Network Architect

Direct client Network Architect Columbus OH

** Will be required to be onsite at 1980 West Broad St Columbus minimum of 3 days a week.

This position is a network architect/consultant for the clients Network Security and Telecom Team that is part of the Infrastructure Management Section.

This position will function as a highly skilled ITC2 with specific responsibilities that include:

Business Relationship Management effectively demonstrate learning agility to use and develop business process knowledge and define how technology will be designed to enable it. Use skills and experience to influence strategic direction and future releases.

Analyze and solve complex technical problems including advanced data analysis and multiple technologies.

Use increased business knowledge to appropriately challenge status

quo and drive business and IT collaboration.

Consults with clients to define requirements and recommend solutions.

Generate identify and qualify methods of incorporating technology with the standard industry practices.

Study technical trends and how to affect this acquired information with the purpose of upgrading the systems.

Serve as an advisor on industry alternatives options perils and provide data on the advantages against the disadvantages of the same on the business processes and procedures.

Provides support for ongoing and recurring IT security audits of system.

Consults with program/project management to develop appropriate technical solutions.

Advise on options risks costs vs. benefits impact on other business processes and system priorities.

Experience:

Extensive enterprise networking knowledge and skills: Wide Area Networks (WAN). Local Area Networks (LAN) Storage Area Networks (SAN) Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) Data Center Networks Routing Switching IPv4/IPv6 SDWAN Voice Over IP (VoIP) and Intelligent Transportation Systems.

Enterprise security knowledge and skills: Internet/DMZ/Internal Firewalls Identity Access Management (IAM) Penetration Testing Risk Management Security Information Event Management (SIEM) and Web Proxy Services.

Cisco IOS network device administration architecture and installation experience with extensive knowledge of frame switching VLANs VRF BGP EIGRP NAT PAT VoIP and QoS.

Cisco Firepower/ASA firewall administration skills including configuring and troubleshooting standard and extended ACLs NAT PAT Cisco Secure client connections and sitetosite VPNs using IKEv1/v2 and IPSec.

Network device configuration and infrastructure automation skills using tools including PowerShell Python Docker Ansible SQL databases APIs Cisco DNA and SDWAN.

Excellent communication skills with an ability to quickly understand discuss and document complex technical concepts in a fastpaced and everchanging environment.

Required Skills:

5 years of experience in IT with consulting experience required
4year college degree in Computer Science Engineering Business or other relevant field
6 years experience as a network architect/engineer for a large enterprise network and security environment (150 network connected sites and 3000 users).