Network Security Architect 

Location: 100% Remote EST (Must be close to Chicago, Greenville, Salisbury, Scarborough)
Duration: 1-year contract
Pay: $80+/hr

JOB DESCRIPTION
Our Retail client with over $80B in annual revenue has over 2,000 stores, across 21 US states, with over 400,000 employees. This company is a leader in sustainable retailing with a passion for delivering excellence. By driving omni channel growth, efficiency in the shopping experience and continuing to develop with new technologies; this company is growing and developing continuing success. The leadership team strives for work-life balance for all its employees, with options for overtime if desired.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide subject matter expertise in the analysis, design, implementation, troubleshooting and preparation of technology solutions to meet business needs.
• Recommends components for solutions that will work well together across business domains, partner with domain architect or act as the domain architect to ensure adherence to the architectural roadmap.
• Accountable for projects/applications/infrastructure meeting business needs are delivered in a timely, cost-effective manner considering all budget aspects including total cost of ownership.
• Perform proper Root Cause Analysis for Major P1/P2 incidents and follow ITIL process.
• Ensures project artifacts are developed as required, this includes working with support organizations and suppliers to ensure proper documentation is created and stored in the procedure’s manual or document repository.
• Facilitates/completes the creation of communication plans, ensuring that appropriate information is exchanged among key stakeholders.
• Develops complete and robust test plans, cases, and scripts, ensures defects are properly resolved and user acceptance is obtained.
• Ensure the test scripts and defects are entered and tracked in our department tools.
• Acts as communication point keeping the supplier and business partners informed of infrastructure changes, application changes, data changes or upcoming implementations and ensures business specific impacts are addressed.
• Ensures integration and consideration of assigned business areas against critical business processing, freeze periods, schedule changes, weather events and significant refresh activities.
• Reviews business processes to understand capability gaps and opportunities.
• Recommend Innovations and business processes /systems simplifications.
• Builds close relationships with the function heads and their teams.
• Advise these teams on how technology can be used to match or outpace competitor performance.
• Works as 3rd level support to help resolve issues within area of responsibility.
• Maintains a high level of individual contribution, professional growth, and ability to function effectively and independently challenges others to do the same.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Palo Alto firewall Fortigate Firewall ClearPass Zscaler - Zscaler Internet access, Zscaler Private Access.
• Hands-on experience in design, implementation and troubleshooting.
• Expert level hands-on and design experience on various security technologies including HPE Aruba Clearpass, Palo Alto and Fortinet Firewalls, Zscaler ZIA, ZPA, ZDX and Skybox Security.
• Hands-on experience in implementing zero trust.
• Expert level knowledge in implementing PCI4.0.
• Thorough understanding of the business strategy, operations, markets, and key stakeholders.