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Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced Lead Consultant for Professional Services ATC to join our team of advanced infrastructure consultants. As a Lead Consultant, you will use your in-depth knowledge of networking to design and implement solutions for our clients. You will be responsible for consulting project activities from client identification through final invoicing and will fulfill billable consulting service projects. You will act as the subject matter expert within a specific discipline and typically lead an engagement team, consisting of other Consultants and/or Sr. Consultant, or may be the sole consulting resource on a project.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead consultative engagements, assessing network environments, and architecting designs for data center and network solutions
- Create meaningful, cohesive deliverables and present them to clients
- Collaborate, confer, and provide consulting services and manage project activities from client identification through final invoicing
- Demonstrate broad product knowledge with the customer within a specific discipline
- Work independently on highly complex projects or may work in a team as assigned by the project leader
- Technical responsibilities will include problem identification, system architecture definition, hardware/software specification and/or design, implementation, testing, client training, and deployment
- Lead all technical aspects of delivery, customer satisfaction, and accurate timekeeping for billing purposes, on projects where the Consultant is the only technical resource or lead technical resource
Essential Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in the planning, design, and implementation of complex networks as part of a large enterprise network team, or within the professional services or network integration environments
- Planning, design, and integration of secure network technology
- A positive, energetic attitude and a serious desire to have an impact on your company and the industry
- Accomplished at developing Visio designs/diagrams and documenting professional, cohesive deliverables
- Verifiable strong ethics, trustworthiness, accountability, and reliability in being resourceful and self-directed while possessing both a positive leadership and collaborative teamwork style
Technical Skills
- Thorough understanding of internetworking technologies and how technologies are deployed in complex, global networks
- IPv4 and IPv6 experience
- WAN and preferably iWAN Expertise – Transport and Access Planning, Design, and Deployment Experience
- Experience in analysis and selection of transport and access technologies including; MPLS, Private Line, Hybrid WAN, Internet Complex, Ethernet, Internet VPN, DWDM, and wireless
- MPLS Integration including MPLS equipment & transport selection, QoS, MPLS IP Routing, and MPLS migration planning/transition
- LAN Expertise – Planning, Design, and Deployment Experience
- Experience in equipment selection, sizing, and detailed engineered design
- Data center expertise including core, distribution, and segmentation
- Wireless equipment selection, sizing, and detailed engineered design
- Layer 2 vs Layer 3 segmentation
- Virtualization using path segmentation (GRE, VRF-Lite, L3VPN’s, L2VPN’s)
- IP Routing – Planning, Design & Deployment Experience
- IP Routing Protocols – OSPF, BGP, M-BGP, EIGRP capabilities and corresponding configurations
- IP Addressing – NAT, DNS/DHCP, Address Summarization as it impacts IP addressing and IP routing
- Data Center Expertise – DC Core Network Planning, Design, and Deployment Experience
- Experience in analysis, design, engineering, and deployment of DC core networks built on legacy architectures and fabric-enabled architectures
- Experience with Load Balancing, DNS/DHCP, NAT, WANx, and Proxies
- Experience with separation and segmentation technologies (VLAN, VRF)
- Experience with network virtualization technologies
- Experience with Cisco ACI SDN technologies
- Network Equipment – Strong knowledge of features, functionality, and configurations for Cisco Systems, Nortel, Juniper, Extreme Networks, etc.
- Firewall design, configuration, network segmentation, and implementation experience, such as Cisco ASA, CheckPoint, Fortinet, etc.
- Understanding of load-balancing, F5 experience is a plus
- Knowledge and experience with SDN, Juniper, Velocloud, VMware/Virtualization, and/or IoT is also a significant plus
Required Skills and Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Industry Certifications CCIE, or proven equivalent experience with CCNA, CCNP, or CISSP
- Very strong leadership, documentation, project management skills
- Ability to lead, coordinate complex networking engagements for very large environments in a nebulous or unfamiliar setting
- Ability to travel for engagement requirements
Career Growth Opportunities and Learning Benefits
At AT&T, we are committed to the growth and development of our employees. As a Lead Consultant, you will have the opportunity to work on complex and challenging projects, develop your skills and expertise, and advance your career. You will be part of a team of experienced professionals who are passionate about networking and technology, and you will have access to training and development programs to help you achieve your career goals.
Work Environment and Company Culture
Our work environment is dynamic and supportive, and we empower our employees to go above and beyond. We offer a range of benefits and perks, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement program, paid time off and holidays, and employee discounts on AT&T products and services. We also offer a range of employee wellness programs and employee assistance programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health.
Compensation and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary and bonus structure, with a range of $134,600 - $201,800+ $30,000 in commissions yearly if all sales goals are met. We also offer a range of benefits and perks, including:
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Caregiver Leave
- Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require
- Adoption Reimbursement
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Extensive employee wellness programs
- Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
Conclusion
If you are a motivated and experienced networking professional looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. As a Lead Consultant for Professional Services ATC, you will have the opportunity to work on complex and challenging projects, develop your skills and expertise, and advance your career. You will be part of a team of experienced professionals who are passionate about networking and technology, and you will have access to training and development programs to help you achieve your career goals. Apply today and join our team of trailblazing industry leaders!
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