Job Seekers, Please send resumes to resumes@hireitpeople.com Short Description:  Senior Network Architect/Developer  is responsible for developing new and evaluating existing network systems and standards.
Complete Description:  Local candidates preferred.Years of Relevant Experience: 10 plusPreferred Education: 4 year college degree or equivalent technical study or advanced degree
Role Description: Work with developers, system/network administrators, and other colleagues to ensure secure design, development, and implementation of applications and networksPerform security design/architecture reviews and code reviews of large applications, systems and networks Provide remediation guidance and recommendations to programmers and administratorsDefine security best practices and standardsFocused on the end-to-end creation to management of IT network architecture models and their lower level components. Ensure that the respective business, application, data and technology perspectives are in line with the organization’s technology and governance strategies, policies and standards. 
As well as the following:Understands government business process and operationsAbility to transition business processes into business and technical requirementsProject Management experienceReviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needsWorks well with IT and functional areasDesigns architecture for an organization on an enterprise levelEvaluates and revises business processesLeads and directs the work of othersAnticipates and resolves issuesSets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors progressProficient in one or more project management toolsEnsures that all project goals are accomplished according to specifications and business objectivesDetermine time estimates and schedule for own work and resolve issues in a timely mannerIdentify and track issues, risks and action itemsAnticipate, identify, track and resolve issues and risks affecting own work and work of the project team.  Develop contingency plans as necessary.Consistently provides accurate and detailed estimatesMay analyze or recommend commercially available software or other IT architectural componentsExecution of all responsibilities with little direct supervisionProficient in one IT architectural disciplineProficient in developing and providing high-level executive briefings.Mentor and coach peersProvide knowledge transfer to peers.

SkillRequired / DesiredAmountof ExperienceEnterprise Level IT Network Development/Design/Upgrade/MaintenanceRequired10YearsTCP/IP, ACLs, ZBFW, DMVPN, MPLS, VoIP, QoS, SNMP, VPC, and VSSRequired4YearsCisco IOS/NX-OS configuration and troubleshooting across multiple platforms including routers and switchesRequired8YearsVoIP and Cisco Unified CommunicationsRequired7YearsLAN Switching, including VLANs, VLAN trunking, port channels, port security, HSRP, and Spanning TreeRequired7YearsDesigning and administrating WAN acceleration and load balancing technologiesRequired6YearsNetwork routing protocol troubleshooting skills (EIGRP, BGP), switching technologies, firewall technologies, WAN, LAN, and Wi-FiRequired4YearsSoftware Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV)Required5YearsCertificationsRequired