Senior Network Architect Manager

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity’s biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference. 

Company : Black & Veatch Corporation 

Req Id : 105678 

Opportunity Type : Staff 

Relocation eligible : No 

Full time/Part time : Full-Time 

Project Only Hire : No 

Visa Sponsorship Available: No 

Why Black and Veatch

Recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work, Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. 

At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use. 

The Opportunity

As the Senior Network Architect Manager, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead all networking initiatives and the global network team
• Be responsible for network infrastructure lifecycle management planning, design, oversight, and optimization
• Collaborate extensively with world-wide BV business and IT professionals, as well as with US-based Infrastructure, Applications, and Information Security teams, and with third-party vendors and contractors
• Focus heavily on the strategic and architectural design of on-premises and cloud networking solutions
• Support a robust network environment by supporting office moves, troubleshooting, and design/configuration
• Use your expertise in SDWAN, Routing Architectures, and knowledge of Data Center connectivity to oversee both large and small installations, utilizing a variety of both on-premises and cloud platforms. #LI-NK1 #LI-Hybrid

The ideal candidate is a recognized communicator, subject matter expert, thought leader, champion for technology adoption and compliance, and a passionate empathizer for client needs. 

The Team

Black & Veatch’s Business Enablement consists of critical groups that help enable the organizations people, projects, and businesses to be as successful as possible. Functions in this group include Digital & Information Technology, Global Finance, Global Human Resources, Legal, Risk Management, and Government Affairs and Real Estate and Building Services. 

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the BV and 3rd party global networking teams.
• Is the “Face of BV Networking” to the Black & Veatch world-wide community, acting as a point of contact for issues, questions and support escalation needs.
• Architects and designs complex networking solutions to meet BV’s evolving global business needs.
• Maintains contacts and builds relationships with the operating businesses, IT management, IT vendors and technical architects to ensure availability, security, and satisfaction.
• Leads identification of new and improved networking approaches, technologies, tools, templates, and business use cases.
• Leads deployment and configuration of a complex, global network Infrastructure environment.
• Assesses on-prem data centers, office locations, and clouds for network capacity, connectivity, performance, and resiliency.
• Reviews/Approves/Represents Change Tickets in the Network Infrastructure area.
• Leads networking break-fix situations with multiple team members including managed service provider partners.
• Maintains broad-based technical and solutions expertise in key Networking optimization and solution areas including:
• SDWAN
• SDA
• Network Segmentation
• PAN firewall management
• VPN concentration
• Networking expertise across a Hybrid Cloud Environment (On-Premises, Azure, AWS, OCI)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) / Networking Automation

Management Responsibilities

• Experience leading internal network teams and external 3rd party network teams in geographically diverse locations.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years network related work experience preferred. Utility experience preferred.

All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• BS and/or MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years’ experience (unless otherwise noted) in the following areas:
• Networking SME – Cloud & On-Premise
• Creation and understanding firewall policy
• ITIL environment of formal Change processes, Systems Development Lifecycle processes and of production of requirements documentation and evidence (ServiceNow experience a plus)
• 2+ years of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
• Extensive understanding of routing architecture
• SD networking concepts
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Technical Skills 

• Designing and implementing complex network architectures
• Hybrid Routing Architectures (On-Prem & Cloud) including Routing Tables and protocols such as (BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, OMP)
• Monitoring Tools such as SolarWinds Orion, Cisco DNA Center, Azure ARC, Azure Monitor
• Cisco SDWAN Expertise
• Zero Trust Experience
• Wireless Design Experience for Wi-Fi 6E using predictive site tools.
• Load Balancer Design Experience
• Network Authentication utilizing Cisco ISE
• Firewall Management utilizing Panorama, Azure WAFs, and Azure Firewalls
• Scripting/Coding and automation using such tools as PowerShell, Python, Ansible, Terraform, etc.

Business Skills 

• Experience leading network delivery teams
• Experience in leading the delivery of assessments, development of business cases, and solution architecture.
• Experience with multi-phased, complex migration programs that address technology, people / organization, and process change.
• Strong written skills – able to create concise and structured recommendations for total solutions as well as simplifying systems architectures.
• Dynamic and engaging presentation style that commands respect, inspires confidence, earns trust, and makes the complex easy to understand.
• Strong business engagement and customer relationship management.
• Demonstrated proficiency with technical architecture, practical adaptation and implementation, functional deployment, and business ROI focused areas of enterprise infrastructure solutions.
• Financial fluency which includes working with ROI, cost analysis, and financial statements.
• Strong command of English

Certifications

• AZ-700: Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions
• Cisco CCNP Enterprise
• Palo Alto PCNSE

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Typical office environment with a hybrid work schedule: 3 days in office and 2 days remote 

Salary Plan

ITS: Information Technology Service

Job Grade

007

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Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.

To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.

A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.

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