Senior Infrastructure Architect

The OpportunityThe candidate is responsible for solution design, implementation, and operational support of Abbott’s global network services. This position will serve as the technical lead for projects involving complex planning for all Abbott network infrastructure including detailed design creation, proposals, analysis, project preparation/implementation/and support. Responsible for timely interaction with customers of the platform, peer technologists, and senior management.The ideal candidate will have experience in large enterprise Data Center Networking, Routing, Switching, Wireless Access, Software Define WAN (SD-WAN) Firewall Controls, Load Balancing, Security Infrastructure, Remote Access Connectivity Solutions (Cisco AnyConnect, Zscaler ZPA), Network Segmentation, DHCP/DNS/IPAM, and Zscaler technologies.What You’ll Work OnDesign large scale enterprise WAN, SD-WAN, LAN, WLAN including switches, firewalls, and other network related hardware.Design and Implement Data Center technologies like VXLAN, Cisco ACIDesign and continuously improve network monitoring and observability capabilities.Design and management of core services such as DHCP, DNS, IP address Management and Load BalancingDefine requirements in support of budget plans and make recommendations for ways to improve performance, reduce costs, and meet business requirements.Defines the architecture and hardware requirements for project proposals.Design, execute, support day to day service requests.Lead large scale network refresh projects as well as divisional expansion projects.Design and Manage Network Capacity and PerformanceEvaluates and identifies opportunities for network performance and functionality improvement within the enterprise network.Participate in the development efforts to bring automation into the network environment.Responsible for compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, and industry best practices.Successfully negotiate technical design and deployment strategy with key stakeholder and consumers of the service.Serve as the platform technical subject matter expert and provide consulting support to the business and end-user organizations.Produce and maintain timely, accurate engineering documentation.Partners with Abbott’s Cybersecurity organization in conducting security and vulnerability assessments to ensure compliance with corporate security policies and adherence to best practices.Integrates technical expertise with communication, leadership, and business skills in a team environment.POSITION ACCOUNTABILITY / SCOPEAbility to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, while adhering to deadlinesDemonstrates mastery of the concepts and theory of network security, and possess adept knowledge of data networking, including expertise in switching, routing, directory services, and TCP/IP fundamentals.Demonstrates knowledge of encryption protocols, as well as means for compromising systems based on known vulnerabilities.Demonstrates a strong customer centric approach and excellent communications skills.Responsible for the global landscape of the Abbott network and security infrastructure.Keeps abreast of industry trends and makes architecture roadmaps and or recommendation based on these trends.Required Skills and Education:Required: bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Telecommunication, or other related field – or combination of experience / education.Required experience:8+ years of Networking experience.8+ years network experience with multinational enterprises of 5000+ users including network design.Expertise in designing enterprise scale routing and switching environments, MPLS / VPN, SD-WAN, WLAN, Cisco ISE and/or Identity/Authentication solutions, Network Topologies, Load balancing, and QoS and Cisco ACI.Preferred skills:*** Experience with the following products / environments preferred:Cisco Routers and SwitchesCisco/ Viptela SDWAN or SDWAN technologies is a plus.InfobloxCISCO DNA centerCloud networkingCisco ASACheck Point FirewallsCitrix NetscalerF5 Load Balancer (GTM and LTM)Cisco ACIZscalerCisco WirelessAPI Based AutomationSplunkService NowNetbrainTufinLogic MonitorWAN accelerationIntrusion Prevention, Cloud Security (Zscaler and other security solutions), Firewall Monitoring ToolsExperience in healthcare related industries is a plus.Multilingual a plusExperience in regulated environments a plusMS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Telecommunications. Active Certifications: CISSP, CCNP, CCSE, CCIE.

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