the design. The Senior Architect provides deep technical knowledge and architectural design mentorship at a platform and portfolio level and will be a key contributing architect on large/complex projects with a variety of components. The Senior Architect is capable of presenting designs and ideas to an Architecture Review Board.
The Senior Architect will be responsible for: Working with senior level engineers, architects and platform owner to set the platform’s technical direction and strategic objectives. Aligning efforts with central architecture function to influence technical standards and progress enterprise objectives. Participating in design reviews to ensure both deliveries of
desired business outcomes and alignment to enterprise standards. Driving key architecture decisions to solve critical complex problems for assigned and adjacent platforms.
Working with the Company Platform Owner and senior architects to guide Technical Platform architecture and engineering teams. Focusing on driving architecture towards long-term Business Unit/Enterprise goals and objectives. Partnering with business leadership to influence priorities and objectives. Capturing best-practice knowledge from engineering and field teams and share reference architectures and patterns with technical teams. Networking with peers on technical matters, design prototypes, system designs and enterprise-wide
research projects. Required Qualifications 15+ years of Network Infrastructure and Financial Services industry experience Experience with multiple IT disciplines with a confirmed understanding of relevant architectural conceptinteractionperience with Agile methodologies and demonstrated ability to operate in this model Strong communication skills ability to facilitate technical conversations with non-technical stakeholders Must be proficient in routing protocols, particularly e BGP and i BGPMust have experience with interdisciplinary infrastructure such as DNS and AD and interdependencies to data networking Experience with architecture and solution development in the following technologies Public Cloud; AWS, Azure, Oracle, Kindral/IBM z Cloud, Goggle Private Cloud, Software Defined Data Center SD-WAN, Velo Cloud or equivalent product Infrastructure Security concepts and strategies Dev Ops methodologies Infrastructure as Code (Ia C), Hashicorp Terraform, Ansible Tower, Python Deployment and/or Custom Scripting Hashi Corp Consul Networking platforms, firewalls (Palo Alto, Cisco) routing/switching (Cisco, Arista, Cumulus etc.
), DNS/DHCP (Infoblox), application load balancers proxy servers (Net Scope, Forcepoint)Confluence, Jira, Slack Collaboration, Voice and Video platforms Desired Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in related technical discipline with 10+ years of network architecture experience Strong verbal and written communication skills Self-motivation with the ability to adapt to a rapidly changing technology and business environment Experience supporting a multi-platform network environment with demonstrated ability to lead the integration of new technologies through the complete solution lifecycle Proven architecture leadership experience Ability to apply sound network architecture principles to set the tone and pace for the maturation of the program Proven ability to influence and gain trust at a peer group in business and technology levels in multi-culture environments Ability to manage complex activities simultaneously to short timescales Ability to demonstrate continuous improvement Education and Certifications Required: Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline.
Preferred: Master's degree in Network Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline. Pay Transparency The salary range for this position is $ 124,000- $ 186,000, plus an opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus Actual pay is based on various factors including but not limited to the work location, and relevant skills and experience.
We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more. Note, Citizens’ paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of very local and state jurisdiction in the United States. For an overview of our benefits, visit Some job boards have started using jobseeker-reported data to estimate salary ranges for roles.
If you apply and qualify for this role, a recruiter will discuss accurate pay guidance. Equal Employment Opportunity At Citizens we value diversity, equity and inclusion, and treat everyone with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on experience, performance, and ability. Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender individuals who are transitioning, have transitioned, or are perceived to be transitioning to the gender with which they identify), genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, interaction, interactionual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws.
Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer Citizens is a brand name of Citizens Bank, N. A. and each of its respective affiliates. Why Work for Us At Citizens, you'll find a customer-centric culture built around helping our customers and giving back to our local communities. When you join our team, you are part of a supportive and collaborative workforce, with access to training and tools to accelerate your potential and maximize your career growth For more details: jobs-search. org/finance_johnston-c431469/senior-it-network-infrastructure-architect-johnston_i1961627044
