*Please forward resumes at poo...@net2source.com*
*Title:Senior Network Architect*
*Location: Plano TX*
*Duration: 4+ Months*
*Senior Network Architect* - The *Sr. Network Architecture* will be the
lead for all *Voice, Data, and Wireless networking hardware* and *software*in
*Pizza Hut restaurants*. Responsible for the 3 year *strategic Voice, Data,
and Wireless network vision AND for defining infrastructure network
technology* best practices. Manage restaurant network providers’ day-to-day
performance to ensure Service Levels are met or exceed. Responsible for
mentoring, coaching and developing technical personnel across many teams.
Provide leadership and coordination as well as in-depth technical guidance
for Pizza Hut projects and strategies. Provides technical guidance for all
networking environments, across Pizza Hut system-wide for positive business
impact.
- Responsible for providing strategic direction and vision of restaurant
*Voice, Data*, and *Wireless networks infrastructure*, including review
and assessment of emerging technologies. *Actively participate in
creation of rolling 3-year strategy and roadmaps to ensure quality
execution to achieve strategic targets *
- Communicate strategies in business terms to senior leadership, peer
teams, and franchise organizations
- Develop strategy and supporting business cases for new technologies to
communicate business benefits to senior management.
- Provide overall leadership across Pizza Hut for networking guidance.
This includes defining criteria matrix and standards to be utilized by
Pizza Hut IT to enable and develop common policies.
- Provide infrastructure aspect of technical input into all significant
projects and technologies to ensure alignment with strategic direction.
- Maintains a broad knowledge of current and emerging state-of-the-art
computer/network systems technologies, architectures, and products.
- Provides Level 3/4 (advanced) technical system expertise; Oversight
and accountability for resolution of restaurant network outages, service
level issues, and user support needs in coordination with network provider
Operations Support Center(s)
- Lead the Network and Telecom team overseeing restaurant
*Voice/Data/Wireless
network implementation and support*
- Display a high degree of proficiency in project management techniques,
including time estimates, resource allocations, project status updates and
managing critical path and milestone deadlines.
- Participate in project charter meetings related to the network
discipline to provide successful project implementation.
- Provide leadership for of escalation for complex cross functional
issues to ensure reduced system downtime.
- Define and implement process improvements and procedural changes for
preventative maintenance.
- Demonstrate high level of Pizza Hut business knowledge, including
cross business unit integration, cross functional integration, develop
business partnership and technical consultation with franchise
organizations, and support the function strategic and AOP objectives.
- Ensure that all network technologies comply with industry standards
and compliance (PCI, SOX, etc.)
- Participate in Vendor evaluation, RFI/RFP support. Lab testing of new
technologies, and decision support
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field, or
equivalent technical training.
*EXPERIENCE (and other qualifications*):
- 8+ years experience in a medium to large enterprise network technical
position. 3+ years of project management experience
- Must have extensive experience building scalable, highly available,
mission critical network infrastructures,
- In depth knowledge of advanced *LAN/WAN/Voice/Wireless Technologies *
- Extensive operational experience with *Cisco technologies, Firewalls,
Routers, Switches*, Loads Balancers. In-depth understanding of other
technologies such as 802.11 Wireless, IPSec, ACL, TACACS, VoIP, AAA, etc.
- Understanding of network analysis and monitoring tools such as
Netflow, LAN Analyzers, SNMP, and various statistical reporting tools.
- Experience dealing with LEC’s, Long-Haul carriers, and ISP’s.
- Industry experience supporting, implementing, designing and managing
variety of technology offerings.
- Experience in information technology strategy, planning, and
implementation including technical architecture design and technology
assessment
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills necessary
for helping clients define business solutions and working effectively with
Pizza Hut senior management
- CCNP or higher-level certification required, Cisco Certifications CCIE
preferred
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*Poonam Sharma*
Sr. Manager - Recruitment
*Net**2**Source Inc., *
*MBE Certified - NMSDC*
*SBE Certifie
