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Senior Network Architect

Peraton, Bay Ridge Junction, Maryland, United States

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Peraton About Peraton Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Visit peraton.com to learn how we\'re keeping people around the world safe and secure. About the Role

Be part of our exciting team supporting a robust, world-wide communications network, providing office automation packages; document and information management tools; and collaboration, voice, and video tools in a secure, flexible, distributed architecture supporting a classified DoD IT system. Peraton is seeking a

Senior Network Architect

to provide design and upgrade efforts encompassing the network infrastructure across a large-scale enterprise IT program. Responsibilities

Designs and plans network communications systems Review and analyze the existing network architecture, plan, and provide designs to implement current and modern upgrades to WAN/MAN/LAN technologies Evaluate and report on new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network Provide specifications and detailed schematics and artifacts for network architecture Conduct cost/benefit analysis and provide detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques and tools for efficient solutions meeting business needs, including present and future capacity requirements Conduct testing of network design Advise and provide client hardware requirements, configurations, SOPs and limitations Design telecommunications circuit specifications Deliver service catalog items for automatically provisioning network configurations utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Monitor network statistics to ensure optimum performance Monitor network hardware operations to ensure properly set configuration options Maintain technical expertise in network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, including management, monitoring, automation, routers, switches, firewalls, and unified communications equipment Qualifications

Requirements: Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.; 4 years of additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelor's degree Top Secret with SCI eligibility is required Information Assurance Certifications consistent with the 8570 IAT Level III (must be attained prior to starting) Required VMware Certified Professional-Network Virtualization (VCP-NV); AXELOS ITIL4 professional certification Cloud, Automation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) certificates/training may be required within 6 months of starting Minimum of 5 years designing VMware NSX environments utilizing SDN, physical IP/Fiber Channel networks, and routing protocols Proven expertise with Cisco network platforms including management, monitoring, automation, routers, switches, firewalls, and unified communications equipment Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF), DoDAF 2.0 standards, and Change Management Processes Knowledge of DISN or CANES systems Proven ability using MS Office applications for network design documentation, including Visio Experience designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting LAN, WAN, and low bandwidth networks with network encryptors Experience utilizing network management solutions based on Netflow and SNMP Experience in virtualization (e.g., Azure, VMware NSX) Proficiency with Automation tools and scripting (e.g., Ansible, Python) Proficiency with IaC (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) Experience gathering requirements and presenting technical material to VIP audiences Desired

Professional certifications in Cisco, Azure, VMware, and/or ITIL (e.g., CCNP Enterprise, DevNet Professional, AZ-104) Minimum 10 years of Cisco experience; expertise with Cisco network platforms including management, monitoring, automation, routers, switches, firewalls, and unified communications equipment Experience designing Cisco ACI environments using SDN; knowledge of SDN principles and routing protocols Familiarity with Agile methodologies for iterative network project management Salary and Benefits

Target Salary Range: $146,000 - $234,000. Salary is determined by factors including scope, experience, education, location, and contract considerations. Overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus may be available depending on the position. EEO:

Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law. This description contains essential information about the role and its requirements. If you\'re viewing this externally, you may see generic job postings from related roles.

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