Description

Work to Be Accomplished

• Develop and maintain enterprise network architecture standards, reference designs, and strategic technology roadmaps.
• Lead architecture and design efforts for campus, WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, cloud, security, and data center networking solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations to support TxDOT's long-term infrastructure strategy.
• Develop network modernization strategies and lifecycle management plans.
• Provide architecture review and approval for major network projects and infrastructure initiatives.
• Design highly available, resilient, and secure network solutions supporting statewide operations.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to develop and implement Zero Trust, network segmentation, and security architecture strategies.
• Develop hybrid cloud networking architectures supporting Azure and future cloud initiatives.
• Lead network resiliency, business continuity, and disaster recovery planning efforts.
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, technical standards, network diagrams, and implementation guidance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to network engineering, operations, and project teams.
• Review technical proposals, vendor solutions, Statements of Work, and project deliverables.
• Support network monitoring, observability, and automation initiatives through architecture and standards development.
• Partner with executive leadership, business stakeholders, vendors, and project teams to align technical solutions with agency objectives.

Minimum Years of Experience, Skills, and Qualifications

• 15+ years supporting State/Federal government networks.
• 10+ years of enterprise network architecture and design.
• 10+ years of Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) experience.
• 10+ years of Cisco routing and switching technologies.
• 8+ years of BGP, OSPF, MPLS, WAN, and data center networking.
• 7+ years of network security architecture and firewall design.
• 5+ years of SD-WAN architecture and deployment.
• 5+ years of Cisco ISE or Network Access Control solutions.
• 5+ years of cloud networking and hybrid connectivity solutions.
• 5+ years of large-scale enterprise network modernization projects.
• 5+ years of technical leadership and architecture governance.
• 3+ years of network automation and infrastructure-as-code concepts.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years of disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• 5+ years of public sector or large enterprise network environments.
• 5+ years of ThousandEyes, SolarWinds, or enterprise monitoring platforms.
• 3+ years of Cisco ACI architecture.
• 3+ years of vendor management and technical SOW development.
• 2+ years of Infoblox DDI/IPAM.
• 2+ years of Zero Trust architecture and segmentation strategies

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree