Network Architect

We are seeking a highly skilled Network Support Architect to join our team at First Convenience Bank. 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.

• Design and develop process maps to ensure integration, consistency, and continuity across all processes
• Develop secure and resilient technology architectures that meet current and future IT requirements
• Ensure that process designs, roles, responsibilities, and documentation are regularly reviewed and audited for efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance
• Design measurement methods and metrics to support the continual improvement of service provision and supporting processes
• Produce and maintain IT specifications, including overall designs, architectures, topologies, and configurations of 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 into account business requirements, target environments, processes, performance requirements, existing systems, and services
• Create and maintain IT design policies, philosophies, and criteria, covering areas such as connectivity, capacity, interfaces, security, resilience, recovery, access, and remote access
• Work with capacity management to review IT traffic volumes and requirements, identify 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, and initiate 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 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 that all external IT services are designed to meet agreed service levels and targets
• Play a major role in the selection of 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 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

• 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

Physical Requirements:
Must be able to remain in a sitting stationary position for extended periods of time
Constantly operate a computer and other office machinery
May be required to lift up to 75 pounds

Equal Opportunity Employer:
FCBI is an equal opportunity employer.