We are seeking a SME Architect with a minimum of 16 years' experience designing, implementing, and supporting Cloud, Enterprise, and Service provider Networks, Network Hardening, Cloud Migration, and Ansible Automation

Required Skills:

B.S., Computer Engineering, or related field

CCIE Certification- both written and lab

JNCIE Certification- both written and lab

Deep knowledge of MPLS, TCIP/IP, VPM and IP telephony

Developing IP/MBLS network architecture Developing and executing MPLS VPN Service Standards for global network

Linus Systems Engineering experience, including: AWS Deployment, Apache/Ngnix, PostgreSQL, Linux, KVM virtualization, Bash and Pearl Scripting

Red Hat Ansible Automation

Enterprise Architecture frameworks and principlesSystems Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) SupportCloud experience (AWS, VPC, transit gateway, private link, ELB, ELB, etc.); Azure (connectivity services - Vnet, Virtural WAN, VPN gateway, application protection, application delivery and network monitoring, etc.)

Desired Skills:

Cisco IOS- including switching, routing, segment routing, and other technologiesRadio frequency and spectrum engineering

Optical networking technology and engineering

Satellite communications engineering

Cloud design, implementation, and configuration

Other automation tools (e.g. Chef, Puppet, Terraform, etc.)

Identification of INFOSEC and COMSEC security requirements for the networkProviding technical guidance and direction for TCP/IP transport network design and engineering, networking routing protocols, advanced virtual networking technologies

Analyzing the optimization of network system performance

Overseeing the strategic interface of network systems configuration

Assessing network engineering technologies, computing systems hardware and software protocols

Providing high-level technical advice and guidance to manager and technical resources on networking technologies to meet current and future organizational needs

Overseeing the strategic interface of network systems configuration

Assessing network engineering technologies, computing systems hardware and software protocols

Providing high-level technical advice and guidance to managers and technical resources on networking technologies to meet current and future organizational needs

Establishing overall strategic network standards and prioritiesIdentification of technical trends in information technology, awareness of on-going IT projects, and business unit requirements

Model Based System Engineering (MBBSE) principles

Knowledge of Security Development Operations (SecDevOps) on iterative development projectsKnowledge of Infrastructure as Code

Knowledge of Agile development principlesKnowledge of modern software languages (e.g. Java, C, C++, C#, Python, Perl, etc.)

Knowledge of state-of-the-art systems engineering principles and network design conceptsKnowledge of OSI model, routing protocols, and their application to router configurationsExperience in multi-vendor network security environment

Experience with routing design, techniques, and protocols such as BGPIn-depth understanding of peering, QoS, and traffic engineeringSecurity best practices for firewalls and perimeter security measures including VPN technologiesContinuous integration, test automation and/or SecDevOps on iterative development projects