Senior Network Architect

Job Summary :

At Disney, we’re storytellers! We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader.

Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies and a variety of other businesses.

Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences and we’re constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences.

The Enterprise Technology mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross-company collaborative innovation.

Our group drives competitive advantage by enhancing our consumer experiences, enabling business growth, and advancing

operational excellence.

Team Description

Global Telecom Strategy and Engineering is responsible for developing network strategies, architectures, designs, and standards across all core network infrastructure including global WAN / MAN, DNS / DHCP, data center networks, network security, remote access, Internet, voice, and network infrastructure on premise and in the cloud.

The group is also responsible for setting standards for configuration, hardware / software, service providers, and architectures.

Position Responsibilities :

The Senior Network Architect supports company-wide objectives by architecting, designing and driving successful implementation of network transport that underpins the global business operations.

Works closely with key stakeholders to develop strategies, gather requirements, recommend vendors / providers, and design end-to-end solutions.

The Senior Network Architect is responsible for developing Enterprise-wide telecommunications strategies and architecture encompassing a wide breadth of transport topologies (WAN / MAN / LAN, WLAN, Satellite, Cellular), advanced services (Network optimization, server load balancing, QoS / RSVP) and protocols (TCP / IP, DNS, DHCP, NTP, multicast).

The Network Architect collaborates with other architecture teams (telecom, server, client, security and application) during all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle.

Responsible for understanding and interpreting technical and business requirements pertaining to the application of telecommunications technology (voice, video and data) on a global basis.

This includes participation in discovery, documentation, validation / refinement of the technical solution while considering opportunities re-use.

The Senior Network Architect collaborates with the outsource Supplier(s) to communicate Disney’s network strategy, architecture and standards and reviews the Supplier recommended solutions / projects to ensure the design meets the business needs.

Also, monitors the supplier’s adherence to strategy, architecture and standards during and after Supplier implementation.

Supports Company-wide objectives by architecting, designing and driving successful implementation of network transport that underpin the global business operations.

Works closely with key stakeholders to develop strategies, gathers requirements, recommends vendors / providers, and designs end-to-end solutions.

Education Requirements :

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and / or equivalent experience.

Required Experience :

• Minimum of 5 years of related work experience.
• Progressive data communications experience as a network architecture in large scale, high traffic environments on prem and cloud / virtual.
• WAN / LAN network design, configuration, evaluation, problem resolution and project management experience.
• In depth understanding of networking technologies and extensive experience in the application of IP protocols.
• Experience in developing and driving technical strategies and roadmaps in large, complex networking environments.
• Able to collaborate with vendors, customers, and other IT organizations to create and publish ideas, processes, and technologies to increase efficiency, stability, and costs across the company.
• Develop collaborative working relationships and teams to accomplish objectives.
• Advanced communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Thorough understanding of switched and routed network infrastructures including relevant protocols (BGP, ISIS, OSPF, 802.1d, 802.1x, 802.11i).
• Excellent network analysis and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in documentation as well as creating and maintaining SOPs, maintenance plans, network diagrams, platform and configuration standards, etc.

Preferred Experience :

• Experience with centralized network performance monitoring and management tools.
• Experienced in complex enterprise-level network deployments including the creation of configurations and Methods of Procedures (MOPs) for Cisco, Palo Alto, or F5 devices.
• Expertise in data center firewall, routing, switching, and load balancing platforms and technologies.

The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $123,902 to $166,210 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

A bonus and / or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and / or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.