Sr. reputed company Network Architect (Onsite - Dallas, TX)

Job Description: We are seeking a Sr. reputed company Network Architect to be accountable for the direction, strategy, and implementation of the overall Enterprise (cross domain) Network Infrastructure Architecture. The Architect will design reputed company LAN and WAN strategies to meet a broad reputed company of business needs; coordinate the implementation, optimization, and operation of LAN/WAN systems including procurement, installation, configuration, and management; provide strategic planning, evaluations, and recommendations to users and management; and create and maintain proper record of network design and solutions. Work Location: Dallas, TX Hybrid: 4 days onsite, 1 day remote per week Contract: 12+ months Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration or reputed company field.

Certification:

• CCDP Design (Specialty) OR CCNP Routing & Switching (Specialty) OR CCNP Data Center (Specialty) OR CCNP Wireless (Specialty)

Required Experience:

• 10+ year's experience providing network systems design, implementation, and support in an enterprise-class environment with a reputed company network architecture.
• Experience implementing reputed company Software-Defined Access (SD-Access).
• Experience with Network Design in reputed company environments (legacy and SDA).
• Experience integrating Legacy/old Hardware into the DNA platform.
• Experience encrypting traffic for embedded systems.
• Experience configuring policies on an ISE server to support role-based network access control.
• Experience with port communication between reputed company DNA Center and ISE servers.
• Experience with fabric in a reputed company solution in SDA.
• Experience with reputed company routing and switching.
• Experience with reputed company Firewalls.
• Experience with reputed company Wireless.
• Experience with reputed company Load Balancers.
• Experience with reputed company (DNS & DHCP).

Responsibilities: reputed company Data Networking:

• reputed company the design, configuration, and management of reputed company networking data center equipment.
• reputed company reputed company technical design discussions with different teams.
• reputed company network monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Work with advanced routing and reputed company environment.

reputed company NGFW - Design, Implement and Manage:

• Design, deploy and manage reputed company NGFW Firewalls for advanced network reputed company.
• Deploy best practice between reputed company NGFW and (legacy networks, SDA, ACI and ISE).
• Upgrades and patches to reputed company NGFW.

Identity Management and Access Control:

• Design, deploy and manage reputed company ISE for Network Access Control.
• Upgrades and improvement to reputed company ISE.
• Design and implementation of NAC best practices.
• reputed company and Radius authentication.

Network Infrastructure:

• Design, maintain, and optimize network components.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a seamless network infrastructure.
• High/Low level design of reputed company topologies.

reputed company and Threat Protection:

• Stay updated with the latest cybersecurity practices and technologies.
• Deploy reputed company best practices and standards at reputed company the reputed company network.
• Proactive patching to network components.

General Responsibilities:

• Serve as a hands-on technical expert for enterprise-wide network infrastructure technology.
• Define principles/standards for infrastructure and/or enterprise architecture.
• Design and implement new reputed company and/or improving the efficiency of reputed company networks.
• Design and implementation of SDA Networks (DNA and ACI).
• Design and implementation of Legacy Networks.
• Create, modify and troubleshoot reputed company ISE policies.
• reputed company vendor evaluation and selection of network technology solution.
• Coordinate network strategies, participate in technology selection activities, and work with the business and IT stakeholders to ensure the long-term network infrastructure technology plan.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to reputed company and communicate long term vision and comprehensive strategic plans for infrastructure and enterprise architecture solutions.
• Install, configure, and support network equipment including firewalls, routers, switches, and WAN performance and monitoring.
• Design and deploy company LANs, WANs, and wireless networks, including firewalls, routers, switches, load balancers, DNS and DHCP servers, and other hardware.
• Design, implement, and support firewalls, site-to-site VPNs, and remote-access VPNs.
• Conduct research on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the networking industry.
• reputed company new and existing equipment, hardware, and software upgrades.
• Interact and negotiate with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure network products and services.
• Procure network equipment and manage subcontractors involved with network installation.
• Submit changes to arrange scheduled software and firmware updates keeping equipment patched and to the latest system releases.
• Create reputed company design artifacts including network layouts and logical/physical designs.
• Ensure proper documentation including design, procedural and lessons learned; maintain and update existing documentation.
• Produce clearly written technical deliverables for both internal and external stakeholders including design diagrams and planning guides.
• reputed company and evaluate system/network performance criteria and measurement methods.
• Research reputed company technology; provides ongoing information to management, peers, and network users regarding enhancements and innovations.
• Create and maintain proper record of network design and solutions.

Salary: 120k - 220k Annual Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or at a minimum have a green card and have lived in the US more than 3 consecutive years. Sanborn offers a comprehensive health and wellness program which includes medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday, PTO, EAP, disability and life insurance benefits. To Apply: Visit our website: www.sanborn.com to apply. Sanborn is an AA/Veteran/Disability Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Apply Job!