Network Architect - Security

S/He is to lead and/or participate in the design and implementation of networks security and wide area networks (WAN) solutions. Active participation and collaboration with other IT Teams and business partners to identify requirements and develop solutions that fully integrate with existing infrastructure solutions and are inline with IT Strategy would be critical. The responsibilities would include performing network modeling, analysis, and planning, including review of capacity needs for network infrastructures. Develop security best practices and company security requirements through building/updating reference designs/solutions for engineering teams. The responsibilities will also include researching and recommending network services, hardware and software appropriate for the requirements.

Description:

Develop strategy, technical direction and engineering solutions for enterprise-wide data networking and data security services supporting key business requirements Lead the development and execution of Architecture, Engineering and Operational roadmaps for data networking and data security services globally and drive efforts to validate that strategic direction is aligned with business architecture/direction Provide technical leadership for the establishment, and implementation of end-to-end network data, and security infrastructure solutions utilizing new technologies including AWS Cloud. Provides technical solutions for the establishment and implementation of high availability network solutions, to support convergence of voice, data, and multimedia services and cloud application security architectures. Provides clear and concise recommendations to remediate performance/scaling bottlenecks Participates in lab testing with other teams to ensure that performance expectations are met before/after rolling out new applications and services. Provides escalation support for troubleshooting and resolution of all network data and security issues as required by other infrastructure support teams Maintain expertise in data network security technologies to ensure that cost-effective solutions and processes are deployed and aligned with business direction Mentor other members of the Network Services team on architectural and engineering best practices by reviewing engineering designs and providing guidance as required Partner with business unit and development team SMEs to develop best –practices that can be proactively incorporated into architectural and engineering designs Evaluate, select and deploy toolsets to manage, measure, monitor and report network and systems characteristics Develop and maintain partnerships with key vendors and ensure that all technology and services roadmaps are understood and leveraged where applicable Partner with Enterprise Architecture, PMO, Business IT, Infrastructure Leads, and third party service providers in the conception, evaluation, piloting, engineering and operational delivery of solutions for the organization Partner with peers to understand project portfolios and determine staffing needs for network architecture and design services and provide input to sourcing solutions for variable resource requirements Define and implement methodology templates for total cost of ownership analysis, requirements gathering, infrastructure design, and peer reviews. Develop a culture and process for re-use of solutions templates across projects thereby simplifying the solutions engineering process and improving the productivity of the resources. Effectively communicate the feasibility of requested deliverables and timelines to internal business and project stakeholders Install & Qualify components into production following company policies & procedures. Build relationships which foster collaboration and partnerships to drive better strategies, processes and final product to the customer Understand and comply with defined standards for FDA/regulated IT environments Participate in IT Risk Management initiatives in line with industry and corporate Audit and Compliance strategies Assist with development and management of the Network Services budgets.

Technology Familiarity:

Software:

Network management - (e.g., NetMRI, Palo Alto Panorama)Network monitoring tracing - (SNMP; packet analysis software, Wireshark, Extrahop)Network OS - (IOS-XE, PANOS, EOS, Meraki)SEIM - Splunk

Job Environment

complex routing, switching, and ISP environmentsCisco Routers (ISRs and ASRs)User Remote Access VPN Headends - Cisco ASA, Meraki.Firewalls (Palo Alto preferred, Cisco ASA/Meraki desirable)QoS understanding and configuration (routers and switches)Routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)WAN architectures (“legacy” ex: MPLS and “trending” ex: SD-WAN & VPN methods)

Thorough understanding of most enterprise IPv4 protocols and emerging IPv6 deploymentsStrong familiarity with cloud networking (AWS: VPC, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, ELB/ALB, Route 53)

Familiarly with network configuration, automation tooling, telemetry, authentication technologies.

Familiarity with Network Troubleshooting Tool Suites (Extrahop, “Wire Data” visibility tool suites, Syslog Parsers, AKiPS, etc.)

Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree preferred8 or more years of relevant job experience including analyzing, configuring, troubleshooting, designing complex enterprise networks

Industry certifications – primarily via our Strategic Partners (Arista, Cisco/Meraki, F5, InfoBlox, Palo Alto, Velocloud, vmware) - PreferredCCIE and CCDE (preferred)PAN PCSNE

Must be highly knowledgeable in IP networking, enterprise IT architecture, VPN, Routers, Switches, Load Balancers, Firewalls and other security appliances

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