SENIOR NETWORK ARCHITECT

Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together. Specific Responsibilities Would Include The Sr. Network Architect is responsible for stewarding the daily operations of Centric Networks while owning the overall Network Strategy and Architecture for network (LAN/WAN) and security (Firewalls, IDS/IPS, NAC, etc) for Centric Brands. This position will be involved with global enterprise projects and design. Provide networking and security architectural and engineering support experience across local, regional and global areas Recommend and evaluate new technologies Manage communication and coordination of resources during outage situations, guide engineers from different groups to work together to resolve outages and restore business functionality as quickly as possible Provide leadership to junior engineers and network operations team Some travel may be required Ability and availability to work occasional nights/weekends assignments as necessary Our Best Fit Candidate Would Have Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, related field or equivalent work experience 8 plus years managing enterprise networks 5 plus years of data center design 3 plus years of managing an enterprise network technology team CCNP Certification Preferred CCIE Routing and Switching certification is a plus Excellent communications skills both written and verbal Meraki Firewalls/Switches/AP’s, Fortinet Firewalls/VPN/FortiNAC,, Cisco Routers/Switches/AP’s/wireless, Cisco Call Manager, F5 Load Balancers Azure network technologies In depth understanding of Layer 2 and Layer 3 technologies such as BGP/EIGRP/OSPF, Spanning Tree, DNS/DHCP, VOIP, QoS, etc WAN topologies such as MPLS, DMVPN, SD-WAN Experience configuring and supporting SolarWinds Design and implementation of Azure network solutions utilizing Network Security Gateways, Virtual Firewalls and other virtual networking/security appliances Network monitoring and troubleshooting Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team environment to ensure performance, reliability and security in a dynamic 24-7-365 production network environment In return, we provide an industry-competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision) that includes a matching 401(k), Summer Fridays, generous PTO, merchandise discounts, excellent career development opportunities, and a work environment that reflects our industry leadership.