Network Architect

Insight Global is seeking a Network Architect to join one of their clients in Dallas, TX. The Network Architect will provide technical leadership for a team of engineers, provide proposal and solutions development, create technology roadmaps and internal documentation, and build / maintain vendor relations.

In addition, the Network Architect will work directly with internal customers to create formalized requirement packages. This role ensures optimal performance, security, and cost-efficiency; oversees project compliance; and drives automation / continuous improvement across all networks.

Day to Day responsibilities :

• Serve as the expert in all networking aspects of the IT Operations. This includes direct services provided by the client and indirect services provided by services providers
• Work with management to maintain and continue optimizing network services and costs
• Architect strategic solutions to address all aspects of network infrastructure design and architecture, lead installations as well as troubleshooting and service outage resolution
• Oversite of maintaining the integrity of the network boundaries, setting up firewalls (Firepower, Fortigate), IDS / IPS / protections and other defenses against cyber security threats
• Develop and routinely provide system performance metrics, creates and maintains a map of the entire network and remote site connectivity, complete with inventory of software / hardware used in the topology of the design
• Develop, maintain and test network centric disaster recovery plans and incident response plans
• Perform capacity planning, tuning, and develop / document standards for all aspects of network infrastructure

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Required Skills & Experience

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and / or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.