Senior Networking Architect at Kforce Inc.
Brentwood, TN 37027
About the Job
- Provide technical leadership to Systems Infrastructure strategy to enable greater agility with fulfillment of Infrastructure services including working with other teams to enable end to end CI/CD pipelines and the enablement of highly resilient Network Services for cross-functional teams
- Design maintainable solutions to meet business and compliance requirements through code development using SDLC methodology to ensure consistency, maintainability, and compliance
- Identify and implement ongoing opportunities for system and process improvements
- Maintain Network Services development standards complying with enterprise standards, ensuring solutions are optimally designed, secure, well performing and integrated with other solutions
- Evaluate emerging technology for use across technical domains for delivering Infrastructure services
- Develop technology transformation roadmaps and action plans to continually evolve and improve the technology estate
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related field preferred. Any suitable combination of education and experience will be considered
- Professional Certifications preferred: CCNP, Azure 700 and 900, JNCIS DevOps, JNCIS-DC, JNCIP-DC
- 10+ years of related work experience of increasingly technical Information Technology experience
- 5+ years of related work experience in NetDevOps utilizing SDLC agile methodology with various programming languages
- High Demand IT Specialized skills: Network automation, orchestration development, Network Cloud Expertise
- Programming/Scripting Languages (e.g., Bash, KSH, PowerShell, PowerCLI, Perl, Python)
- Declarative Configuration Languages (Ansible, Terraform)
- Infrastructure Configuration/Automation (Ansible Tower, Terraform Enterprise, Puppet)
- Cloud services (Azure, Google Cloud)
- Container Platform services (Kubernetes)
- CI/CD Pipeline & Repository tools (Bamboo, Bitbucket, GitHub, Jenkins)
- Microsoft and Linux based Operating Systems
- Train in and independently create robust, scalable, and high-quality automation solutions for Infrastructure as code (IaC) software development
- Develop, train and drive DevOps engineering practices across technical domains
- Advanced knowledge of networking, server, and storage technologies and environments
- Ability to comprehend business requirements to ensure technical directions are supportive
- Advanced ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of innovative technologies
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong knowledge of business process re-engineering from lean principles to agile processes
- Strong knowledge of open telemetry observability frameworks, pipelines, and publish/subscribe models
- Ability to estimate the budgetary impact of technical architecture alternatives
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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