What are the responsibilities and job description for the Distinguished Facility Solutions Architect position at Verizon?
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What you'll be doing...
As a Distinguished Facility Solutions Architect for the Public Sector Federal Aviation Administration Enterprise Network Engineering Services (FENS) engineering team, you will be a facility solutions architect on a multi-discipline team that will deliver and manage the technology roadmap for the FAA infrastructure architecture and Verizon OSS management infrastructure based on Verizon's solutions and services. As a Distinguished Facility Solutions Architect, you will have the responsibility to ensure that the Verizon FENS solution meets the FAA requirements. You will work in a cross-functional and cross-organizational environment (including Third party partners) to facilitate and deliver the FENS initial and on-going infrastructure solutions for the FAA complex requirements throughout the life-cycle of the FENS program. You will be focused on the survivability and resiliency integrated architectures for the FAA FENS opportunity. The goal will be to deliver the best technical solutions along with
the best customer service.
Responsibilities :
Manage execution of activities in a creative and entrepreneurial approach
focused on customer and business value.
Work collaboratively across the FENS Program ensuring all designs and
solutions are tested in the lab
- Provide designs, solution deployment, and user documentation for facility
engineering standards
support / maintenance.
power standards, UPS and PDU standards, physical security, and equipment
enclosures to fit the unique customer requirements.
What we're looking for...
You're a Facility and test specialist with experience prioritizing multiple large projects at once. You know how to lead a project team, creating clarity, removing barriers, and motivating team members to do more than they thought possible. Multi-functional work is ideal for you, given your collaborative nature and ability to work with a variety of partners across the organization. And you're passionate about the chance to work with some of the best technological minds in the business.
You'll need to have :
Bachelor's degree with 8 or more years of work experience, or 12 years of related work experience.
Designing or architecting survivable and resilient mission critical facility infrastructure.
10 years or more experience in documenting technical designs including rack elevation, dimensions, power, cooling, and floor configurations.
Experience with power and grounding calculations and installation techniques.
Experience with Field Logistics and constraints, equipment installation / turnup, Cable Types, and cable installation techniques.
Experience doing Workflow analysis and documentation of site standards
Experience working with staff, subcontractors, and equipment manufacturers to fulfill contract deliverables that meet or exceed customer requirements.
Experience developing white papers describing the solutions designed and the benefits of the solution.
Knowledge of technical product and systems development lifecycle within a large global enterprise environment
o Data and IP Services (MPLS, SIP, internet, VPN, SDN, NFV, SDWAN).
o Access Technologies (TDM, Ethernet).
o Network Operations (Managed Services for WLAN, LAN, WAN, IP PBX,
Automation / Orchestration).
o Wide area networking, routing protocols, and VPN design.
Even better if you have one or more of the following :
Master's Degree in a technical or business area.
CCNA or CCNP certification.
systems integration design and solutions selling experience (consultative
solutions selling).
Voice Technology
If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.
Where you'll be working In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager. Scheduled Weekly Hours40 Equal Employment Opportunity
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