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Technical Architect

The Technical Architect will develop, implement, and support network services and solutions for consulting clients while mentoring and sharing skills with others. This position will build a customer-focused relationship with client to identify business challenges and develop specifications and requirements to arrive at the best solution.

Roles and Responsibilities/ Essential Functions:

• Play an active role by collaborating with Practice Leads to create and maintain documents and procedures.
• Execute, with Project Managers and Practice Leads, on large projects on time and on budget.
• Provide active leadership and articulate to the Project Management Team what is needed for success and lead the other Engineers to ensure tasks are being completed accurately and timely.
• Be the Lead Engineer on projects that have multiple different technologies.
• In collaboration with the Project Management Team Members, if applicable, provide daily updates on all projects and be proactive with communication to all parties on timelines, hours, resources, concerns, etc.
• Proactively execute collaboration between different business units to provide a world class experience for the customer.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and take a leadership role in Team and customer meetings.
• Contribute to product selection and research, configuration standards and best practices and educate our sales teams on these products and services so that they can sell them.
• Work in a team atmosphere between regional and virtual practices, while at all times maintaining a professional and respectful demeanor.
• Maintain current vendor/industry specific certifications and stay current on new products and solutions.
• Continue to grow personally along the guidelines of the Engineering skills matrix, improving your skill set around project experience, leadership, certifications and technical expertise.
• Meet annual billable hour goal, as defined by HBS. This number may change over time as the business evolves.

Competencies:

• Accountability
• Adaptability
• Ambition
• Business Acumen
• Decision Making
• Detail Oriented
• Ethical
• Honesty / Integrity
• Innovative
• Leadership
• Organized
• Persistence
• Technical Aptitude

Required Experience:

• 5+ years in a technical related field

Preferred Experience:

• 6-8 years in a technical related field
• 4+ years' experience working as a Consultant

Required Skills, Education and/ or Certifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent certifications
• At least two or more Professional level certifications
• CCNP, CCP-V, VCAP-DCV, MCA
• Experience designing and architecting network based solutions
• Installing and supporting Cisco or HP/Aruba network switching and routing products
• IOS, IOS-XR, NX-OS Experience/Best Practices
• Routing ProtocolsOSPF, EIGRP, BGP, L2 / L3 Architecture and Design Multicast, QoS

Preferred Skills, Education and/ or Certifications:

• CCNP, CCDP, CCIE, ACMP, ACCP, ACCX, ACEAP, MCE or equivalent level certifications
• Installing and supporting Cisco or HP/Aruba network switching and routing products
• IOS, IOS-XR, NX-OS Experience/Best Practices
• Cisco Nexus technologies such as VDC, vPC, VXLAN, etc.
• Routing ProtocolsOSPF, EIGRP, BGP, L2 / L3 Architecture and Design Multicast, QoS
• Cisco based ISR-based VPN solutions such as FLEX-VPN, GET-VPN, or DMVPN.
• Data Center / Core design, configuration, and implementation utilizing Cisco Nexus Architecture (9K, 7K, 6K, 5K, 3K, 2K, 1000V).
• Software Defined Networking (SDA, SD-WAN)
• Cisco/Meraki/Aruba Wireless
• Controller or autonomous based
• Design using Ekahau or similar product
• High Density/Manufacturing/Office/Education
• Familiarity or experience with:
• Meraki (Wireless, Security Products, Switches, SDWAN)
• Citrix NetScaler ADC/SDWAN deployment a plus
• Network security appliances Including Cisco ASA/FTD, Palo Alto firewalls and related technology
• Additional core technologies such as: Riverbed, OpenDNS, Infoblox, Cisco Optical, NetBrain, FireEye, SolarWinds, SPLUNK?

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