Senior Network Architect

Job Description

Job Description

Come join our team! At Unlimited Technology, we are committed to our company's core values of Passion, Collaboration, Innovation and Adaptability. With offices throughout the United States, we are a premier cyber and physical security specialty contractor, and we are growing at a rapid pace. We have a wide range of talented and experienced individuals that deliver cutting edge technology solutions to meet our customers' ever-changing needs. We secure the facilities and networks of the world's leading brands and critical infrastructure and are recognized leaders in the physical and IT security, cyber, and managed services industries. UT offers a rewarding career, great benefits, and the chance to learn and work with ground-breaking technology and premier clients.

Senior Network Architect Responsibilities:

Definition, maintenance and support of Operational Smart Grids (OSG) infrastructure operational policies, standards, best practices, procedures, tools and projects in support of efficient, resilient, and secure operations of OSG supported applications and facilities.

Directs works with technical teams and external vendors to provide operational support for a diverse set of operational enterprise services. Monitor operational performance to identify opportunities for improvement. Align the operational requirements with relevant global/corporate operational requirement(s), security framework(s) and/or associated regulatory compliance.

Job Duties:

Provide timely responses to all incidents, tasks and requests assigned to meet Service Level Agreements.

• Work with internal clients, suppliers/contractors, project teams and other technical staff to identify, design and support technical solutions.
• Supervises the day to day activities of subordinates
• Design, plan and implement changes to the environment for improvements or projects
• Provide maintenance of infrastructure technologies following the change management process.
• Lead the technical implementation plans in support of infrastructure technologies.
• Lead the evaluation, selection, and testing of hardware and software products.
• Maintain regulatory compliance under NERC/CIP guidelines.
• Maintain high quality security controls surrounding the critical SCADA systems.
• Perform/coordinate special assignments from OSG Infrastructure Management.
• Provide 24x7 on call support.
• Provide professional and technical mentoring for team members.

Key Technical Working Skills:

• Organizational expert within network infrastructure, operations & security subject areas
• In-depth knowledge of professional standards and trends within area of expertise.
• Advanced experience in deploying firewalls and VPNs.
• Proficiency in multiple security technologies, including; network security, NAC, Micro segmentation, network security architecture.
• Experience with security technologies such as SAML and PKI Infrastructure a plus
• Experience with Network Access Control deployment in a large enterprise.
• Experience with authentication systems such as RADIUS, TACACS+, SSO, LDAP + Experience planning, researching and developing security policies, standards and procedures +
• Experience with architecting in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, and GCP) a plus
• SD-WAN and other tunneling\encryption transport technologies desired
• Network Security Automation and DevOps experience is a definite plus
• Strong Routing and Switching experience (BGP, OSPF, VPC, vain traffic engineering, Multicast, etc.)
• Must possess ability to deal collaboratively, diplomatically, and successfully with customers, co‐workers and other professional colleagues, managers, and staff.
• Must be able to work effectively in a team environment, as well as work independently with limited supervision.
• Must have excellent problem‐solving skills while providing first class customer service. Requires outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Each employee must accept responsibility for their own safety and health as well as the safety and health of their fellow employees

Qualifications: (minimum for assignment to this job)

Education: BS/BA Degree in Business, Computer Science or other technical discipline. Will consider additional years of relevant experience and/or related technical certifications in lieu of degree requirement (in accordance with the FLSA Computer Professionals Exemption)

Education and Experience Requirements: Meet at least one of the following:

• AS Technical Related Degree with 20+ years' technical experience.
• BS Technical Related Degree with 15+ years' technical experience
• MS Technical Related Degree with 10+ years' technical experience

Required Experience:

• Networking, Networking protocols (vxLAN, vPC), Dynamic routing protocols, firewalls (Checkpoint, Cisco ASA), Security tools, scripting.
• Experience with SDN, load balancing, DNS, (Associated certifications are highly preferred).
• Previous experience in supervising others preferred. Should be able to show history of leading others.

Other Experience:

• Position requires a minimum of five (5) years' experience working with infrastructure solutions in an enterprise environment.
• Position requires professional experience with more than one of the following areas:
  • Data Center Operations, Disaster Recover/Business Continuity Planning & Execution, Security & Compliance Management, Infrastructure Operational Policies & Procedures, and/or Technical Project Coordination. Fundamental understanding of UNIX Operating Systems (OS), Linux OS, Microsoft OS, Active Directory, VMware, Citrix

Pay Range

$95,000—$110,000 USD

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• 401 (k) w/company match 100% up to 3% and an additional 50% match of 2%
• Paid time off 
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Company Equity after 1 year

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, sex, age, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.