Network Architect | Full Time

Network Architect | Full Time Rochester Hills, MI Job Details Full-time 1 day ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance Tuition reimbursement Qualifications QoS Data center experience Bachelor's degree in information technology Load balancers Avaya Technical documentation Load balancing High availability architecture IT strategy planning Consulting experience IPv6 Infrastructure architecture design 8 years Technical solutions implementation VLAN Solution architecture design Bachelor's degree Team management Requirements analysis Virtualization BGP Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) implementation WAN Technical writing IT Network routing EIGRP Business requirements Senior level High availability Network security

Information Technology Full Job Description GENERAL:

Interpret business requirements into technical network solutions framework. Provide technology roadmaps governed by strategic direction, business requirements as well as resourcing and financial constraints. Liaise with enterprise, server and applications architects to ensure alignment across technology portfolios.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide technical direction and frameworks to meet business needs Provide expert consultation for major network initiatives or incidents Produce and/or endorse network standards Provide advice and recommendations specific to customer requirements Evaluate emerging technologies against business and IT strategic needs Serve as a key representative on major network initiatives Analyze technical needs, requirements, and state of the network's infrastructure design, integration, and operations Work with technical management to architect networks that effectively reflect business needs, service-level and availability requirements, and other technology parameters Develop design principles, models, plans, internal standards, budgets, and processes based on industry best practices Establish governing principles for network design and deployment Participate in selection of networking technologies and products for implementation Continually update understanding of business and technology status and objectives and respond to strategic design requests as the business evolves Update standards and guidelines Write technical and business documentation Liaise with management and support teams Assist in scoping and costing of projects Guide and influence team members and business colleagues Work with other SMEs and technical support teams in the pursuit of technically excellent solutions Produce technically excellent solutions architecture that is aligned to business needs and direction

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field, or 10 year of related work experience. Eight (8) years of more experience designing and implementing comprehensive network solutions using Avaya, Cisco, or Juniper Products. Certification required include Cisco and or Juniper. Advanced knowledge of protocols including BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, and

EIGRP, SPB, TRILL.

Strong IPV4 and IPV6 skills. Knowledge of WAN technologies. Knowledge of redundancy and high availability protocols such as

VRRP, HSRP, GLBP, SLB, LACP, PAGP.

Advanced knowledge of network virtualization technologies including

MPLS, VRF, VLAN, VSS.

Advanced knowledge of tunneling protocols including IPSEC, GRE, L2TPv3. Data Center and high availability design experience. Advanced knowledge of Quality of Service. Experience with VOIP components and converged networks. Experience with network security standards. Knowledge of Avaya, Cisco, and Juniper network hardware models including: Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Load balancers, Packet Analysis, and WAN Accelerators. Additional Details This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above. Overview Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services - from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the

Future of Health:

Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers. Benefits The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That's why we offer support in the various components of our team's well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits. Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.