Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for an Enterprise Network & Communications Architect.
Position Type : Direct Hire
Location : San Antonio, TX
As an Enterprise Network & Communications Architect , you will :
- Responsible for enterprise communicating / network architectural design and planning of complex interactions of IT systems.
- Should have a solid understanding of general IT application structures, the supporting components to the network, and general overall wholistic IT functions, operations, security solutions, and general dataflows of an enterprise network.
- Must be knowledgeable of past, present, and upcoming network technologies, standards, and best practices to properly plan and integrate solutions in the most effective way
- Develop enterprise networking architectural patterns, approaches and design solutions, research new technologies and approaches.
- Create standards and roadmaps, develop recommendations for migrating to future standards.
- Responsible for the design, architecture, and automation designs of on premise, wide area and Cloud networking solutions.
Design and architecture of a multi-site, multi-cloud network infrastructure.
- Partner with vendors to select appropriate technical solutions.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop consensus, drive results, and execute projects across the organization on time and within budget.
- Manage several simultaneous initiatives from conception through implementation.
- Contribute to standards and design patterns. Deliver solutions tailored to internal business requirements.
- Articulate design rationale, flexibly adapt solutions, and iterate designs when required.
- Provide 3rd level support and input as required to teams diagnosing reported issues, providing root cause analysis to management and the business teams.
- Work closely with Senior management, Architecture, Application managers and IT operations teams.
- Enhances efficiency via automation when and wherever possible. Cross train other team members on projects, and network technologies.
- Address security requirements across the enterprise through the application of appropriate people, process, and technology.
- Develop architectures and roadmaps for large scale IP networks with multiple routing domains & service providers.
Requirements :
- Access and network management.
- Experience with cloud and data center.
- Tech functional on the business side.
- Strong leadership skills; coaching and mentoring skills. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills - including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building skills;
ability to influence and persuade, without direct control.
- High degree of flexibility and ability to work with employees at all levels of the organization with diverse backgrounds.
- Strong desire to drive change, and ability to adapt to change quickly.
- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.
- Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent leadership and management skills.
- TOGAF Certification or equivalent.
- Bachelor’s degree from accredited university in technology or related field
Preferred Qualifications :
- Enterprise communications and network architecture experience in a complex, multi-platform distributed environment
- Strong experience with On-Prem / Private, Public Cloud network services.
- CCIE or equivalent technical certification will be beneficial.
- Experience in architecting and working with large scale IP networks with multiple routing domains & service providers, routing protocols including BGP, EIGRP & OSPF.
- Experience architecting and implementing network security & QoS technologies.
- Extensive experience in layered solutions and designs, diverse technical configurations, across multiple technologies and processing environments.
- In-depth understanding of enterprise network architecture, operations, technology trends, as well as security minded.
- Able to develop opportunities, pitch and deliver projects of : Network Transformation, Network Roadmaps, automation and SD-WAN with SASE, Software Defined Data Centers, Data Management & Analytics, IoT, Remote Access, WAN Cost Optimizations etc.
We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you, we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients, subject to program guidelines.
Salary RANGE AND BENEFITS :
Salary Range : $130-$150k / annum.
Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Benefits : Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following : Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental / vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).