Associate Network Architect

As an Associate Architect – Network Architecture within Platform Engineering, you will report to the Principal Network Architect. We are currently seeking a highly motivated Associate Network Architect to join our Network Architecture team. You will be responsible for creating network architectures and patterns based on business requirements and industry technology trends. You will also work with and mentor engineers on supporting teams to provide network solutions more quickly and efficiently across our enterprise, data center and public cloud estates. You will join our Platform Engineering organization, a fast-paced, energetic, and high performing team at the heart of Thomson Reuters.

About the role:

In this opportunity as a Associate Network Architect, you will: 

• Own the vision and architecture for all Thomson Reuters on premise data center networks including wired connectivity, ILO, WAN, internet connectivity and aspects of network security.
• Work with other teams on integration of prem data centers for any new mergers or acquisitions
• Collaborate with other architects to collectively define and own the vision for the network capabilities/services, aligning to company strategy and evangelizing throughout Thomson Reuters 
• Drive cohesion, standards, and best practices across platform services and capabilities in collaborations with application teams, security, compliance, and external vendors 
• Work with our external network partners to provide guidance, direction and governance

• Develop and document repeatable patterns for consumption by engineering and application teams.
• Collaborate with external vendors to understand roadmaps, features and issues
• Have the drive to expand your traditional network experience into public cloud platforms and network security

About You 

You are a fit for the role of Associate Architect – Network Architecture, if your background includes:

• Minimum of 10 years of network experience in traditional networking, with a route/switch and data centers
• At least 3 years' experience with the design, deployment and support of Cisco ACI fabrics
• Proficiency in all aspects of networking within production on prem data centers including routing, switching, WAN connectivity
• Knowledge of enterprise office networking technologies such as SDWAN, Meraki and Zscaler
• Knowledge of networking within cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP or OCI or a strong desire to learn and grown into these areas.

• Well versed in networking concepts and technologies, including DNS, Proxies, NTP, and Load balancing both on prem and in public cloud
• Experienced with network security aspects including IDS/IPS and firewalls.     Hands on Checkpoint and Palo Alto experience is a plus.

• Possess the ability to create and present technology roadmaps and technical documents
• Must possess the ability to effectively communicate and present to diverse groups across the globe.
• Must be able to jump into any troubleshooting scenario when asked to do so

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What's in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected

  
  

• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

  
  

• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

  
  

• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.

  
  

• Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.

  
  

• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

  
  

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward. 

Accessibility 

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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