Network Architect

#WeAreONEOK –
Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused.

JOB SUMMARY

This position is eligible for remote work in one of the following states:
Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, or Wyoming. This position will require some travel for office meetings, as needed, to our corporate office in Tulsa, OK.

Job Profile Summary

ONEOK is looking for a Network Architect to join the Network Services/Design team with the focus on designing and implementing core network solutions. This role provides the opportunity to work with a wide range of network technologies within routing, switching, firewalls, load balancing, and wireless. The role also involves evaluating and advising on the latest technology trends related to IoT, cloud, and network automation.

This Network Architect will play a key role in developing/deploying solutions that improve ONEOK’s network security as well as address changing needs within the business. The skills that are required to have success in this role include strong collaboration and communication skills, as well as a deep technical understanding of the network technologies used by ONEOK.

This position is Remote but MUST live in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Work You’ll Do /
Responsibilities:

Gather requirements from business units, Information Security, and IT/OT infrastructure groups

Lead efforts to evaluate new technologies and select new technology vendors

Develop new network designs/architectures with input from technical peers

Deploy/implement network solutions for LAN/WAN, firewall, load balancing, and wireless technologies

Createdesign documentation such as as-built diagrams and descriptions of network standards/processes

Assist withcreatingdocumentation for purposes of budgeting and presentations to IT leadership

Act as highest escalation point for troubleshooting issues within the ONEOK network infrastructure

Qualifications Required :

8+ years in networking, with at least three of those leading network design projects

Cisco professional or expert level certifications, or IT related bachelor’s degree a plus

Ability to work well on cross-functional teams and reliably complete assigned action items

Ability to effectively communicate/coordinate w/ key stakeholders when implementing network changes

Ability to effectively communicate with leadership on ongoing projects andadvise on strategic decisions

Experience working onDMZ environments and solid technical knowledge of load balancers and firewalls

Experience creating and deploying enterprise-wide network routing designs

Experience designing and deploying enterprise solutions for Wi-Fi

Experience w/ datacenter architectures involving VXLAN leaf/spine as well as traditional layer2 leaf/spine

Understanding of network programming technologies (Python, REST, Git Hub, JSON, etc.) a plus

Location

• Work from home an option, but candidate must live in the Tulsa, OK area

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in computer sciences or an equivalent combination of the following formal education and job-related experience. The level of knowledge needed for this position is typically obtained with ten plus years of experience in a discipline relevant to core IT architecture.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Ability to: apply arithmetic and computer math

Ability to: interact, advise, guide, train and communicate effectively

Ability to: communicate and/or exchange information; conduct oral presentations

Licenses and Certifications

• None required

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