Network Architect

Description

This company is seeking a visionary, growth-minded leader for the role of Sr. Manager, Network Architecture at their headquarters in Benton Harbor, MI. Operating on-site five days a week for in-person collaboration and innovation. You will directly oversee, mentor, and inspire a broad team of over 20+ network experts. In this high-visibility sr. leadership role, you will report straight to the Director of Infrastructure & Operations and be uniquely poised as a successor for this Director-level position.

You will champion the vitality and evolution of our multi-service data network, driving global technology decisions that accelerate business innovation and cloud-native automation. Balancing executive strategy with operational excellence, you will also optimize workflows and delegate critical support processes to our strategic support suppliers (NOC). If you are ready to command a world-class infrastructure and step into a clear path for executive advancement, this is your next definitive career move.

• Lead & Inspire:
  Directly oversee, mentor, and empower a broad team of 20 network experts, cultivating a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous growth.
• Architect Global Connectivity:
  Plan and architect enterprise-scale LAN, WAN, Wireless, and Data Center deployments. You will spearhead the integration of core network services, including L2/L3 switching, BGP and EIGRP routing, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Load Balancing, IPAM, DNS/DHCP, Firewalls, IPSec VPN, and SD-WAN.
• Innovate in the Cloud:
  Champion the design, implementation, and maintenance of our multi-region, multi-cloud (AWS/GCP/OCI) network environment, seamlessly supporting our IaaS VPCs and accelerating our cloud-native (PaaS) capabilities.
• Fortify Network Security:
  Lead and participate in high-impact network security initiatives, including driving critical manufacturing segmentation deployments to secure our global footprint.
• Master Operational Excellence:
  Serve as the ultimate escalation point, providing expert trouble resolution for critical, high-priority core network issues. Ensure after hours support coverage to sustain network service levels which include complex technical changes to support projects and or operations deployments (24/7). Proactively identify essential network maintenance tasks and build the structured processes needed to implement them flawlessly.
• Evaluate, manage, and evolve our core network monitoring and diagnostic tools, ensuring our NOC has the deep visibility and mature workflows required to proactively support our global network.

• Bachelors degree

• Bachelor's Degree
• AWS Certified (Solutions Architect or Advanced Networking)
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer Certification
• Cisco CCNP
• ITIL v3 Foundation Certification
• Knowledge of SD-WAN technologies is a plus
• Knowledge of manufacturing segmentation architectures with deployment experience
• Knowledge of system monitoring and management tools such as Solarwinds
• Leadership and interpersonal skills
• Analytical skills, experience solving practical issues, and engaging teams of multiple process partners to consensus
• Experience managing third-party vendors both for operations support and project delivery, such as network refresh (life-cycle management) programs
• Experience in a Global and International work environment
• Experience designing and implementing connectivity and troubleshooting within AWS and/or GCP cloud platforms. This includes an understanding of the cloud provider platforms, and their native networking services/tools
• Experience with Cisco equipment and operating systems, including configuration, installation, troubleshooting, and support of routers and switches
• Experience conducting short- and long-term planning to meet network requirements
• LAN and WAN protocols and topologies (EIGRP, BGP, MPLS)
• Experience with switching technologies (VLANs, Spanning-Tree, VSS)
• Experience in security technologies including Palo Alto firewalls, VPN and Remote Access

• Aws, network architecture, Cloud, cisco

• Aws,network architecture,Cloud,cisco

• AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Advanced Networking, Google Cloud Network Engineer, or Cisco CCNP/CCNA certifications.
• SD-WAN architecture and deployment experience.
• Manufacturing network segmentation experience.
• Experience with network monitoring and management tools such as Solar Winds.
• ITIL Foundation certification or strong IT service management/process experience.
• Experience managing third-party vendors and managed service providers.

Expert Level

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Benton Harbor, MI.

The pay range for this position is $80.00 - $100.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program…