IT Network Architect

Job Description

Accountabilities

The ideal applicant should have business and financial insight, technical proficiency, a cooperative spirit, and be a proactive initiator with excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills. They must be capable of working with various groups at once and excel in a rapidly changing, international setting.

• Work closely with Engineering, Operations, Employee Experience and CyberSecurity organizations to successfully deploy world-class solutions within our IT environment
• Shape and deliver next generation network solutions in partnership with leading enterprise technology and managed service vendors
• Effectively manage vendors, suppliers and partners in the IT networking space
• Create and drive long-term strategic roadmaps for all towers within the IT/network space and drive teams to execute against those roadmaps
• Foster relationships with leaders and stakeholders within IT and in the business units for the purposes of understanding gaps and requirements
• Drive modernization efforts to reduce technical debt, improve operational stability and enhance employee experiences
• Drive financially responsible solutions that satisfy business requirements, while ensuring appropriate governance and supportability
• Deliver on HP Inc.’s strategic objectives to transform IT Architecture (and overarching organizations) into an innovative, agile and lean organization
• Collaborate with strategic partners to provide operational, innovative and financial excellence
  

Education And Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent technology degree is required
• 8+ years of experience, preferably in IT architecture, engineering or operations teams
• Extensive experience in IT architecture, systems integration, and enterprise solution design
• Expertise level experience with wide area network management (BGP, OSPF, MPLS, Internet peering)
• SD-WAN professional level experience (e.g. SilverPeak)
• Expertise level experience with LAN management (VLAN, subnet, L2/L3 routing, Virtualization, IPv4 and IPv6)
• Expert level firewall design and management experience (e.g. Palo Alto Networks, Foritnet)
• Automation experience in the network environment (e.g. Ansible)
• Expertise in a multitude of network technologies including, but not limited to, routing and switching, datacenter networking, public cloud architectures, wireless networking, wide area network technologies, remote access solutions and foundational network services (e.g., DNS, DHCP, etc.)
• Experience building zero trust network environments (e.g. Zscaler)
• Experience with settings, communicating and enforcing standards and best practices associated with managed network solutions
• Familiarity with delivering large-scale, global network solutions, while ensuring compliance with CyberSecurity and overall governance requirements
• Strong attention to detail, analytical capability, and excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to effectively work with and influence others and act as a technical leader
• Ability to operate independently and collaboratively
• Skilled in Metrics and data-driven processes to hold vendors accountable while working in collaboration mode
• Advanced multi-tasking and prioritization skills
• Advanced relationship management skills, including partnering and consulting with senior management and executive roles for internal and external partners

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