Network Architect – Expert

Position Job Title:Network Architect Expert
Agency Name:Office of Mental Health / ITS
Position Type:Full-Time

Additional Information:
Additional Security Requirements:Yes Mandatory ITS Security Agreements HIPAA and OMH Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement (CNDA).

Additional Training Required:Yes Candidate will attend all New York State/GOER and Agency mandated training programs including Internal Controls Prevention of Workplace Violence Sexual Harassment Prevention Information Security and In house sessions to acquaint the candidate with the OMH applications he/she will be supporting.

Knowledge Transfer:During the term of this assignment knowledge transfer from the consultant/project team to State employees will be mandated. The knowledge transfer plan will be a written plan with details determined by the state team lead in collaboration with the selected contractor according to the specific program needs.

Travel Required:Yes This position is primarily remote/office-based with rare on-site travel to OMH facilities or OMH-managed sites when a task requires physical presence.

Position Mandatory Qualification:Designs and implements computer and information networks such as local area networks (LAN) wide area networks (WAN) intranets extranets and other data communications networks. Performs network modeling analysis and planning.

Position Description:Network Architect to design configure and maintain the network architecture of OMH.

Day-to-Day Tasks:Daily Tasks will include but are not limited to the following:

• Assist with designing and maintaining ITS & OMH Network architecture for the EHR Cyber Remediation and other OMH initiatives.
• Mentor and assist other Network Engineers both state and consultant providing guidance for debugging troubleshooting securing and deploying applications data access data communications and system architecture configurations.
• Diagnose and debug production issues reported via ITSM. Escalate critical calls as necessary and join bridge calls to assist in diagnosis.

Requested Qualifications:

• 84 months configuring and troubleshooting LAN Networking equipment in a complex networking environment of at least 1000 remote endpoints that includes switches routers/firewalls and VPN devices. This includes troubleshooting issues using protocol analysis tools (i.e. Wireshark) and conducting in-depth analysis on network data captures.
• 84 months Analytical and Technical knowledge of DMVPN IPSec OSPF/BGP is required.
• 84 months supporting and troubleshooting 4G/5G modem technologies. Multi-vendor experience is preferred.
• 84 months experience with Cisco hardware and Cisco IOS software in a complex TCP/IP environment including routing port forwarding/NAT VPN management.
• 72 months experience supporting and configuring wireless network equipment from vendors such as Cisco Ubiquiti Aruba.
• 72 months experience working with business users to:
• Understand their business requirements and implement technical solutions to meet those requirements
• Work as a member of a team that includes both technical and business users
• Manage changing priorities
• Communicate between business users and technical resources
• 60 months experience configuring and managing network equipment using centralized management consoles (i.e. Cisco IoT Dashboard Cisco Meraki etc.). This includes keeping firmware up to date and standardizing device configuration.
• Cisco Certified Network Professional Enterprise by Cisco System

Required Documentation:

• Résumé
• Copy of Candidate Identification (i.e. drivers license and/or passport and Visa if applicable)
• Any documents referenced in the above Requested Qualifications (i.e. professional certifications degrees etc.)