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Supply Manager, Sourcing, Raw & Direct Materials, Manufacturing

Denver CO.

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Competitive Salary [about $116K] Bonus, Full & Comprehensive Benefits, World Class Manufacturer

The Category Manager – Direct Materials is accountable for developing and executing sourcing strategies that optimize cost, quality, and supply continuity across s operations. This role leads complex, multi‑facility sourcing initiatives; drives supplier performance and capability development; and partners closely with R&D, Product Management, and operations teams to deliver measurable business results.

• Do you have experience sourcing raw or direct materials for manufacturing plants?

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing & Category Performance

• Develop and execute data‑driven sourcing strategies for resale product categories to improve cost structure, mitigate risk, and enhance supplier value.
• Build and maintain robust should‑cost models to guide negotiations, evaluate pricing proposals, and support long‑term cost optimization.
• Deliver year‑over‑year cost savings through structured negotiations, supplier workshops, competitive bidding, value engineering, and supply‑base rationalization.
• Monitor and report category performance using monthly scorecards, KPIs, and executive‑level updates.

Project & Supplier Management

• Lead multi‑functional project teams—spanning R&D, Product Management, Operations, Finance, and Quality—to qualify new suppliers, onboard new products, and support product innovation initiatives.
• Drive supplier development programs to enhance supplier capabilities, improve quality, and ensure long‑term alignment with business objectives.
• Manage contracts across the resale category, ensuring compliance, performance tracking, and timely renewals.
• Identify and implement process improvements that streamline supply chain operations and eliminate inefficiencies.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the primary commercial interface for internal stakeholders across facilities, ensuring seamless communication, alignment, and timely issue resolution.
• Partner with R&D and Product Managers to evaluate alternative materials, support new product development, and enable sustainable sourcing decisions.

Risk Management & Supply Continuity

• Ensure uninterrupted supply of resale products to facilities by proactively identifying risks, developing contingency plans, and maintaining strong supplier relationships.
• Conduct root‑cause analyses for supply disruptions and lead corrective‑action initiatives in partnership with suppliers and internal teams.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in supply chain or related experience, 3 of which should be experience sourcing with a major organization.
• CPSM certification desirable.

Technical Skills

• Demonstrated experience with should‑cost modeling and cost‑analysis techniques.
• Strong contract negotiation skills, working knowledge of contract development, contract law.
• Working knowledge of commodity management principles and e‑sourcing tools.
• Experience with SAP/similar ERP system; proficient: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Proven ability to manage supplier relationships and lead cross‑functional projects to successful outcomes.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including presenting to non‑technical audiences.
• Strong analytical, strategic‑thinking, and problem‑solving abilities.
• Proactive, collaborative approach with openness to feedback, mentoring, and continuous improvement.

Skills and Certifications [note: bold skills and certification are required]

Experience managing $20M in spend

Contract experience. Sourcing direct materials for a manufacturing company

Candidate Details: 5+ to 7 years’ experience

Seniority Level – Associate/Management Experience Required - No

Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree

Screening Questions:

Do you have experience sourcing raw or direct materials for manufacturing plants?

Ideal Candidate: Candidate must come from another manufacturing company where they are sourcing raw or direct materials.

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Job Description:

Business Development Associate

Location: Denver, CO (Lowry) — In Office / Hybrid

Department: Sales & Growth

Reports to: CEO / Commercial Leadership

About cliexa

cliexa is an AI-powered healthcare intelligence platform delivering predictive insights, real-time clinical intelligence, and patient engagement directly inside EMR workflows.

Our platform integrates interoperability, predictive AI, clinical reasoning, and generative AI to help healthcare organizations move from fragmented records to actionable intelligence at the point of care. cliexa works with health systems, clinicians, and healthcare leaders to bring explainable AI into real-world clinical and operational decision-making.

Position Overview

cliexa is seeking a high-drive early-career professional who takes pride in being trusted with real responsibility early to join the company as a Business Development Associate supporting commercial growth, market research, and strategic initiatives.

In this role, you will support senior leaders by preparing the research, structure, and follow-through that allow complex commercial initiatives to move forward. You will help drive pipeline development, conduct market analysis, maintain CRM systems, and coordinate work across product, marketing, and leadership teams. The position sits at the intersection of business development, market intelligence, and operational execution.

The pace is fast, expectations are high, and priorities evolve quickly. The strongest candidates combine intellectual horsepower with humility — people who are curious, highly organized, and who take pride in making the teams around them more effective. They are comfortable working with highly analytical leaders, adaptable in ambiguous environments, and disciplined about follow-through.

The person who will succeed in this role will be someone who takes pride in being the person others rely on to make complex work actually move forward. The role rewards initiative and intellectual curiosity, but excellence here is measured by judgment, preparation, consistent follow-through, and a focus on taking initiative towards continuous improvement.

We hire a small number of early-career professionals and invest in their development and professional growth. This role is designed as a high‑learning early‑career launchpad for individuals who want unusually early exposure to how a cutting-edge healthcare technology company actually grows — from enterprise sales and market strategy to executive decision-making.

Top performers in this role may quickly progress into enterprise sales, commercial strategy, product leadership, or strategic partnership roles as the company grows.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development & Sales Support

·       Support senior commercial leaders in developing and managing enterprise healthcare sales opportunities.

·       Conduct research on health systems, provider organizations, and healthcare executives to support account targeting.

·       Prepare executive briefings and background materials for meetings with health systems and strategic partners.

·       Coordinate outreach, follow-up activities, and pipeline tracking across the sales funnel.

CRM & Sales Operations

·       Maintain and manage HubSpot CRM opportunity records and reporting.

·       Track pipeline progress, outreach activity, and campaign engagement.

·       Support development of dashboards and pipeline reporting used by leadership.

Market Intelligence & Strategic Research

·       Conduct structured research on healthcare markets, regulatory developments, and competitive positioning.

·       Identify potential customers, partners, and emerging market opportunities.

·       Prepare concise strategic briefs that inform commercial strategy.

Cross‑Functional Coordination

·       Coordinate closely with marketing, product, and leadership teams.

·       Capture customer insights and market signals that inform product and go‑to‑market strategy.

Events & Industry Engagement

·       Support preparation for conferences, executive meetings, and industry events.

·       Track leads generated through events and coordinate follow‑up activities.

Required Qualifications

·       Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, engineering, healthcare, public policy, or similarly rigorous discipline.

·       0–3 years of experience in consulting, research, business development, startup operations, or sales support.

·       Exceptional analytical curiosity and ability to quickly understand complex industries.

·       Strong written communication and ability to synthesize complex information clearly.

·       Outstanding organization and attention to detail.

·       Ability to operate effectively in fast‑moving environments.

·       Strong interpersonal judgment and professionalism.

·       Ability to manage up effectively while supporting senior leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

·       Experience using HubSpot or similar CRM platforms.

·       Exposure to healthcare, health technology, or SaaS environments.

·       Experience supporting executive teams or operating in startup environments.

Attributes of Successful Candidates

·       Intellectual horsepower combined with humility.

·       Strong drive and work ethic suited to demanding environments.

·       Extreme organization and disciplined follow‑through.

·       Adaptability and comfort working in dynamic teams.

·       Interpersonal intelligence and professional judgment.

·       Creative problem solving and ownership mindset.

Comp & Benefits

Salary Range: $50,000 – $60,000 annually.

This range reflects expected compensation for this early‑career role based on experience and demonstrated potential. This role prioritizes accelerated learning, responsibility, and exposure to executive decision‑making over early‑career compensation.

Employees may also be eligible for performance‑based bonuses, professional development support, and participation in industry conferences.

Additional benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, company holidays, and hybrid work flexibility.

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit a resume and a brief cover letter describing their interest in healthcare technology, startups, and/or enterprise sales to Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Location: Denver, CO (Denver Tech Center)

Schedule: Hybrid - Onsite 1 day per week

Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire

Salary: $160k - $175k + bonus + Long Term Incentive

Description

Seeking an accomplished Principal Software Engineer to serve as a key technical leader and architectural visionary, driving the design and development of our next‑generation real estate technology platforms. In this role, you will guide engineering strategy, architect large-scale, cloud‑native, full‑stack applications, and collaborate across product, UX, platform, and data teams to deliver secure, high‑performance, enterprise-grade systems. You will influence engineering culture, mentor senior engineers, and ensure our solutions remain scalable, observable, and aligned with long‑term business outcomes.

Responsibilities

Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Architect and own end‑to‑end technical solutions across front‑end, back‑end, and data layers for enterprise-scale products.
• Drive cloud-native architecture on AWS, including microservices, event-driven patterns, security controls, and scalable data workflows.
• Lead cross-team architectural reviews, ensuring alignment with engineering best practices, long-term platform strategy, and organizational technical standards.
• Champion DevOps, embedding security, quality, and observability into every stage of the SDLC.
• Champion observability across the organization, ensuring systems are setup for deep visibility, actionable alerts, and fast root-cause analysis.

Full‑Stack Product Development

• Design, build, and maintain applications using Next.js, NestJS, and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks.
• Build robust APIs, services, and distributed systems using Node.js-based server frameworks.
• Support rich front-end experiences, focusing on performance, accessibility, and scalable UI architecture.
• Develop efficient data access patterns using both relational and NoSQL databases.

Enterprise Software Delivery

• Implement and evolve CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI to improve deployment frequency, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Deploy, monitor, and optimize applications on AWS.
• Integrate and operationalize observability tooling, including logging frameworks, metrics collection, distributed tracing, dashboards, and alerting systems.

Collaboration & Cross‑Functional Influence

• Partner with Product, Data, Architecture, Platform Engineering, Security, and peer Principal Engineers to drive strategic initiatives and technical roadmaps.
• Translate complex technical concepts into business-aligned recommendations for stakeholders.
• Serve as a key voice in engineering strategy, bringing clarity and thought leadership to complex organizational decisions.

Mentorship & Culture Building

• Mentor engineers at all levels through pairing, architecture reviews, and continuous knowledge-sharing practices.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence based on collaboration, craftsmanship, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Lead teams in solving the organization's most challenging technical problems with creativity and long-term thinking.

Qualifications

Required

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including more than 3 years in technical leadership or principal-level roles.
• Strong full‑stack engineering experience, with deep expertise in front-end, back-end, and data architecture.
• Advanced proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Next.js, NestJS, Node.js, and modern application frameworks.
• Strong experience with both NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB) and SQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Expert in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred).
• Extensive experience architecting and deploying solutions on AWS.
• Hands-on experience with logs, metrics, tracing, APM tools, and observability platforms.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Principal-Level Expectations

• Proven ability to architect large-scale, distributed, cloud-native systems in production environments.
• Demonstrated experience influencing cross-functional strategy and driving technical decisions across multiple teams.
• Ability to evaluate emerging technologies and guide adoption across the organization.
• Deep understanding and experience architecting highly available systems that are highly performant and follow industry standards for observability, alerting, and logging.
• Preferred: Experience architecting and optimizing SaaS platforms with eCommerce integrations, leveraging SEO best practices, geo‑aware capabilities, and LLM-driven features to enhance personalization, search relevance, and global user experience.

Benefits:

• Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Retirement plans with optimal company match
• Annual bonus/merit opportunity
• Educational Assistance
• Medical Health support program
• Events offered in-person and virtually
• Mentorship program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Unlimited PTO
• 7 holidays + 5 additional flex days
• Monthly Home Office reimbursement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.

Search Associate

We are seeking a high-motor, intellectually curious Search Associate to join High Country Search Group. This is a foundational, "force-multiplier" role where you will support three of our most dynamic and high-stakes practice areas: Private Equity, Corporate Affairs, and Engineering & Construction. You will act as a strategic partner to our leadership, serving as research and business development support.

Core Responsibilities: The "Phone-First" Professional

While this role offers a masterclass in professional and executive search, it requires a "street smart" professional who can quickly discern criteria for success, has high recall, and excellent follow-through.

• Direct Source Recruiting & Candidate Identification: You will be responsible for candidate identification and development. This includes developing target lists using the phone and online resources to identify and penetrate high-value talent pools.
• Top-of-Funnel Execution: You must be a "phone-first" professional, comfortable making calls when needed. This involves assertively navigating organizational structures to conduct preliminary recruitment screens for high-level roles.
• Market Intelligence & Analytics: You will help produce data-driven reports and compelling pitch decks tailored to specific RFPs. You will proactively identify and track industry trends to provide market data and analytics to our team.
• Search Strategy & Business Development: Actively participate in designing search and business development strategies with leadership, from initial pitch to final candidate placement.
• Database Management: Consistently input and update candidate records and proprietary databases, ensuring all research outcomes are meticulously recorded.

Who You Are

• Educated & Highly Ambitious: You hold an undergraduate degree from a well-regarded institution and have a desire to apply academic rigor to a fast-paced environment.
• Communication Powerhouse: Outstanding telephone skills are essential. You must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills when drafting reports, executive summaries, or specifications.
• Grit & Resilience: You are "hungry" for experience and possess the resilience required to thrive in a high-rejection, high-reward, and often unstructured sales environment.
• Intellectually Curious: You have the ability to quickly learn industry and functional fundamentals and understand the criteria for success in complex organizations.
• Discretion & Poise: You will interface with senior executives and must protect the confidentiality of client and candidate information at all times.
• Money Motivated: You want a career path where hard and smart work result in higher earnings.

The Career Path: Choose Your Own Adventure

We do not believe in a one-size-fits-all career track. This role is a launchpad that, depending on performance, can evolve into:

• Executive Recruiter: Take full ownership of the search process and manage high-level placements.
• Business Development Lead: Focus exclusively on high-level territory expansion and client acquisition strategy.

Market Intelligence Manager: Lead the firm’s data strategy, industry tracking, and knowledge systems.

Position Overview:

The Operations Manager will direct and own the implementation and onboarding of our customers, from small, single-site projects with regional operators to large, multi-site / multi-state projects with national and executive stakeholders. In this role, you will also be responsible for defining playbooks and roadmaps to optimize ongoing performance management while simultaneously ensuring current customers successfully adopt our platform and achieve measurable outcomes. You will own projects that require working closely with our product and growth teams to evolve our platform to meet customers needs and support account expansion efforts. The ideal candidate will combine thoughtful optimization with focused execution, being detail-oriented, strategic minded, process driven, and an excellent communicator. The role offers an exciting opportunity to be an early team member, with significant potential to shape the future of the organization. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Implementation and Customer Success: 

• Define playbooks for multi-site, simultaneous implementations for enterprise-level customers and drive their execution.
• Lead and optimize existing processes for implementations for new, single-site customers, ensuring smooth adoption and minimal disruption to operations.
• Define configurable success criteria for varied implementation types and establish standardized processes for baseline metrics extraction.

Ongoing Performance Management & Optimization: 

• Enhance the tracking, monitoring, and communication of key performance metrics (e.g., agency use, overtime reduction, labor efficiency).
• Synthesize and translate key performance metrics into actionable strategies and initiatives that drive short-term improvement and long-term sustained success for clients.
• Own and grow key relationships with executive stakeholders across facility leadership and frontline staff.
• Partner and lead projects with the growth team, defining roadmaps for repeatable network and geographic expansion as In-House enters new markets. 

Product Evolution: 

• Extract and synthesize customer feedback to identify opportunities for product enhancements and then drive the process from ideation to deployment.
• Lead projects with the product team to influence roadmap priorities, translating customer requests into actionable product delivery plans.
• Develop best practices, playbooks, and case studies to standardize and scale successful implementations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a highly analytical, client-facing environment such as management consulting, strategy & operations, healthcare operations, enterprise customer success, or similar roles requiring structured problem-solving and executive communication.
• High executive presence and relationship management ability - comfortable partnering directly with C-suite, facility leadership, and frontline teams; capable of influencing stakeholders, navigating ambiguity, and driving alignment.
• Proven experience owning outcomes in fast-paced, high-accountability environments; thrives on both strategic planning and rolling up their sleeves to execute.
• Process-oriented with strong operational rigor - able to design, implement, and scale repeatable systems, playbooks, and best practices across customers.
• Exceptional analytical and strategic thinking skills - able to quickly make sense of complex operational environments, build data-driven insights, and translate them into clear recommendations and action plans.
• Bias toward action with high ownership, resourcefulness, and comfort operating in startup environments with evolving processes and priorities.
• Passion for improving healthcare delivery and for working directly with customers to drive measurable operational and financial outcomes.

Position Overview:

The Operations Lead will own the implementation and ongoing performance management of our customers. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring customers successfully adopt our platform, achieve measurable outcomes, and continuously optimize their use of In-House Health. You will work closely with our product and growth teams to evolve our platform to meet customers needs and support account expansion efforts. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, strategic minded, process driven, and an excellent communicator. The role offers an exciting opportunity to be an early team member, with significant potential to shape the future of the organization. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Implementation and Customer Success: 

• Lead end-to-end implementations for new customers, ensuring smooth adoption and minimal disruption to operations. 
• Establish baseline metrics and success criteria tailored to each customer’s goals. 

Ongoing Performance Management & Optimization: 

• Monitor key performance metrics (e.g., agency use, overtime reduction, labor efficiency) and proactively identify improvement opportunities.
• Manage key relationships with customer stakeholders across facility leadership and frontline staff, helping them continuously refine scheduling practices and maximize ROI.
• Partner with the growth team, supporting contract renewals through demonstrated customer impact and identify expansion opportunities within existing accounts. 

Product Evolution: 

• Gather and synthesize customer feedback to identify opportunities for product enhancements.
• Collaborate with the product team to influence roadmap priorities based on real-world customer needs. 
• Develop best practices, playbooks, and case studies to standardize and scale successful implementations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in a highly analytical, client-facing environment such as management consulting, strategy & operations, healthcare operations, enterprise customer success, or similar roles requiring structured problem-solving and executive communication.
• High executive presence and relationship management ability - comfortable partnering directly with C-suite, facility leadership, and frontline teams; capable of influencing stakeholders, navigating ambiguity, and driving alignment.
• Proven experience owning outcomes in fast-paced, high-accountability environments; thrives on both strategic planning and rolling up their sleeves to execute.
• Process-oriented with strong operational rigor - able to design, implement, and scale repeatable systems, playbooks, and best practices across customers.
• Exceptional analytical and strategic thinking skills - able to quickly make sense of complex operational environments, build data-driven insights, and translate them into clear recommendations and action plans.
• Bias toward action with high ownership, resourcefulness, and comfort operating in startup environments with evolving processes and priorities.
• Passion for improving healthcare delivery and for working directly with customers to drive measurable operational and financial outcomes.

Within our Corporate Supply Chain and Procurement team located in Denver – Leprino is seeking a P2P (Purchase-to-Pay) Analyst to help centralize and strengthen how indirect procurement purchase orders are created and managed across the business. This role starts hands-on, supporting day-to-day PO execution, and grows into shaping a clearer, more consistent purchasing approach for our plants. You’ll partner closely with Procurement, IT, and plant teams to bring structure where today there is variation, while helping the organization move forward with confidence.

At Leprino, starting compensation for this role typically ranges between $73,000 and $81,000. This position has an annual target bonus of 5%.

What You’ll Do:

• Create and manage purchase orders and change orders for indirect spend using SAP S/4HANA.
• Serve as the primary point of coordination for indirect PO intake, clarifying requests and routing work efficiently.
• Build a centralized approach to indirect PO creation that reduces duplication and confusion.
• Partner with IT to define purchasing workflows that are practical, scalable, and easy to adopt.
• Document purchasing processes and prepare clear guidance for plant teams.
• Roll out standardized PO practices to plants, supporting training and early adoption.
• Monitor purchasing activity to ensure alignment with approved processes and documentation standards.
• Support resolution of PO, invoice, and payment issues in partnership with Accounts Payable.
• Maintain accurate purchasing data, including pricing, vendors, and contracts within SAP.
• Provide visibility into purchasing activity to procurement leaders as processes mature.
• Track indirect PO activity and cycle times to identify gaps, delays, and rework in the process.
• Support audits and internal reviews by maintaining clear documentation for purchasing transactions and approvals.

You Have At Least (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 3 or more years of experience in procurement operations, purchasing, or purchase-to-pay execution.
• Hands-on experience using SAP S/4HANA tools that support indirect purchasing and purchase-to-pay execution (e.g., PO creation, change orders, pricing updates, invoice issue resolution).
• Direct experience performing transactional purchasing work, not system configuration or technical SAP development.

We Hope You Also Have (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related discipline.
• Experience helping design or roll out standardized purchasing processes across multiple sites or teams.
• Experience partnering with IT on process definition, testing, or system-enabled improvements.
• Exposure to centralized purchasing models or indirect spend management in a manufacturing environment.

At Leprino, we believe in equal employment opportunity and make employment decisions based on each individual’s unique talents, experience, skills, and knowledge; we do not discriminate on the basis of any personal characteristics. We know we are better together and are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive culture in which all employees can thrive.

Offering You In Return:

A chance to be part of a global team of individuals passionate about producing and delivering high-quality products that help feed and nourish families around the world. Leprino could not be where it is today without our incredible employees. That is why we share in our success together by rewarding you for your hard work. Hiring great people who are in it for the long run is our goal. Through competitive salaries and bonuses, life, medical/dental/vision coverage, voluntary benefits, employee assistance programs, wellness incentives, tuition assistance, vacation, ten paid holidays, sick time, paid parental leave, annual merit increases, as well as the LFC Profit-Sharing & 401(k) plan. Your impact will be noticed and rewarded, as you seek to further our company, our customers, and one another.

Our Story:

Leprino’s history dates back to the 1950s, when Jim Leprino first started making small batches of mozzarella for local markets and eateries in the Little Italy neighborhood of Denver. We’ve grown a bit since then. Today, Leprino is the world’s largest manufacturer of mozzarella and lactose, and a leading producer of whey protein. Still owned by the Leprino family, our sights are set to be the “World’s Best Dairy Food and Ingredient Company.” From a small corner grocery store we have grown to over 5,500 employees throughout the globe. Will you join us on our journey?

While we review LinkedIn Easy Apply submissions and may reach out for an initial conversation, they are considered an inquiry rather than an official application. To be formally considered for this position, please apply directly at

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Position - Network Architect

Location: Denver, CO (Hybrid)

Long Term Contract

Unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

Job Description:

As a Network Architect, you will be responsible for the strategic design, planning, and security of our organization's network infrastructure. You will oversee the integration of advanced technologies to support the demands of both our on-premise data centers and cloud services, ensuring a resilient, scalable, and highly secure network.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of network architectures, roadmaps, and technical specifications for enterprise-level networks, encompassing on-premise data centers and hybrid cloud environments.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for all network-related technologies, providing technical leadership and guidance to engineering and operations teams.
• Evaluate, recommend, and integrate new technologies such as Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) to improve network agility and efficiency.
• Design and implement robust network security solutions, including the configuration of firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), and other security fabric components.
• Manage network segmentation and isolation strategies to protect sensitive data and critical systems, ensuring compliance with security standards.
• Design and manage network load-balancing solutions to ensure high availability, optimal performance, and efficient traffic distribution across the network.
• Oversee the implementation of routing and switching protocols (e.g., OSPF, BGP) to ensure network stability, performance, and scalability across multi-site and global environments.
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• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including cybersecurity, cloud engineering, and application development, to align network architecture with business goals and security requirements.
• Stay current on emerging networking and security trends, technologies, and best practices to drive continuous improvement and innovation.

Required skills and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in network engineering, with at least 5 years in a network architect role designing enterprise-level networks.
• Expert-level knowledge and hands-on experience with routing and switching protocols and configuration (e.g., Cisco, Juniper).
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• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
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