Architect Principal (Network Engineering) - Remote
Job Description:
This position is located in Columbus, Ohio but may be eligible for remote home based as long as selected candidate is within AEP's current operating territory (WV, VA, TN, AR, KY, TX, OH, IN, MI, OK, LA) The Network Architect will operate at an enterprise level, responsible for creating a wholistic strategy and tactical execution plan of implementation, as well as operationalizing investments which ultimately result in a secure and resilient network architecture that is scalable to meet the growing business needs as well as lowered mean time to repair and time between incidents. Technology areas of focus will be the AEP Enterprise Core Backbone Network, SCADA (Supervisory, Control and Data Acquisition) head-end aggregation networks, Internet Connectivity, Wireless, VPN (Virtual Private Network) connections, Data Center networks, Public Cloud connectivity and Network Security architectures. This key technical position is accountable for defining architecture and engineering standards, developing network automation solutions, documentation of best practices, system monitoring and analytics and top tier (level 3) operational support. This position will also mentor staff members to develop excellent enterprise networking skills. Ensuring designs follow compliance guidelines such as SOX and NERC-CIP. You'll work on a cross-infrastructure team with architects and technical leads from other infrastructure teams (cloud, storage, compute, applications) to establish technical strategies and architectural design/standards across infrastructure technology. Work closely with leadership to ensure that their technology platform choices are well understood, the support services contracts comply with operational standards, proper thought leadership is represented in the negotiation of support services and that measured services are well defined. POSITION
Summary:
Part of a larger team delivering technology solutions to address business problems and opportunities. Focus on translating specific business requirements into technical solution architectures including application architecture, integration architecture, data architecture, and non-functional requirements around supportability, resiliency, security, etc. Translate general business requirements and business trends in architecture patterns and technology ecosystems including data center architecture, application architecture patterns, integration architecture patterns, technology standards, non-functional technical requirements, and computing paradigms. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS are listed below:
Design and deliver solutions to meet complex business needs. Investigate and clarify business unit pain-points, address needs, develop and communicate solution options Leverage standard reference architectures, design patterns, technology guidelines and standards. Produce all architectural solution and project deliverables without assistance. Act a key Subject Matter Expert and for technology leadership on specific technical and business topics. Mentor, guide and oversee one or more junior solution architects. Work with the project team and leadership to ensure success of the projects in their portfolio. Participate in project decision-making to ensure trade-offs between project delivery and architectural goals are well-reasoned. Active contributor in the assessment of supported business unit solution portfolio, including the development of current- and future-state views of a given solution portfolio efforts. Requirements BASIC
Qualifications Education:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field is required.
Experience:
8 years of relevant work experience is required. An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered. OTHER REQUIREMENTS Self-directed and dependable to produce high-quality work in a timely manner. Contribute to the development and unity of the teams work on Bring strong technical decision-making skills to the team Effectively communicate appropriately through verbal and written channels to inform IT and Business Leadership and project teams. Physical demand level is Sedentary.
Salary Range:
$150K -- $200K
Minimum Qualification
Database Administration, Systems Architecture & EngineeringEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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