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  • ID
    #32198885
  • Job type
    Contract
  • Salary
    TBD
  • Source
    Experis
  • Date
    2022-01-21
  • Deadline
    2022-03-22

Vacancy expired!

Job Details:

Client: Utility/Energy

Requisition Title: Network/Domain Architect III

Location: Massachusetts and Upstate NY: Mostly remote but will require periodic travel to onsite office

Pay rate: Open to discuss (W2/C2C)

Duration: 6+ months

Description:

This is anticipated to be on a hybrid work model. The position will be mostly remote but will require periodic onsite time to support the planning, testing and deployment of the platform with the business teams. The locations will be in Massachusetts and Upstate NY

This role will ensure that I&O maintains internal technical knowledge and the architectural integrity across the Operational Telcomm (OT), CNI and Enterprise service portfolio and the various suppliers of IT Infrastructure and services to our business from current to future state. Further to ensure the alignment and assurance across the architecture underpinning the solutions supporting with OT, CNI and Enterprise IT.

The candidate will take ownership for the infrastructure architecture definition and ongoing evolution of a set of infrastructure requirements, hardware and software patterns and solution roadmap, that in-house and outsourced teams must comply with to ensure new and upgraded services can be efficiently built to meet well defined SLA, performance and ROI targets. These requirements must facilitate cost effective service management, allowing for rapid deployment using repetitive process, lowering the risk and cost of change, enabling rapid fault isolation, appropriate volume and regression testing, dynamic hardware and bandwidth provisioning with proactive monitoring.

Candidate is responsible for determining current and future OT, CNI and Enterprise networking needs involving Optel or private fiber supporting technologies and integration across these areas. The candidate will oversee and actively drive the development of the architecture and design of Optel or private fiber infrastructure, substation communications . Requires a bachelor's degree with at least 10 years of practical experience developing infrastructure architecture. Familiar with operational concepts, practices, and procedures so that architected solutions can be implemented, operated and maintained effectively. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks including documenting and presenting the architecture to superiors and peers, ensuring the documentation meets Enterprise Architecture standards. May be required to direct the work of partners and suppliers. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Typically reports to top management

Position Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

  • Ownership for establishing the Infrastructure governance model for Operational telecomm, private fiber infrastructure (Sonet and MPLS/TP), to ensure the above requirements are complied with and any residual risks are accepted and recorded. To run solution architecture reviews on key programs, influence and collaborate with Engineering and Delivery teams on the development of the system and solutions.
  • In-depth knowledge and working experience in the infrastructure architecture and roadmaps for the technology.
  • The development of hardware and software architecture patterns. The socialization of the hardware and software architecture patterns to all Suppliers delivering the services and the Solution Architects that are delivering all services.
  • Collaboration with the Solution delivery organizations to build understanding and awareness of operability requirements and to help shape thinking around emerging delivery methodologies to ensure the service design principles are not compromised.
  • Responsible for specification, gaining agreement and application of architecture standards.
  • Engages with technical design and other Domain Architects, to ensure understanding of solution interoperability of the combined architecture are met.
  • Examines evidence and evaluates the quality of project outputs against the agreed acceptance criteria, to ensure correct products are produced, on schedule and fit for purpose.
  • Develops own ideas, or the ideas of others, making all the necessary observations , test evaluations, and carrying them through to a full practical demonstration, wherever viable and feasible. Where necessary, develop design templates, designs data collection tools and techniques for both qualitative and quantitative data.
  • Identifies and responds to the key business drivers and those areas of business need which are not adequately supported by current and planned IT / OT, within the strategic planning time frame. Develops the strategic response to the business requirement and produces business cases for recommended new applications of information and communications technologies including new timing/clocking requirements for networks.
  • Reviews new business proposals and provides specialist advice on information management, including advice on and promotion of collaborative working and assessment and management of information-related risk.
  • Review and ensure set of Network design rules, provide support for the Network design with legacy network and Microwave support background Reviews and assist with DWDM/CWDM design and vendor selection for fiber constrained paths.
  • Reviews and assist with a circuit migration approach for legacy TDM circuits Reviews and ensure that the infrastructure design for technology solution is designed for scalability, failover/redundancy, disaster recovery, etc.
  • Evaluates major options for providing OT and IT services effectively and efficiently and recommends solutions. Develops and presents business cases for high-level initiatives to executive management for approval, funding, and prioritization.
  • Develops models and plans for the implementation of the strategy, taking advantage of opportunities to improve business performance.
  • Conducts post implementation reviews of information and communications technology applications and products introduced in pursuit of the strategy, to assess the extent to which expected business benefits were realized.
  • Ensures that those within reporting line are appropriately developed, motivated, empowered and that they deliver appropriate results.
Knowledge & Experience Required:

  • Experience developing solution architectures, platform and technology roadmaps, applying standard architectures and patterns within solution designs.
  • Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • Has thorough knowledge of fiber technology and transport network infrastructure architecture applied to critical services demanding low latency and high availability.
  • Tools for Network Performance Monitoring and End to End Service supporting Fiber infrastructure and legacy TDM circuits.
  • The role is technical in nature. The candidate must be well versed in networking technologies such as IP transport, software defined networking, network routing, Operational Telecomm networking, fiber optic transport systems, LAN/WAN network security.
  • Defines the infrastructure architecture technology roadmap from the "as-is state" to the "to-be state".
  • Designs a secure, efficient, and adaptable future state model.
  • Defines the high-level migration plan to address the gaps between the "as-is" and future state.
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills with a high degree of comfort with technical and business audiences.
  • Experience working with stakeholders to identify relevant requirements and understand how those requirements fit into the broader enterprise context for the application/platform.
  • May provide specific subject matter expertise input into the conceptual and technical architectures for large and complex projects.
  • Preferred technical candidate with Power / Utility project / program background with IP transport, network routing, Operational Telecomm networking,, fiber optic transport systems, legacy TDM circuits, LAN/WAN network security.

Kindest Regards,

Avinash Sharma

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Experis CORE+

100 Manpower Place

| Milwaukee, WI 53212

Email ID:

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Ext - 7155

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