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Company

ICF · 3 days ago

Sr. Network Architect (Remote)

Reston, VA

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$85K/yr - $144K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Attends client and team virtual meetings and, when required, on-site in-person meetings.

Contributes regularly to other workstreams and projects, such as Technology Assessment, Alternatives Analysis, North Star Architectures, Enterprise Cloud and Application Architectures, and other services as directed.

Works on multiple projects simultaneously, interacting with all levels of ICF, GSA, and client management stakeholders and leads.

Engages the GSA and client organization, manages stakeholder expectations, and fosters relationships to develop a deep and thorough understanding of the client’s enterprise.

Coordinates and collaborates with executive leadership, business stakeholders, various technical teams, contractors, etc., in developing technical requirements.

Reviews incoming network technology initiatives and collaborates with solution and application teams to optimize application architecture solution modernization plans for large- and medium-scale software development projects.

Possesses a bias for action when breaking down complex problems and tackling new technologies.

Produces a vision, strategy, and roadmap to lead network modernization efforts by applying a proven track record of technology assessments, developing a robust, secure, and operationally efficient target technology and specifications, and defining technical asset configurations.

Recommends and influences technology decisions and proofs of concept, where appropriate, to obtain client buy-in.

Serves as the network architecture and strategy champion, resolving and mitigating program issues to influence the client's adoption of proposed network solutions.

Authors current state, future state, and roadmap deliverables documentation, briefings, SLAs, and technical standards.

Provides thought leadership, guidance, and coordination with architects, engineers, technical leadership, and program teams. Encourage and influence the adoption of network architecture solutions.

Provides guidance and improvement opportunities and works with your team and the client stakeholders to establish a realistic and obtainable technology roadmap for the network.

Supports the project team on methodological aspects, ensuring high-quality discovery and data collection activities.

Contributes to the day-to-day workstream activities and relationships, identify opportunities, and escalate risks or other issues to the project director.

Provides detailed assessment and consultation regarding existing and planned offices, data center, cloud environments, connections, action plans, efficacy, and timeliness impacting the future network architecture.

Evaluates the ongoing refinement of performance, communications, data reporting, and other strategic management issues.

Authors or contributes to technical or white papers, enterprise reports, and presentations.

Provides recommendations for management, monitoring, and observability tools to gain insights into network performance, reliability, and utilization and proactively identify potential issues.

Makes recommendations and specifications for security tools to enforce zero-trust security strategies and least-privilege network access controls.

Remains Flexible and willing to accept a change in priorities as necessary.

Qualification

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Network ArchitectureCloud EnvironmentsData Center InfrastructureSoftware-Defined NetworkingNetwork SecurityCisco CertificationsCloud Networking CertificationsSecurity-Focused CertificationsAutomationScriptingTechnical LeadershipTechnical ProposalsContinuing Education

Required

Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent experience, in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related network field.

5+ years of progressive network technology roles and participation in significant network modernization projects.

5+ years of experience with data center infrastructure and cloud environments.

4+ years of experience with enterprise-scope network architectural engagements, technical leadership at the program level, and a successful track record of delivery.

The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust credential from the GSA and the client.

The candidate must reside in the U.S., be authorized to work in the U.S. and perform all work in the U.S.

Candidate must have lived in the U.S. for three (3) full years out of the last five (5) years.

Excellent oral and written communication in English, including editing and proofreading skills, thought leadership, and formal presentation skills.

Highly developed interpersonal skills and self-motivation coupled with high attention to detail and accuracy.

Preferred

Experience with cloud-agnostic application modernizations.

Experience with IAM, Zero Trust, and end-to-end data security.

Strong qualitative and quantitative evaluation and analytical skills.

Business development experience, including leading or contributing to technical proposals.

Cisco Certifications: CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate), CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional), CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert).

Cloud Networking Certifications: AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate, Google Cloud Professional Network Engineer.

Security-Focused Certifications: CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), CompTIA Security+, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).

Networking & IT Management Certifications: Juniper Networks Certifications (JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, JNCIE), CompTIA Network+, VMware Certified Professional – Network Virtualization (VCP-NV).

SDN (Software-Defined Networking) Certifications: Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise SD-WAN Implementation, Nokia Network Routing Specialist I (NRS I) or II (NRS II).

Automation and Scripting Skills: Python for Network Engineers, Terraform or Ansible Automation Certification.

Continuing Education - Staying updated through industry conferences, workshops, and additional certifications.