Lead Telecom Network Architect

Position Information

Job Title:

Lead Telecom Network Architect

Locations:
Rochester, NY or Binghamton, NY

Salary Range: $,500

Schedule:

On Site - Office

The role of a Lead Telecommunication Network Architect is to design, optimize, and orchestrate services for a complex telecom network spanning 1,000+ locations. Define enterprise standards for IP/MPLS, dedicated point-to-point carrier services, extranet services, DWDM, microwave transport, flow/proxy-based firewalls and layer 2 and layer 3 VPN encryption (IPSec & MACSEC). Develop standardized processes and designs for implementation by engineering and deployment.

Prepare migration strategies for consolidating and converting networks to advanced dynamic routing BGP extensions with segment-routing (SR/SR-TE) and EVPN, and security policies such as NATs and route maps and network automation. Lead Network Standards and Request for Proposal (RFP) efforts to establish procurement vehicles for Telecom products and services, and participate in global Network Standards and RFP efforts representing the organization.

Communicate network architecture and deployment decisions to the entire Operations organization and develop performance analysis, security operations, and proactive network monitoring in conjunction with monitoring and management organizations. Analyze network flows, performance, and disaster recovery optimization from the data center through to the MPLS core, designing for successful scaling of network deployments and packet transition efforts to migrate communication services to modern and future platforms.

The ideal candidate will have experience preparing business use cases, cost justifications, and presenting to executive leadership, and preparing RFPs that meet business needs with forecasting, budgeting, and usage criteria evaluation.

• Lead the architecting and deployment of a scalable, highly available, and secure enterprise network expanding to over 1,000 locations.
• Develop designs for implementation by engineering and deployment organizations.
• Acquire, analyze, document, implement, schedule, and support layer 1 to layer 3 communications hardware, software and facilities.
• Design advanced MPLS networks for core and data center environments, passing traffic between environments by swapping labels or binding SID.
• Resolve complex technical facility, hardware, and software problems utilizing a variety of testing tools.
• Manage and maintain up-to-date documentation and procedures that define interoperability of telecommunications, routing, switching, and optical systems.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies and products.
• Monitor system performance and capacity planning by assessing reports and crafting recommendations for improvement.
• Interface with engineering, field, and Network Operations Centers to ensure proper escalation procedures for outages or degraded performance.
• Design advanced routing policies to deliver services across wireless and wireline networks.
• Lead global Telecom RFP efforts.
• Lead standardization efforts to establish processes and documentation for use by internal employees and external engineering/contracting firms.
• Work closely with standards organizations, technical writing, and drafting teams to publish solutions for operating companies.
• Lead efforts to provide guidance, coordination, and training for teams.
• Collaborate with departments external to Telecom to strengthen processes and procedures.
• Optimize and implement QoS policies and traffic engineering for wired and wireless networks across WAN and LAN deployments.
• Communicate standardized solutions, solicit feedback, and perform iterative improvements.
• Provide mentorship to network engineers and cross‑functional teams from corporate security to data centers.
• Lead network traffic and performance analysis efforts to design system upgrades ensuring capacity planning and high availability.
• Direct network planning and automation and interaction with tools such as Infoblox, Netbox, Cisco ISE, and Aruba Clear Pass.

• Master’s degree and six years experience, or bachelor’s degree and eight years experience, or associate’s degree and ten…