RR Donnelley

Network Architect

RR Donnelley

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $105,900 - $169,500 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

CitrixCloudFirewallsTCP/IP

About the role

  • Supports the design, development, and implementation of enterprise network solutions under the guidance of senior architects and network engineering teams.
  • Plays a critical part in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of the organization’s network infrastructure.
  • Helps troubleshoot and resolve network issues across data centers and remote sites.
  • Supports the evaluation of new technologies and solutions for improving network performance, security, and reliability.
  • Maintains diagrams, documentation, and inventories related to network architecture and configurations.
  • Provides deep technical expertise, guidance, and support to Network Engineering and operations team members and Architecture peers across several key network infrastructure environments, including Data Center Core, Cloud networks, Remote Access, Security zone designs, Security standards and practices, application performance, network monitoring and management tools.
  • Architects and leads deployments for secure, resilient LAN/WAN environments using Cisco, Palo Alto, and Aruba technologies.
  • Manages our existing Netscaler environment as well as conduct training for other members of the team.
  • Anticipates associated technical issues affecting the architecture and communicate issues to appropriate team member(s).
  • Works with data architecture and physical infrastructure teams to ensure that data, infrastructure, and applications architectures are aligned.
  • Collaborates with principal customers and business analysts in applications, enterprise infrastructure, business technology, and other key departments, to define current architectures, identify real or potential problem areas, and facilitate consensus on integration, nature, and timing of changes.
  • Provides direction and mentoring to the team to ensure consistent architectural approaches are utilized.
  • Documents infrastructure and change control according to strict compliance standards.
  • Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in discipline related to functional work or role with 8-10 years of relevant work experience
  • Experience in planning/architecture development and support
  • Must have demonstrates expertise, understanding, or knowledge in some of the following:
  • - System analysis and design techniques
  • - Technical architecture, current information systems supporting the enterprise
  • - Providing architectural risk assessments and architecture reviews of software systems.
  • - Functional analysis at the enterprise level
  • - Data analysis and modeling at the enterprise level
  • - In-depth knowledge and proficiency of networking protocols and solutions: TCP/IP, BGP, VLANs, SDWAN, Palo Alto Firewalls, SolarWinds, Citrix NetScaler, DUO, Cisco and HPE/Aruba
  • Able to consistently contribute effort, leadership, and creative thinking to solving complex and significant problems in a collaborative fashion.
  • Able to communicate complex concepts, problems, and solutions clearly and effectively to all levels within the organization.
  • Demonstrated ability to perform at the highest level of proficiency in utilizing tools and applications to complete assignments.
  • Able to work on special projects to enhance internal system functionality from the operational business perspective.
  • Cisco or Palo Alto certification is preferred.
Benefits
  • medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • paid time off
  • disability insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • life insurance
  • other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages
  • parental leave
  • adoption assistance
  • tuition assistance
  • employer/partner discounts

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
network solutions designnetwork infrastructure implementationtroubleshooting network issuesnetwork performance evaluationLAN/WAN architecturenetwork monitoringdata analysisnetwork protocolssystem analysistechnical architecture
Soft skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingmentoringcreative thinkingtechnical guidancedocumentationconsensus buildingtraining
Certifications
Cisco certificationPalo Alto certification