Network Infrastructure Architect

Technical Expertise:

• Network Design and Implementation: Proficiency in designing and implementing network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, and servers.
• Network Maintenance: Ensure resilient and redundant network architecture, monitor performance, and troubleshoot issues. Plan and execute maintenance windows. Establish a code revision control protocol across platforms.
• Network Assessment:Present a regular network assessment that highlights the risks to network availability and proposes mitigation options.
• Security: Knowledge of network security practices and compliance standards.
• Performance Monitoring: Ability to monitor and optimize network performance.
• Testing: maintain a strict pre-network deployment testing protocol.

Project Management:

• Planning and Execution: Experience in planning and executing network expansion projects.
• Documentation: Document network configurations, changes, and standard operating procedures.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Team Collaboration: Ability to work with cross-functional teams to align network solutions with business needs.
• Vendor Management: Experience in collaborating with vendors and carriers to resolve issues.
• Customer Support: Skills in providing technical support and communicating with internal and external customers.

Leadership and Mentorship:

• Technical Leadership: Lead network changes, develop processes, and present network assessments.
• Guidance: Ability to mentor junior engineers, provide technical leadership and develop job aids for the technical organizations.
• Training: Skills in conducting training sessions to improve team proficiency.

Adaptability and Continuous Learning:

• Technology Evaluation: Ability to evaluate and select new network technologies.
• Emerging Trends: Keeping up to date with emerging networking technologies and trends.

Problem-Solving:

• Support and Troubleshooting: Provide tier 2 and tier 3 technical support and troubleshoot network problems. run postmortem analysis and follow detailed MOPs for maintenance and upgrades.
• Network Troubleshooting: Strong skills in diagnosing and resolving network issues.
• Root Cause Analysis: Skills in performing root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures.
• Incident Management: Adherence to best practices in incident and problem management. Establish a policy of immediate vendor ticket submission upon network and system incidents.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or ten years of equivalent experience. Certifications like CCNA or CCNP are advantageous.
• Network Engineering Expertise: Extensive experience in network engineering, design, and implementation, particularly in an FTTH service provider environment.
• Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of network protocols and technologies such as BGP-LS, IS-IS, MPLS, RSVP, Pseudo-wires, VPLS, EVPN, IPv4, IPv6, CGNAT, Peering, VLANs, TCP/IP, and VPNs.
• Vendor Experience: Experience with routing and switching equipment from vendors like Nokia and Calix.
• Network Security: Proficiency in network security practices, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and access control lists.
• Monitoring and Management: Direct experience with network monitoring and management tools.
• On-Site Work: This job is not a remote position, and it requires an on-site presence at the Houston headquarters.
• FTTX Experience: Experience with XGS-PON-based access networks and FTTX deployments.
• On-Call Availability: Ability to lead and participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Technical Expertise:

• Network Design and Implementation: Proficiency in designing and implementing network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, and servers.
• Network Maintenance: Ensure resilient and redundant network architecture, monitor performance, and troubleshoot issues. Plan and execute maintenance windows. Establish a code revision control protocol across platforms.
• Network Assessment:Present a regular network assessment that highlights the risks to network availability and proposes mitigation options.
• Security: Knowledge of network security practices and compliance standards.
• Performance Monitoring: Ability to monitor and optimize network performance.
• Testing: maintain a strict pre-network deployment testing protocol.

Project Management:

• Planning and Execution: Experience in planning and executing network expansion projects.
• Documentation: Document network configurations, changes, and standard operating procedures.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Team Collaboration: Ability to work with cross-functional teams to align network solutions with business needs.
• Vendor Management: Experience in collaborating with vendors and carriers to resolve issues.
• Customer Support: Skills in providing technical support and communicating with internal and external customers.

Leadership and Mentorship:

• Technical Leadership: Lead network changes, develop processes, and present network assessments.
• Guidance: Ability to mentor junior engineers, provide technical leadership and develop job aids for the technical organizations.
• Training: Skills in conducting training sessions to improve team proficiency.

Adaptability and Continuous Learning:

• Technology Evaluation: Ability to evaluate and select new network technologies.
• Emerging Trends: Keeping up to date with emerging networking technologies and trends.

Problem-Solving:

• Support and Troubleshooting: Provide tier 2 and tier 3 technical support and troubleshoot network problems. run postmortem analysis and follow detailed MOPs for maintenance and upgrades.
• Network Troubleshooting: Strong skills in diagnosing and resolving network issues.
• Root Cause Analysis: Skills in performing root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures.
• Incident Management: Adherence to best practices in incident and problem management. Establish a policy of immediate vendor ticket submission upon network and system incidents.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or ten years of equivalent experience. Certifications like CCNA or CCNP are advantageous.
• Network Engineering Expertise: Extensive experience in network engineering, design, and implementation, particularly in an FTTH service provider environment.
• Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of network protocols and technologies such as BGP-LS, IS-IS, MPLS, RSVP, Pseudo-wires, VPLS, EVPN, IPv4, IPv6, CGNAT, Peering, VLANs, TCP/IP, and VPNs.
• Vendor Experience: Experience with routing and switching equipment from vendors like Nokia and Calix.
• Network Security: Proficiency in network security practices, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and access control lists.
• Monitoring and Management: Direct experience with network monitoring and management tools.
• On-Site Work: This job is not a remote position, and it requires an on-site presence at the Houston headquarters.
• FTTX Experience: Experience with XGS-PON-based access networks and FTTX deployments.
• On-Call Availability: Ability to lead and participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.