Nabors Industries
Senior Network Architect
Nabors Industries, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
Description
Company Overview
Nabors is a leading provider of advanced technology for the energy industry. With operations in about 20 countries, Nabors has established a global network of people, technology and equipment to deploy solutions that deliver safe, efficient and responsible hydrocarbon production. By leveraging its core competencies, particularly in drilling, engineering, automation, data science and manufacturing, Nabors aims to innovate the future of energy and enable the transition to a lower carbon world.
Nabors is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, religion, age, color, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. To learn more about our Fair Employment practices, please refer to the Nabors Code of Conduct.
JOB SUMMARY
The Architect position is an advanced IT professional responsible for determining and developing architectural approaches and solutions, researching new technologies and approaches, creating standards and roadmaps, and developing recommendations for migrating to future standards. The Architect is expected to have familiarity in one or more architectural domains and to contribute to the overall planning of the overall organizational IT strategy.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Exhibits a broad understanding of the current and future technology architectures, an awareness of the organization's key strategies and objectives and particular depth of understanding of goals and objectives of an area they may supportParticipates in the development of technology standards in their area(s) of technical expertise to provide road maps which specify future state and how to get there to increase capabilities, scalability and performanceProposes technology standards and investments (where applicable) supported by a thorough technical analysis, proof of concept and business caseSupports the designs of solutions, consulting to the project team(s), assessing impact and interdependencies and provides the recommendations to effectively manage the impactProvides technical guidance, training, direction and reviews the work of colleagues working on architectural issues to ensure alignmentEstablishes systems to monitor compliance with architectural standards and to ensure technical integrityProvides technical guidance and mentorship to team membersProvides solutions to the projects or business, leveraging their technical expertise to guide the implementationQualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related fieldsMinimum 10 years of relevant technical experience in architect role or equivalentDemonstrates expertise in architecture and ability in learning and assessing multiple technologiesCCIE or equivalent experiencePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
10 or more years of relevant functional experience in architect role or equivalentExpert knowledge in multiple architectural domainsExpert knowledge in network design to include VoIP, routing, switching, datacenter and securityNetworking and associated protocols including TCP/UDP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, DNS, SNMP and other internet associated protocolsIP addressing to include subnetting, route aggregation, and BGP route mapsPrior experience with Cisco DMVPNUnderstanding of Satellite networks and LTE/5G networksRedundant network systems design experienceExperience with infrastructure sizing and capacity planningDesign, architect, implement and managing Nexus 9k and 7k multiple VDC deploymentExpert in routing and switchingDesign, architect, implement and managing wireless infrastructureUnderstanding and familiarity with Cisco UCS environmentAdvanced level Cisco FTD configuration and management experienceExperience with designing, deploying, and operating SDWAN networksF5, Cisco Leaf and Spine experience preferred but not requiredBEHAVIORAL COMPENTENCIES
AccountabilityExcellenceInnovationSafetyTeamwork & CollaborationCommunicationDecision MakingProcess & Analytic AbilityTECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) - Level TwoEmerging Technology - Level ThreeIT Standards, Procedures, Policies - Level ThreeBusiness Assessment - Level ThreeInformation Management - Level TwoProduct and Vendor Evaluation - Level ThreePHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS
Office environmentWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and use hands. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision
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Company Overview
Nabors is a leading provider of advanced technology for the energy industry. With operations in about 20 countries, Nabors has established a global network of people, technology and equipment to deploy solutions that deliver safe, efficient and responsible hydrocarbon production. By leveraging its core competencies, particularly in drilling, engineering, automation, data science and manufacturing, Nabors aims to innovate the future of energy and enable the transition to a lower carbon world.
Nabors is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, religion, age, color, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. To learn more about our Fair Employment practices, please refer to the Nabors Code of Conduct.
JOB SUMMARY
The Architect position is an advanced IT professional responsible for determining and developing architectural approaches and solutions, researching new technologies and approaches, creating standards and roadmaps, and developing recommendations for migrating to future standards. The Architect is expected to have familiarity in one or more architectural domains and to contribute to the overall planning of the overall organizational IT strategy.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Exhibits a broad understanding of the current and future technology architectures, an awareness of the organization's key strategies and objectives and particular depth of understanding of goals and objectives of an area they may supportParticipates in the development of technology standards in their area(s) of technical expertise to provide road maps which specify future state and how to get there to increase capabilities, scalability and performanceProposes technology standards and investments (where applicable) supported by a thorough technical analysis, proof of concept and business caseSupports the designs of solutions, consulting to the project team(s), assessing impact and interdependencies and provides the recommendations to effectively manage the impactProvides technical guidance, training, direction and reviews the work of colleagues working on architectural issues to ensure alignmentEstablishes systems to monitor compliance with architectural standards and to ensure technical integrityProvides technical guidance and mentorship to team membersProvides solutions to the projects or business, leveraging their technical expertise to guide the implementationQualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related fieldsMinimum 10 years of relevant technical experience in architect role or equivalentDemonstrates expertise in architecture and ability in learning and assessing multiple technologiesCCIE or equivalent experiencePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
10 or more years of relevant functional experience in architect role or equivalentExpert knowledge in multiple architectural domainsExpert knowledge in network design to include VoIP, routing, switching, datacenter and securityNetworking and associated protocols including TCP/UDP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, DNS, SNMP and other internet associated protocolsIP addressing to include subnetting, route aggregation, and BGP route mapsPrior experience with Cisco DMVPNUnderstanding of Satellite networks and LTE/5G networksRedundant network systems design experienceExperience with infrastructure sizing and capacity planningDesign, architect, implement and managing Nexus 9k and 7k multiple VDC deploymentExpert in routing and switchingDesign, architect, implement and managing wireless infrastructureUnderstanding and familiarity with Cisco UCS environmentAdvanced level Cisco FTD configuration and management experienceExperience with designing, deploying, and operating SDWAN networksF5, Cisco Leaf and Spine experience preferred but not requiredBEHAVIORAL COMPENTENCIES
AccountabilityExcellenceInnovationSafetyTeamwork & CollaborationCommunicationDecision MakingProcess & Analytic AbilityTECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) - Level TwoEmerging Technology - Level ThreeIT Standards, Procedures, Policies - Level ThreeBusiness Assessment - Level ThreeInformation Management - Level TwoProduct and Vendor Evaluation - Level ThreePHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS
Office environmentWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and use hands. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision
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