Job Title: Network Architect Location: Trenton, NJ Duration: 9 months Job Description; Manage the client's voice and data network systems. The major duties of the Manager are: to ensure efficient and effective management of the client Network unit; to plan, implement and monitor local area, wide area, and data center network connectivity for the client's Services; and to establish and maintain network connectivity with various State agencies.
EDUCATION: - Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree.
QUALIFICATIONS: - 8 - 11 years of experience managing an information technology networking environment. Wide knowledge of computer and network hardware is desirable.
- Ability to manage others in a highly technical information systems environment is desirable.
- Excellent project management, written and oral communications skills desired. An ability to work collaboratively with a broad range of constituencies is essential.
DETAILED DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Manage, review, analyze and recommend plans for the installation, expanding and/or modifying of the Client voice and data network systems.
- Manage the general administration and operation of security access appliances (firewalls) providing access to Client network servers and applications.
- Manage staff experts and vendor consultants in WAN routing, data communications systems and protocols, firewall security, and various other LAN-WAN hardware, software and related services.
- Manage the provision of specialized telecommunications circuits for the transmission of voice/data throughout the Client.
- Manage the development, implementation, and operation of data center networks for the Client.
- Manage the development, implementation, operation, and quality control of network monitoring and measurement systems.
- Research replacements/upgrades to network voice/data communications equipment, obtain proposals from vendors to evaluate the cost of new equipment, and attend product demonstrations in order to prepare functional comparisons.
- Manage staff training programs designed to enhance skills and knowledge.
- Approve recommendations regarding the need for software and equipment replacement and initiate actions to reduce the costs of production.
Skills; - Prior experience overseeing infrastructure design as an network architect/manager
- Recent professional work experience providing network services for around or more than 10K Users
- Function as Information Systems leader and the primary point for large scale infrastructure design and management
- Current role where contractor had direct interface with senior leadership to understand and moderate business needs
- Recent mastery of Network hardware, including Routers, Switches and Firewalls as well as wireless
- Excellent project management, written and oral communication skills
- Technical proficiency with Wireless Access Points (Cisco, Checkpoint, Palo Alto)
- Recent Network experience with WiFi, VoIP, Dark Fiber MANs, 10Gig Ethernet and Cloud Ethernet
- Prior experience with WhatsUpGold, SolarWinds, Prime, etc
- Prior experience with Windows, Unix, Android, Apple iOS, Cisco IOS and CatIOS
- Prior experience providing vendor management of technical consultants and data center administration
- Recently Responsible for $10MM annually in network architecture, projects and services