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Essential Responsibilities Work closely with business management to resolve business process and productivity needs and develop appropriate technology strategies to support business goals. Analyze technical needs, requirements, and assess the network's infrastructure design, integration, and operations. Collaborate with technical management to architect networks that align with business needs, service-level agreements, availability requirements, and other technological 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 selecting networking technologies and products for implementation. Possess strong communication and presentation skills, ownership mentality, and the ability to deconstruct complex problems into actionable tasks. Lead teams of network designers and engineers in developing detailed designs and quality assurance during implementation. Maintain an up-to-date understanding of business and technology trends and respond to strategic design requests as the business evolves. Communicate effectively with senior business leaders and C-level executives, demonstrating a deep understanding of business strategy. Required Skills Expertise in configuring and operating Cisco, Juniper, Brocade, and Arista switches and routers. CCIE, CCNP, and Juniper certifications are preferred. Proficiency with carrier technologies such as BGP, VRF Lite, ISIS, MPLS, BFD, CCC, GRE, and RSVP. Expertise in routing protocols including IBGP, OSPF, VRRP, VARP, HSRP, and PBR. Experience managing firewall policies on platforms like Palo Alto, Juniper, Cisco, and Fortinet. Experience with configuration, installation, troubleshooting, and support of network equipment, wireless access points, and firewalls across different platforms. Detail-oriented and organized. Excellent client relationship and documentation skills, proficient in Microsoft Office and Visio. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Willingness to work early mornings and/or late nights for critical network changes. Ability to travel and learn new technologies independently. Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines. CCIE certification is required. #J-18808-Ljbffr