Hybrid Senior Network Services Architect

at AIG

• Job title: Senior Network Services Architect
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $125,000 - $145,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Switching, VoIP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Houston, United States

About the role

• Senior Network Services Architect supporting Network Services portfolio and driving technology transformations at Corebridge Financial. Involves collaboration and leadership across the organization and with vendors.

Responsibilities

• Support the Network Services portfolio, and work in a cross-organizational setting to ratify services and use-cases across the global enterprise.
• Demonstrate industry knowledge in Software Defined infrastructure, cloud strategies, data center and WAN technologies, global load balancing, automation development and workflows.
• Develop reference architectures, support existing standards through a comprehensive review process, present to Architecture Boards, and develop standards based upon business requirements.
• Ascertain business requirements, research and identify solutions, and make recommendations supported by a properly developed business case that includes technical feasibility, costs, benefits, etc.
• Develop Business Cases, Cost Structure, Scopes of works, and Build Materials associated with both projects and BAU work.
• Develop and execute project / deployment plans that meet scope, time, cost, and quality requirements.
• Assess, mitigate risk, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues utilizing industry standard tools to include packet analyzers. (NetBrain, NetScout, OpenText Network Automation, Spectrum)
• Develop processes and documentation according to the needs of the organization.
• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction in alignment with Security, compliance, and firm objectives.
• Establish and maintain professional relationships throughout the organization and with vendors.
• Collaborate and influence others, to include peers, leaders, and vendors.
• Mentor and build the technical skills of others, and foster a strong and collaborative team environment.
• Lead Audit and compliance reporting efforts, and develop remediation plans.
• Adopt and deliver on timeline and within budget in all areas of effort.
• Provide guidance to managed services, contractors, and mentor network engineers.
• Operate and engage with Audit to provide Reporting on internal and external Audit and compliance requirements.
• Interface with other technology towers and vendors.
• Recommend and oversee implementation of new networking technologies.
• Establish and Maintain Technical Standards including Write, Review, Edit, and improve network architecture standards as well as proposed Network Changes.
• Participate and lead troubleshooting during incidents to support business interruptions, or when experiencing sub-optimal performance with applications or solutions.
• Act as escalation point for critical operational issues.
• Lead Network improvements using Automation and AI capabilities including scripting, and tool configuration.
• Review solution security releases (CVEs) provide guidance and recommendations to address identified potential threats.
• Lead Life Cycle management efforts and recommends hardware platforms and OS versions.
• Collaborate with IT Security on network security best practices.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigation for Severity 1 & 2 Network Outages.
• Participate in capacity management and planning, as well as leads efforts to reduce operational costs.
• Prepare documentation, power points of a technical nature, for the Architecture Review Boards.
• Participate in Global Design reviews, including changes to controls, and other significant changes within the enterprise.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology preferred or related work experience
• 15+ years of experience working with enterprise network solutions, including cloud and remote networks, Software defined network solutions, automation, routing, switching, VoIP, Wi-Fi, etc.
• 5+ years of experience working as a Network or Solution Architect in an enterprise network financial sector preferred.
• Strong background in: Route/Switch Software Defined Data Center (Cisco ACI, Arista Cloud Vision, and associated Arista fabrics), F5 Load Balancing, Aruba Networking, Aruba Clearpass, and AppViewX.
• Strong technical knowledge in the areas of DDI, secure proxy, DDoS, Zero Trust Networking, Tools (NetBrain, Netscout, AppviewX, Spectrum, OpenText Network Automation) and/or content delivery, NAC, firewall, Azure, and AWS is required.
• Knowledge and experience in other areas of Information Technology security (Palo Alto), cloud proxy (ZScaler), Load-balancing (F5), computing, operating systems, application infrastructure, and development, etc.)
• Demonstrated expertise designing and deploying large enterprise solutions around Cisco ACI, Aruba Switching/Routing, Aruba Clearpass (NAC), Aruba Edge/Silver peak, and Cisco Nexus DC Portfolio
• Demonstrated expertise designing and deploying large Aruba solutions at the enterprise level for SDWAN, SDLAN, WiFi, and NAC with demonstrated use of Central and Orchestration SAAS solutions from Aruba
• Demonstrated expertise designing and deploying large enterprise solutions with Arista data center portfolio using Cloud Vision automation and orchestration
• Demonstrated expertise designing and deploying large enterprise solutions around F5 data center portfolio (LTM, GTM), demonstrated use of AppViewX.
• Demonstrated knowledge of network theory, services, routing, standards, and security; capability to interpret and apply network performance optimization and measurements.
• Champions innovation and leads change
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills an able to operate as a level 3 resource during outage situations
• Excellent collaboration and communication (listening, written and verbal) skills
• Ability to multi-task and participate in large, complex, and concurrent projects
• Able to lead small groups in the delivery of technology solutions
• Strong understanding of project management concepts
• Detail oriented and possess excellent research skills.
• Self-starter, thoughtful technology leader, and able to operate both alone and within groups.

Benefits

• Health and Wellness: We offer a range of medical, dental and vision insurance plans, as well as mental health support and wellness initiatives to promote overall well-being.
• Retirement Savings: We offer retirement benefits options, which vary by location. In the U.S., our competitive 401(k) Plan offers a generous dollar-for-dollar Company matching contribution of up to 6% of eligible pay and a Company contribution equal to 3% of eligible pay (subject to annual IRS limits and Plan terms). These Company contributions vest immediately.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counseling services and resources are available to all employees.
• Matching charitable donations: Corebridge matches donations to tax-exempt organizations 1:1, up to $5,000.
• Volunteer Time Off: Employees may use up to 16 volunteer hours annually to support activities that enhance and serve communities where employees live and work.
• Paid Time Off: Eligible employees start off with at least 24 Paid Time Off (PTO) days so they can take time off for themselves and their families when they need it.