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TEPHRA

Technical Architect ( Colloboration and Communication)

TEPHRA, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55400


Description:

• Work with global customer designing and implementing large complex networks

• Must hold an active Secret clearance

• At least ten (10) years of progressive experience and team leadership in the design and implementation of large, complex global networks

• Well versed in cloud architectures, software defined networking, data center switching technologies, and securing virtual environments (AWS, Azure, Google desired)

• Strong WAN experience

• Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert or Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCIE or CCDE) certification desired

• Excellent communications and leadership skills

• Demonstrated confidence with the ability to present and have customer facing conversations

• Develop test plans, implementation plans, and project timelines for various projects.

• Manage technology vendors.

• Write functional requirements/specifications documents.

• Assess vendor development/test strategies for various network domain phase 0 projects.

• Perform network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common network problems.

• Good knowledge on firewall design and implementation.

• Background in deploying both bare metal systems and virtual cloud services

• Proven experience evaluating emerging technologies and incorporating them into existing or new systems

• Ability and willingness to travel OCONUS

• Advanced knowledge of and experience with networking and network protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, routing, Checkpoint firewalls, Inflobox DNS, F5 LTM, Inflobox GTM, SSH, VPNs)

• Proven ability to accomplish assigned tasks with little supervision

• Thorough understanding of modern service provider TCP/IP data networks using standards and technologies including but not limited to: Ethernet, OSPF, IGMP, STP, RSTP, 802.1q, 802.11n, and 802.11ac.

• Knowledge, skills and experience with Cisco routing, switching, and wireless hardware, software and protocols.

• Working knowledge of structured cabling systems and network facilities.

• Ability to work alone as an individual contributor, as a technical lead and as a participant in a team environment.