JPS Tech Solutions · 11 hours ago
Principal Network Solution Architect
District of Columbia, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
15+ years expJPS Tech Solutions is seeking a Principal Network Solution Architect to support a key client in the Washington, D.C. area. This role involves driving the overall direction and definition of enterprise network architecture, ensuring alignment with business strategy, and leading the execution of approved solutions across the project lifecycle.
Information TechnologyIT InfrastructureSoftware Engineering
Responsibilities
Drive the overall direction, guidance, and definition of the enterprise network architecture program, ensuring alignment with the client’s long-term business strategy
Lead the creation of formal Conceptual and Solution Network Architectures and present these designs for review and approval to the Enterprise Architecture Review Council and senior leadership
Interface across all business and IT areas, acting as a visionary to proactively define directions for future IT projects and build consensus on proposed solutions
Conceive strategies and solutions, build consensus, and drive the execution of approved solutions across the entire project life cycle (kickoff, requirements, design, implementation)
Ensure all new applications and servers are built with network best practices, promoting reusability and supporting the established Enterprise Architecture framework
Serve as a Change Agent, effectively challenging the status quo and guiding project teams to embrace improved methods and newer technologies
Demonstrate the ability to think and operate on both the strategic and tactical levels, providing guidance and support to ensure short-term solutions complement long-term goals
Qualification
Required
Fifteen (15) to twenty (20) years of experience in multiple IT areas, with ten (10) to fifteen (15) years of relevant technology network architecture experience
Expert level hands-on routing and switching architecture and engineering capabilities across Data Center and enterprise network architectures
Current CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) certification
Bachelor's degree, specialized training, or equivalent work experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to present complex architectural designs to senior staff and business leaders
Demonstrated success at developing solutions that solve complex business problems
Preferred
Well-grounded in state-of-the-art principles of architectural modeling, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), and Enterprise Information Management
Experience as a Network Solution Architect for two or more large-scale, heterogeneous IT programs
Demonstrated knowledge of Enterprise Architecture (EA) frameworks
Transportation Industry experience
Broad IT experience in networking technologies beyond core routing and switching
Company
JPS Tech Solutions
JPS Tech Solutions offers software engineering, cloud, mobile development, and IT infrastructure solutions.
201-500 employees
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