Network Architect

At First Convenience Bank, we are seeking a highly skilled Network Support Architect to join our team. As a key member of our Technical Services department, you will be responsible for designing and implementing secure and resilient technology architectures that meet the current and future IT requirements of our organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement process maps to ensure integration, consistency, and continuity across all processes
• Develop secure and resilient technology architectures that meet the current and future IT requirements of the organization
• Ensure that the design of all processes, roles, responsibilities, and documentation is regularly reviewed and audited for efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance
• Design measurement methods and metrics to support the continual improvement of service provision and all supporting processes
• Produce and maintain all aspects of IT specification, including the overall designs, architectures, topologies, and configurations of the infrastructure, environment, applications, and data
• Recommend proactive, innovative IT solutions for the improvement of IT design and operation
• Translate logical designs into physical designs, taking account of business requirements, target environments, processes, performance requirements, existing systems, and services
• Create and maintain IT design policies, philosophies, and criteria, covering all areas including connectivity, capacity, interfaces, security, resilience, recovery, access, and remote access
• Work with capacity management and review IT traffic volumes and requirements, identifying trends in traffic flows and levels of service
• Propose design enhancements to IT infrastructure, capacity changes, continuity, backup, and recovery arrangements, as required
• Review IT costs against external service providers, new developments, and new services, initiating proposals to change IT design where appropriate cost reductions and benefits can be achieved
• Provide advice and guidance to management on the design and planning phases of IT systems, ensuring that requirements (particularly capacity, recovery, performance, and security needs) are reflected in the overall specifications
• Provide advice and guidance to all areas of IT and business management, analysts, planners, designers, and developers on all aspects of IT design and technology
• Interface with designers and planners from external vendors and service providers, ensuring all external IT services are designed to meet their agreed service levels and targets
• Play a major role in the selection of any new IT infrastructure or technology solutions
• Assume technical responsibility for IT standards, policy, and design for all significant projects or major application areas
• Take full responsibility for the design aspects of all stages of the lifecycle of IT systems, including investigation, analysis, specification, design, development, construction, testing, maintenance, upgrade, transition, operation, and improvement
• Construct, interpret, and monitor test plans to verify correct operation of completed systems against their design objectives
• Assess changes for their conformance to the design principles, including attendance at CAB meetings if appropriate
• Manage strategic Technical Services projects as directed
• Direct the management of telecommunications, desktop, and network initiatives as assigned
• Prepare and manage departmental budgets in a cost-effective manner
• Ensure appropriate staffing and provide departmental leadership
• Be on call 24x7 for operational emergencies requiring management attention

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in MIS, Business Administration, or related field
• Five-Ten years managing, designing, and implementing network, desktop, and telecommunications solutions
• Experience in CISCO network design, telecommunications, and desktop management
• Staff development experience
• Time management, organizational, and effective communication skills
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Must successfully pass background investigation according to company policy
• Must be able to get along with co-workers and work effectively in a team environment