Network Architect

Network Architect

As a Network Architect with OMES you will enjoy:

• Generous leave including 15 days of vacation, 15 days of sick leave and 11 paid holidays annually.
• A comprehensive Benefit Package with a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.

Job Details

• Full-time 40-hour work weeks.
• Support the Information Services Division.
• Salary is based on education and experience.
• This is an on-site position located in Oklahoma City, OK.

Position Summary

The Network Architect supports IT Enterprise Governance by designing and governing secure, scalable, and resilient network architectures across OMES and partner agencies, with a primary emphasis on Juniper environments and complementary experience with Cisco technologies. This role provides technical leadership across routing, switching, WAN and cloud networking, firewalls, VPN, and load balancers while ensuring all designs align with enterprise architecture standards and modernization goals. Working closely with Network Engineering, Security, Cloud Architecture, and other stakeholders, the Network Architect evaluates technologies, identifies risks and trade offs, and develops clear architectural documentation to enable reliable, high performing, and compliant network services in support of OMES and IT Enterprise Governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, document, and govern scalable, resilient, and secure enterprise network architectures aligned with IT Enterprise Governance standards and modernization goals.
• Develop network reference architectures, design patterns, decision records, and diagrams for routing, switching, WAN, cloud connectivity, firewalls, VPN, and load balancing solutions.
• Partner with Network Engineering, Security, Cloud Architecture, Infrastructure teams, and cross functional stakeholders to guide network solution design and technology selection throughout the lifecycle.
• Ensure network designs comply with enterprise guardrails, security controls, segmentation policies, and architectural governance requirements.
• Identify architectural risks, constraints, and trade offs early in discovery and design; present options, impacts, and mitigation strategies to stakeholders.
• Conduct technical analyses, feasibility assessments, and conceptual designs to support network modernization, cloud adoption, and interagency connectivity initiatives.
• Develop and maintain clear, accurate network architecture documentation, including topology diagrams, boundary definitions, connectivity models, and standards.
• Collaborate with Security teams to define firewall policies, secure access patterns, VPN standards, and network boundary protections.
• Support WAN and cloud networking patterns, including SD WAN, private circuits, hybrid connectivity, load balancing, and edge security design.
• Review network configurations, design changes, and proposed technologies for alignment with enterprise architecture and compliance requirements.
• Provide architectural guidance during incident response, capacity planning, performance optimization, and major network transformation efforts.
• Continuously research emerging network technologies, industry trends, and architectural methods to strengthen enterprise network capabilities and governance maturity.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support OMES, partner agencies, and the mission of IT Enterprise Governance.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

This position works in a comfortable office setting with a computer for a large percentage of the workday. The noise level in the work environment is usually mild. Occasional travel may be required.

Minimum Qualifications

Requirements include two years of professional experience in network engineering, network architecture, or the design, implementation, and/or maintenance of large-scale enterprise network environments; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting twelve semester hours of coursework in computer science, management information systems, networking, or a related field for each year of the required experience, with a maximum substitution of two years.

*A bachelor's degree in a related technical field is preferred.

About OMES

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services provides excellent service, expert guidance and continuous improvement in support of our partners' goals. We are a highly qualified workforce committed to serve those who serve Oklahomans and make government run in the most efficient, innovative manner possible.

OMES is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.