ECLARO · 1 hour ago
Senior Network Architect
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$142K/yr - $228K/yr
10+ years expECLARO is a leading technology solutions provider, looking for a Senior Network Architect for their client in Boston, MA. The role involves strategic design and architecture of various network services, ensuring stability and performance while providing technical leadership across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Oversee the strategic design and architecture of the firm's data network environment
Oversee design, deployment, and maintenance of various network systems and components including: routers, switches, internet services, wide area network services, wireless networks, VPNs, firewalls, video networks and related infrastructure, VoIP network and related infrastructure, Security, and performance management and monitoring systems
Participate in physical build planning and design for new spaces. Scope, recommend, design, plan, oversee and test inter-rack and station cabling for office, MDF, IDF and datacenter builds and refreshes
Configure networks to ensure their smooth and reliable operation for fulfilling business objectives and processes
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend purchase, development, or enhancement of network hardware and software
Establish performance standards, processes, policies, and procedures
Provide senior level technical support for network elements and systems
Design and provide for the monitoring of network performance and troubleshoot problem areas as needed
Collaborate with executive management and department leaders to assess near- and long-term network capacity needs
Create and maintain documentation as it relates to network architecture and network configuration
Assures knowledge transfer for new systems
Coordinate with other members of the firm for business continuance program
Performs other work-related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
10+ years' experience in network field
Proven experience and success with planning, installing and managing networks including LAN, MAN, WAN, Optical Networking, DWDM, Wi-Fi, Silverpeak SDWAN or Riverbed WAN Optimizers, F5 Load Balancers, F5 GTM Global Traffic Manager, Cisco Catalyst Center, and security (firewalls, VPN, DMZ, IDS/IPS, Web Proxy, content filter, FireEye, NAC and Cisco TrustSec) infrastructure
Proven experience with network capacity planning, network security principles, and general network management best practices
Strong hands-on knowledge of LAN/WAN protocols and technologies including Carrier Ethernet, T1, DS3, optical, DWDM, NTP, Spanning Tree, VLAN's, 802.1q, VFR, LFA, SMTP, SNMP v1-v3, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, VPLS, Ethernet, TCP/IP, SSL, SSH, SIP, H.323, QoS, Multicast, Anycast, 802.1x, Radius, NAC, DHCP, DNS, F5 Wide-IP, VRRP, HSRP, GLBP, PBR, VPC, LACP, SGT, SGACL, SXP, VxLAN, OTP, LISP, SPAN, WCCP, PfR, IPSLA, iWAN, VPN, IPSec, Wi-Fi 6, 6E, 7
Strong working knowledge of Cisco routers and switches (Nexus 9K, 7K, 5K, 2K, 1K; C9410, C9300, 3850, 4500, ISR-4451, 8300, FPR-1010, and Microsoft certificate servers
Experience with Infoblox/BloxONE DNS and DHCP, Ciena DWDM, 10 Gig optics, DNS Traffic Control, F5 iRules, Cisco ACI, SDN, network segmentation, Checkpoint firewall rule creation and administration, Cisco Client, Cisco CLI, ACL management, SNMP MIB's, Cisco or Aruba wireless controllers and AP's, SDWAN and SSL certificate creation and management
Network monitoring systems: Gigamon, APCON, Tufin, NetScout sniffers and UC Performance Management tools; Infoblox NetMRI, Cacti, MRTG, SolarWinds, SmokePing, NetFlow, Splunk and syslog
Strong hands-on knowledge of DNS record management: A, CNAME, TXT, SRV, NS, PTR, SPF, DMARC, and DKIM
Data Center, server room and IDF design; station cabling layout design and implementation; UPS management and monitoring
Preferred
Must demonstrate the ability to maintain strict confidentiality of the firm's internal and personnel affairs
Ability to influence at all levels of the organization
Must be a self-starter who understands the details within a much larger context
Ability to work effectively in a culturally and educationally diverse environment
Ability to work in a teamwork/collaborative style and environment
Must be creative and flexible in order to respond quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities; ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple, detailed tasks
Must be a team-oriented person who can share information, goals, opportunities, successes and failures with the appropriate parties
Ability to organize, plan and carry out multiple related activities
Must pay attention to details and have the ability to follow up and follow through
Ability to work effectively in a multi-office environment
Company
ECLARO
ECLARO is an award-winning professional services firm headquartered in New York City and operating in the U.S., Canada and the Philippines.
1001-5000 employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
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Dan Broderick
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