Network Architect

JobDescription:NetworkArchitect

• Location:PalmBeachGardens,Florida

• Duration:6months

• GBaMSReqID:11035731

• JobTitle:NetworkArchitect

EssentialTechnicalSkills

• Enterprisenetworkarchitectureanddesign.

• LAN/WANarchitectureandimplementation.

• Routingandswitching.

• TCP/IP,DNS,DHCP,andNAT.

• VLANsandnetworksegmentation.

• BGP,OSPF,andenterpriseroutingprotocols.

• Enterprisefirewallarchitecture.

• WANandSD-WANtechnologies.

• Networksecurityandsecuritycontrols.

• Highavailability(HA)andnetworkresiliency.

• Wirelessnetworkarchitecture.

• IPaddressingandsubnetting.

• Networkdiscoveryandinfrastructureassessment.

• Datacenterandsiteconnectivity.

• Structuredcablingandphysicalnetworkinfrastructure.

• Sitemigrationandcutoverplanning.

• Networktroubleshootingandroot-causeanalysis.

• High-LevelDesign(HLD)andLow-LevelDesign(LLD).

• Networktopologydiagramsandtechnicaldocumentation.

• Coordinationofmultipletechnicalworkstreams.

RolesandResponsibilities

1.SiteNetworkAssessment

• Conductdetailedassessmentsofexistingpowerplantnetworkinfrastructure.

• Reviewrouters,switches,firewalls,WANconnectivity,wirelessinfrastructure,andnetworkcircuits.

• Assessracks,patchpanels,networkclosets,andphysicalcabling.

• Documentthecurrent-statenetworktopology.

• Identifytechnicalgaps,risks,dependencies,andobsoleteinfrastructure.

• Evaluateexistingnetworkconfigurationsandconnectivityrequirements.

2.TargetNetworkArchitectureandDesign

• Designthetarget-statenetworkarchitecturerequiredtointegratethepowerplantintotheenterpriseenvironment.

• DevelopHLDs,LLDs,andnetworktopologydiagrams.

• DefinenetworkconnectivityrequirementsandIPaddressingstrategies.

• Designnetworksegmentation,redundancy,andresiliencyrequirements.

• Ensuretheproposedarchitecturealignswithenterpriseinfrastructurestandards.

• Identifydependenciesbetweenexistingplantinfrastructureandthetargetenterprisenetwork.

3.LAN/WANArchitecture

• DesignandvalidateenterpriseLAN/WANconnectivity.

• Definerouting,switching,VLANs,WANcircuits,SD-WAN,andsiteconnectivityrequirements.

• Establishredundantconnectivityandhigh-availabilityrequirementsforcriticalplantservices.

• Evaluatenetworkperformance,reliability,andscalability.

• Developnetworkconnectivitydesignsforsiteanddatacenterintegration.

4.NetworkSecurityandSegmentation

• CollaboratewithcybersecurityandOTsecurityteamstodevelopsecurenetworksegmentationbetweenenterpriseITandplant/OTenvironments.

• Supportfirewallarchitecture,securityzones,accessrequirements,andnetworksecuritycontrols.

• DefinesecurecommunicationpathsbetweencorporateITandoperationaltechnologysystems.

• Ensurenetworkmigrationcomplieswithclientsecuritypoliciesandinfrastructurestandards.

• MinimizeunnecessarydependenciesbetweenOTandenterprisenetworks.

5.OT/ITIntegration

• CoordinateintegrationrequirementsbetweencorporateITinfrastructureandpowerplantoperationaltechnology.

• Identifyconnectivitydependenciesinvolvingplantsystemsandoperationalapplications.

• EnsureappropriatenetworkisolationandsecurecommunicationbetweenITandOTenvironments.

• Collaboratewithinfrastructure,cybersecurity,andplantoperationsteams.

• Supporttheintegrationofplantinfrastructureintotheenterprisenetwork.

6.SiteMigrationandCutoverPlanning

• Developdetailednetworkmigrationandcutoverplans.

• Identifyprerequisites,sequencing,dependencies,andmaintenance-windowrequirements.

• Definemigrationvalidationcriteriaandrollbackprocedures.

• Planpost-migrationtestingandverificationactivities.

• Coordinateimplementationactivitiestominimizedisruptiontopowerplantoperations.

• Workwithrelevanttechnicalteamstoensureasmoothtransitiontothetargetnetworkarchitecture.

7.PhysicalInfrastructureandCabling

• Assessstructuredcablingandphysicalnetworkinfrastructure.

• Identifyfiber-opticandcoppercablingrequirements.

• Evaluatepatchpanels,racks,networkclosets,andequipmentinstallationrequirements.

• Definecablelabelingandconnectivitystandards.

• Coordinatewithfield-servicesandcablingteamsduringimplementation.

• Validatephysicalconnectivityrequirementsfornetworkequipmentandsiteinfrastructure.

8.NetworkEquipmentandConfigurationDesign

• Definenetworkequipmentandconfigurationrequirements.

• Developdesignspecificationsforrouters,switches,firewalls,andwirelessinfrastructure.

• Establishrouting,switching,VLAN,andIPaddressingrequirements.

• Definefirewallpolicies,networkaccessrequirements,andsegmentationcontrols.

• Ensureequipmentconfigurationssupportavailability,security,andresiliencyobjectives.

• Coordinatewithimplementationteamstovalidatenetworkdesignsandconfigurations.

9.DocumentationandTroubleshooting

• PrepareandmaintainHLDs,LLDs,networktopologydiagrams,andarchitecturedocumentation.

• Documentexistingandtarget-statenetworkconfigurations.

• Maintainrecordsofnetworkdependencies,risks,andtechnicaldecisions.

• Troubleshootnetworkconnectivityandperformanceissues.

• Performroot-causeanalysisandrecommendcorrectiveactions.

• Coordinatewithtechnicalteamstoresolveimplementationandmigrationissues.

10.TechnicalCoordination

• Coordinatemultipletechnicalworkstreamsthroughoutassessment,design,andmigration.

• Collaboratewithnetworkengineering,cybersecurity,OT,infrastructure,andfield-servicesteams.

• Communicatetechnicalrequirements,risks,dependencies,andprojectupdates.

• Supportimplementationplanninganddesignvalidation.

• Ensurealignmentbetweentechnicaldeliverablesandprojectobjectives.

KeySkillsandKeywordsforResumeSearch

• NetworkArchitect

• EnterpriseNetworkArchitecture

• NetworkDesign

• LAN/WAN

• RoutingandSwitching

• TCP/IP

• DNS,DHCP,NAT

• VLANsandNetworkSegmentation

• BGPandOSPF

• EnterpriseFirewallArchitecture

• WANandSD-WAN

• NetworkSecurity

• HighAvailabilityandNetworkResiliency

• WirelessNetworkArchitecture

• IPAddressingandSubnetting

• NetworkDiscoveryandAssessment

• DataCenterConnectivity

• PowerPlantNetworkInfrastructure

• OperationalTechnology(OT)

• IT/OTIntegration

• OTNetworkSecurity

• NetworkMigrationandCutover

• StructuredCabling

• FiberandCopperConnectivity

• NetworkTroubleshooting

• Root-CauseAnalysis

• HLDandLLD

• NetworkTopologyDocumentation

• InfrastructureAssessment

• RiskandDependencyManagement

• Cross-FunctionalTechnicalCoordination

IdealCandidateProfile

• ExperiencednetworkarchitectwithstrongenterpriseLAN/WANdesignknowledge.

• Hands-onexperiencewithrouting,switching,firewalls,VLANs,andSD-WAN.

• Abilitytoassessexistinginfrastructureanddeveloptarget-statenetworkarchitectures.

• KnowledgeofnetworksecurityandsegmentationbetweenITandOTenvironments.

• Experienceplanningsitemigrations,cutovers,androllbackprocedures.

• Familiaritywithphysicalnetworkinfrastructure,structuredcabling,anddatacenterconnectivity.

• Strongdocumentation,troubleshooting,androot-causeanalysisskills.

• Excellentcommunicationandcoordinationskillsacrossmultipletechnicalteams.