[Hiring] Systems Architect III @World Wide Technology

Role Description

• Leading in designing, implementing, and maintaining complex network systems, including LAN, WAN, and wireless networks.
• Identifying, analyzing, and resolving network issues, providing technical support and guidance to other engineers.
• Planning for future network needs, including capacity planning, new service offerings, and resource allocation.
• Ensuring network security by implementing and maintaining security protocols, monitoring threats, and addressing vulnerabilities.
• Documenting network configurations, procedures, and standards, ensuring consistency and maintainability.
• Leading network engineering projects, managing timelines, budgets, and resources.
• Hiring, mentoring, training, and developing other network engineers.
• Developing and maintaining disaster recovery plans and procedures to ensure business continuity in case of network failures.
• Involvement in vendor selection, contract negotiation, and maintenance support.
• Researching and evaluating new technologies to identify opportunities for network enhancements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in network and communication roles, with a focus on LAN/WAN, wireless, and network security.
• Deep understanding of networking principles, including TCP/IP, the OSI model, and various network topologies.
• Expertise in designing, implementing, and managing networks, including LANs, WANs, and wireless services.
• Knowledge of network security best practices, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and data security protocols.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to diagnose and resolve network issues.
• Familiarity with cloud computing concepts and technologies.
• Knowledge of scripting languages and automation tools to automate network tasks.
• Experience in managing network projects, including planning, execution, and monitoring.
• A commitment to staying up to date with the latest network technologies and best practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Highly self-motivated.
• Detail Oriented.

Requirements

• Current Secret clearance.
• Relevant certifications required for Base and Compute Environment applicable to DoD 8570 IAT Level II.
• Expertise in network design, analysis, optimization, and operation of LAN/WAN and wireless services, as well as network security services.
• Experience with routing & switching, multicast, and QoS.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and public relations skills.
• Experience with common security threats and protections to network, cloud, and endpoint resources.
• Experience in log forwarding and event correlation with an enterprise grade SIEM.
• Experience with public cloud networking and security technologies in AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
• Experience with network security technologies (Palo Alto, Cisco, Juniper, etc.).
• Experience with SD-WAN solutions and network automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).
• Strong expertise in firewall architecture and security best practices.
• Knowledge of cloud security and securing cloud applications.
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in the design, configuration, troubleshooting, and administration of NGFW virtual and physical appliances.
• Strong working knowledge of and experience with common network protocols including but not limited to: BGP, OSPF, STP, ARP, VLANs, Trunking, LACP, VPCs, ICMP, LDAP, RADIUS, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, TLS, SMTP, SSH, SCP.
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and certificates.
• Implementation and administration experience with one or more Multi-Factor Authentication technologies.
• Implementation and administration experience with forward and reverse proxies and/or load balancers.
• Threat intelligence experience (consumption, presentation, and enforcement of indicators).

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program.
• Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement.
• PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement.
• Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program.