Network Solution Architect

Job Description:

Drive the successful delivery of network and security technology investment efforts.

 Network with stakeholders, sponsors, engineering, and operations teams
across CLIENT Technology to drive development of networking products,
services, and solutions.

 Work with Technology Architects to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and
targets, while providing input into strategic direction as needed.

 Come up to speed with strategic artifacts and align solution efforts to those strategies.

 Translate business needs into technical requirements and formulation of
solutions, while identifying gaps, strategic impacts, financial impacts and the risk
profile in the technical solution or offering.

 Lead RFI and RFP technology selection efforts from a technical perspective, including:

•  Formulate requirements which guide technology selections and solution exercises.
•  Formulate technology recommendations while working with stakeholders.
•  Lead proof-of-concept efforts to finalize technology selection and fit into CLIENT environment.
•  Compile technology findings and recommendations for leadership decisions.

Drive proof-of-concept, design and implementation activities from an
architectural perspective.

 Develop and maintain solution architecture documents and other artifacts to guide
design creation and implementations.

 Identify technologies appropriate to incorporate in solution architectures.
Stay abreast of industry trends and new technology offerings, perform in-depth
research analysis and maintain collaborative partnership with internal IT teams
and business customers along with external technology vendors and service
providers to ensure robust outcomes.

 Present subject matter to program / project teams, governance forums and other
audiences as needed.