Title: Network Architect

Location: Rochester Hills, MI

Schedule: Mon Fri, 7:00 AM 4:00 PM EST

Note: This role is NOT open to C2C or 3rd party candidates

The Network Architect will be responsible for interpreting business requirements into technical network solution frameworks. They will provide technology roadmaps governed by strategic direction and business requirements, as well as resourcing and financial constraints. They will liaise with enterprise, server, and applications architects to ensure alignment across technology portfolios. Additional job duties include:

Providing technical direction and frameworks to meet business needs

Providing expert consultation for major network initiatives and/or incidents

Producing and/or endorsing network standards

Providing advice and recommendations specific to customer requirements

Evaluating emerging technologies against business and IT strategic needs

Serving as a key representative on major network initiatives

Analyzing technical needs, requirements, and state of the network's infrastructure design, integration, and operations

Working with technical management to architect networks that effectively reflect business needs, service-level and availability requirements, and other technology parameters

Developing design principles, models, plans, internal standards, budgets, and processes based on industry best practices

Establishing governing principles for network design and deployment

Participating in selection of networking technologies and products for implementation

Continually updating understanding of business and technology status and objectives to respond to strategic design requests as the business evolves

Updating standards and guidelines and writing technical and business documentation

Liaising with management and support teams

Assisting in scoping costs of projects

Guiding and influencing team members and business colleagues

Working with other SMEs and technical support teams in the pursuit of technically excellent solutions

Producing technically excellent solutions architecture that is aligned to business needs and direction

Position Qualifications:

8 years of experience designing and implementing comprehensive network solutions using Avaya, Cisco, or Juniper Products including a minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Information Technology OR 10 year of related work experience; Certification in Cisco and/or Juniper technologies required

Advanced knowledge of protocols, including BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, EIGRP, SPB, and TRILL

Experience with IPV4 and IPV6

Knowledge of WAN technologies

Knowledge of redundancy and high availability protocols, such as VRRP, HSRP, GLBP, SLB, LACP, and PAGP

Advanced knowledge of network virtualization technologies, including MPLS, VRF, VLAN, and VSS

Advanced knowledge of tunneling protocols, including IPSEC, GRE, and L2TPv3

Experience in data center and high availability designs

Advanced knowledge of Quality of Service

Experience with VOIP components and converged networks

Experience with network security standards

Knowledge of Avaya, Cisco, and Juniper network hardware models, including Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Load Balancers, Packet Analysis, and WAN Accelerators

Note: This role is NOT open to C2C or 3rd party candidates

If you're interested in this job opportunity, please apply if you're interested in this job opportunity or email a copy of your resume to Devon Apel at dapel@alinestaffing.com!