Principal Network Architect
Core
Subject matter expert for architecting and implementing Northern Trust's global network, including applications and services running on top of it.
Role type
Principal Network Architect
Builds
Global network infrastructure, hosting strategies, resiliency and recovery strategies, security strategies, and data center/colocation strategies.
Domain
Financial Services / Network Infrastructure
Required skills
IP network design and management, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), Layer 2 protocols (vPC, Spanning Tree, VRF, VLANs), WAN/LAN and transport technologies (MPLS, DWDM, Ethernet), security technologies (IPsec, IKE, Kerberos, SSH, RADIUS, TACACS+, PKI, AAA, VPN), core network services (DNS, DHCP, load balancing, NAC), network troubleshooting, Cisco Catalyst/Nexus, Juniper MX, Aruba, Arista.
Preferred skills
NGFW platforms (Check Point, Palo Alto, Fortinet), Application delivery and load balancers (F5, NetScaler), Public and Private cloud security, Workflow automation, WAN Optimization, Colocation management, Datacenter migration.
Technologies
Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, Juniper MX, Aruba, Arista, Tufin, Equinix Fabric, AWS, Azure, Microsoft Active Directory, CyberArk, Illumio, Infoblox, Forescout, Cisco ISE.
Responsibilities
Engage with stakeholders and application teams in solution design, lead and mentor team members in network design and support, translate logical designs into physical designs, provide technical design guidance and strategic leadership, serve as escalation point for network issues, perform trouble resolution and on-call duties.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
