Lead Telecom Network Architect

About the role

The role of a Lead Telecommunication Network Architect is to design, optimize, and orchestrate services for a complex telecom network spanning 1,000+ locations. Define enterprise standards for Multiprotocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS), dedicated point-to-point carrier services, extranet services, dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM), microwave transport, flow/proxy-based firewalls and layer 2 and layer 3 VPN encryption (IPSec & MACSEC).

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecting and deployment of a scalable, highly available, and secure enterprise network expanding to over 1000 locations.
• Develop designs for implementation by engineering and deployment organizations.
• Acquisition, analysis, documentation, implementation, scheduling, and support of layer 1 to layer 3 communications hardware, software, and their facilities.
• Manage and maintain up-to-date documentation and procedures that define the inter-operability of telecommunication, routing, switching, and optical systems.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies and products.
• Monitor system performance and capacity planning by assessing reports and crafting recommendations for improvement.
• Interface with engineering, field, and Network Operations Centers to ensure proper escalation procedures are in place for outages or degraded system performance.
• Design advanced routing policies to deliver services across a variety of wireless and wireline networks.
• Lead Global Telecom Request for Proposal (RFP) efforts.
• Lead standardization efforts to establish processes and documentation for use by internal employees and external engineering/contracting firms.
• Lead efforts to provide guidance, coordination, and training for teams.
• Collaborate with departments external to Telecom establishing and strengthening processes and procedures.
• Optimize and implement QoS policies and traffic engineering for wired and wireless networks across WAN and LAN deployments.
• Communicate standardized solutions, solicit feedback and perform iterative improvements.
• Provide mentorship to network engineers and cross-functional teams from corporate security to data centers.
• Direct network planning and automation and interaction with tools such as Infoblox, Netbox, Cisco ISE, and Aruba Clearpass.

Requirements

• Master's degree and six (6) years, or Bachelor’s degree and eight (8) years, or Associate’s degree and ten (10) years, or twelve (12) years of work experience in designing, standardizing, configuring, managing, maintaining, transitioning technologies and troubleshooting telecommunications networks.
• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering and maintaining networks operating TCP/IP IPv4/IPv6, OSPF/IS-IS, BGP, and MPLS TE.
• Demonstrated knowledge of DWDM, IP/MPLS, ATM, Microwave and SONET systems.
• Proficiency in DHCP, DNS, IP Administration, NTP, VPNs (DMVPN, SD-WAN), ACLs, and Policy Based Routing.
• Experience with network operating systems IOS/IOS-XE/IOS-XR, JUNOS/JUNO Se, and TiMOS.
• Experience in creating network standards and documentation.
• Experience in scheduling, development of task plans and progress reporting.
• Thorough understanding of TCP/IP networking using IPv4/IPv6 routing.
• Thorough understanding of MPLS networking using at least four (4) of the following protocols: LDP, RSVP-TE, SR, SR-TE, VPRN, VPLS, VLL, VPWS, EVPN, and VXLAN.
• Thorough understanding of PTP, LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+ protocols.
• Demonstrated knowledge in scripting and network automation with at least three (3) of the following: Perl, Python, Ansible, Puppet, Terraform and bash/korn shell scripting.
• Proficiency in analyzing packet captures from Netflow and real-time network telemetr.
• Experience in operating and designing MPLS and DWDM networks.
• Experience in optical network planning with ROADM, FOADM, 400ZR/OpenZR+/400ZR+, or CDC/CDC-F technologies.
• Experience in IT best practice frameworks (ITIL, COBIT) and Operational Excellence concepts or methodologies.
• Experience in automating system record creation for DNS, DHCP, and IPAM.
• Infoblox Core DDI certification
• Cisco CCIE (Enterprise, Security, or Service Provider) certification
• Juniper JNCIE (Data Center, Enterprise or Service Provider) certification
• Nokia SRA certification
• Green Belt or above Lean Six Sigma Certification.

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing business use cases, cost justifications, and presenting to executive leadership.
• Experience in preparing RFPs that meet the business needs with for forecasting, budgeting, evaluate usage criteria to determine successful adoption, and execution.

Skills

• Experience in operating and designing MPLS and DWDM networks.
• Experience in optical network planning with ROADM, FOADM, 400ZR/OpenZR+/400ZR+, or CDC/CDC-F technologies.
• Experience in IT best practice frameworks (ITIL, COBIT) and Operational Excellence concepts or methodologies.
• Experience in automating system record creation for DNS, DHCP, and IPAM.
• Experience in leading industry working groups.
• Experience in leading procurement processes.
• Willingness to seek additional advanced certifications.

Benefits

Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
Generous performance-based bonuses
12% 401(k) match
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Professional development and clear career-advancement pathways

Pay

$106,0000 - $132,500

Schedule

On Site - Office