report to the engineering department. • The person is going to be involved in looking across both of their AWS footprints (one managed by a vendor and one managed internally). • Primarily looking at their aws 2.0 set of accounts. • Those are running independently of their 1.0 managed accounts with Accenture. • The person will be responsible for looking across and develop strategy, design, and implement plans for building out and modifying their enterprise network. • Will work in a hybrid environment. • Traditional data centers, partners, other vendors. • Needs both experience in tradition networking and aws networking. • Connectivity across aws and on prem data centers. • Will work with external vendors, patterning across different organizations. • Includes field service offices (san Antonio, ca..) those are in scope for this job. • One of the areas includes telecom and voice, that area of knowledge is good. • They have another network architect and they will be collaborating closely. • VPN on prem using cisco and cloud is aws. • Remote OK but should be available for travel to client on an as needed basis post-pandemic. • Vpn and firewall AWS strategy and collaborate and coordination with their infomation security team and other architects. • They are using palo alto. • Top 3 needs here is traditional data center centric networking expertise, LAN wan infrastructure, circuitry, routers, switches AND exp with AWS networking. • They are networking across on prem data centers and aws. • Also, design architectures and assist in the initial implementations. • Hands on early phase implementations. • PLUS is network security.

Description: • The Network Architect is responsible for leading the strategies, designs, and implementations of the enterprise wide network. • Working across hybrid (on-prem, cloud/multi-cloud) environments and multiple external vendors, the role articulates the vision and establishes the direction for networking solutions. • The role actively participates in and contributes to business and IT strategies to align network with company direction. • The role provides leadership for introducing and directing the implementation of current networking methods, services, and best practices.

Provide architectural guidance and plan, design, and upgrade core network services: • LAN and WAN Infrastructure: Circuitry, Routers, Switches for all locations (e.g., home location and all field service offices) and direct internet access points. • Firewall and Threat Protection: including direction on hardware and software currency, as well as security policy standards. • DDI (DNS. DCHP, IPAM): including internal and external as necessary and working with other partners such as Akamai and AWS. • VPN: Business-to-Business tunnels and end user VPN services. • Load Balancing: in both traditional on prem settings and in AWS. • Voice: circuitry, supporting MPLS with carriers, hard phones, soft phones, cell services, and audio conferencing. • 24x7 network support as necessary • Lead the design and development of cloud network infrastructure and cloud services. • Assessing business and application requirements for corporate data and voice networks.

Successful candidates have current experience in the following: • Installing, configuring and supporting network equipment including routers, proxy servers, switches, WAN accelerators, DNS, DHCP and IPSEC or similar. • VPN implementations. • Network operating systems such as Cisco and PANOS. • Common Internet services/protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, BGP, HTTPS. • Linux systems and comfortable with tasks such as command line usage and network tools. • AWS networking including VPC, Transit Gateways, Private Link, Route 53, Firewall Manager, CloudFront, etc. • Multi-region, multi-site routing, peering, and disaster recovery network architectures. • Implementation of enterprise monitoring and management frameworks and tools. • Advanced knowledge of best practices related to data encryption and cybersecurity. • Advanced troubleshooting skills. • Certifications (Cisco, AWS) preferred

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Sai kumar| Sr Talent Executive | Thoughtwave, Inc 1444 N. Farnsworth Ave, Suite 302, Aurora, IL - 60505 Email: saikumar@thoughtwavesoft.com Direct: 630-230-8617