NETWORK ARCHITECT

at  Manitoba Hydro

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Four year degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering from a university of recognized standing plus five years of
  experience directly related to network architecture;

OR

• Two year diploma in Computer Technology from an institute of recognized standing plus seven years of experience directly

related to network architecture.

• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) considered an asset.

• Work closely with D&T Business Partnership and business stakeholders to provide architectural consulting expertise for new

projects and technologies being introduced to the corporate network.

• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to develop, maintain, and promote technology standards, technical capability,

guidelines, guardrails, and enterprise reference architectures.

• Play a lead role in the technical implementation of corporate network segmentation for new and existing workloads.
• Provide level III support to other members of the Network Management team during problem resolution.
• Participate as a subject matter expert on IT projects related to network infrastructure.
• Design network infrastructure which focuses on addressing availability, performance, and security.
• Maintain the network technology roadmap that addresses short and long term goals.
• Collaborate with other architects to design, plan, evaluate and recommend network technology solutions that are compliant

with enterprise standards and are compliant with business strategies.

• Communicate network architecture capabilities to technical and business stakeholders.
• Keep abreast of industry trends, technologies, and best practices related to network management and advocate process

improvement opportunities to management and staff accordingly.

• Take a lead role in organizing and coordinating large system changes and technical upgrades.
• Develop strong working relationships with industry contacts.
• Ensure that initiatives and projects initiated within the network management area align with department, division and corporate

strategic goals.