Senior Enterprise Network Architect

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Documents and analyzes current state network architectures while defining the desired future state to establish a clear roadmap for technological evolution and alignment with the business vision.
• ● Develops architectural standards, patterns, and blueprints to evolve the network architecture to accelerate solution design, drive consistency, safety, and sustainability across the enterprise.
• ● Leads the strategic evolution of network architectures by establishing and implementing technology direction that delivers secure, resilient, compliant, and future-ready network capabilities aligned with organizational priorities and operational requirements.
• ● Engage with business and technology leaders to understand business objectives, challenges, and requirements, ensuring the network architecture aligns with both technical and business needs.
• ● Provides architectural guidance and oversight for large-scale strategic projects ensuring alignment with technology standards, patterns, blueprints.
• ● Monitor emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating their potential impact and recommending innovative solutions to drive business value.
• ● Ensure architectural designs comply with relevant regulations, security standards, organizational policies, mitigating risks effectively.
• ● Foster a culture of learning by mentoring teams, promoting architectural standards, best practices, and sharing architectural knowledge across the organization.
• ● Job Requirements

Requirements

• ● Bachelor's degree in the field of Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or an acceptable combination of education, experience, and training.
• ● A minimum of five (5) years of experience in network and telecommunications, including hands-on experience in designing, deploying, and integrating complex network infrastructure solutions in an enterprise environment.
• ● A minimum of three (3) years of experience authoring technology standards, patterns, or blueprints.
• ● A minimum of three (3) years of experience designing and implementing complex network infrastructure solutions in a safety critical environment.
• ● Leadership experience in managing multiple, large, cross-functional teams or projects, and influencing senior level management and key stakeholders.
• ● Deep understanding of NAV CANADA's industry, including market trends, competitive landscape, and regulatory requirements, with the ability to adapt solutions accordingly.
• ● Deep understanding of spine-leaf architectures and zero trust frameworks.
• ● Advanced knowledge of core routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS).
• ● In depth knowledge of WAN overlay technologies and software defined networks (e.g. SD-WAN, NSX, ACI, NDFC).
• ● Advanced knowledge of multicast routing principles, protocols, and network design methodologies.
• ● Advanced knowledge designing scalable, secure, and high-performance network architectures, including cloud-based, on-premises, and hybrid cloud.
• ● Deep understanding of Quality-of-Service (QoS) frameworks, best practices, and techniques.
• ● In depth knowledge designing resilient, scalable, and fault tolerant network architectures in a safety critical environment.
• ● Knowledge of Zero Trust principles as it applies to network architecture through least-privilege connectivity, workload segmentation, encrypted communications, continuous monitoring, and policy-based access controls.
• ● Ability to work cross functionally with subject matter experts in a variety of architectural domains to evaluate complex problems and orchestrate efficient, scalable solutions that align with business goals and objectives.
• ● Ability to lead and influence architectural decisions, stakeholders, and drive consensus on architectural strategies across the enterprise.
• ● Ability to stay ahead of technology trends, adapt to evolving business needs, and innovate to maintain a competitive edge.
• ● Ability to bridge the gap between business strategy and technical execution, ensuring technology investments drive measurable business value.
• ● Ability to work both independently and in a team environment, supporting client architectural needs and leading collaboration efforts, sharing new ideas, and supporting the achievement of collective team goals.
• ● Proficiency in creating architectural standards, diagrams, roadmaps, and patterns to guide implementation teams effectively.