Network Architect

We are currently searching for a Network Architect to work in Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands for 1 year plus extensions. This is a fantastic contract opportunity for a large multi-national client.

Job Description/Project Background

Builds a vision on our clients infrastructure, Aurora and related components for the short, mid and long term in cooperation with all stakeholders.
Translates the vision into roadmaps, architectural requirements, high level design policies and standards for the internal department.
Influence your stakeholders across the globe by driving the vision and map it to business issues and questions.
Guard the consistency, inter-operability & manageability of the departments services and related components end to end.
Assess business requests and develop these request to fit into the deparments vision and roadmaps.
Maintain relevant strategic/tactical knowledge and keep up with latest technology developments and thus focus on continuous improvement.
Advice, support and coach design engineers in service creation.
Review and approve solution designs from projects and changes.
Prepares the work packages for the design engineers during projects.
Maintain our clients architectural principles and their translation into roadmaps and designs.
Advise the Service Manager(s) on all relevant infrastructural subjects, like strategy, structure, services, providers and organization.

What we are looking for:
We are looking for a customer oriented, result driven IT professional with strong analytical skills. You are a strong communicator. You have at least a Bachelors' degree in business administration or IT and at least 6 years experience as an IT Architect in a global company (or working for a global customer). You have knowledge of TOGAF (enterprise architecture methodology and framework) and ITIL (service management and life cycle). You have excellent communication skills in English. You are able to fulfil a bridge function between the customer and the internal IT organization, understanding and translating business needs into requirements and design. You have a holistic mindset and consider the bigger picture but are also able to dig into the technicalities. You are a team worker who takes initiative and coaches colleagues in a global, multicultural setting. We prefer candidates with work experience with international teams, especially in Asia.

The position Network architect has the following extra requirements on specific knowledge and experience of:
- Connectivity
- Active Directory
- Hosting (excluding enterprise hosting and SharePoint hosting)

Active Directory and Hosting related topics:
- Server: Microsoft Windows 2003/2008
- Directory: Microsoft Active Directory
- Support AD: Directory Resource Administrator (DRA) van NetIQ
- Software distribution: SCCM
- Virus protection: McAfee EPO
- Backup: Backup Exec from Symantec
- Backup management/reporting: Central Admin Server Option (CASO) from Symantec
- Secure access via Microsoft PKI
- Additional policy tooling: PolicyMaker from BeyondTrust
- Server Based Computing/virtualization: Citrix/HyperV/VMware

Connectivity related topics:
- Knowledge of WAN impact business applications and related GUI's.
- Knowledge of network back-up, recovery methods and contingency procedures. Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.