About the position
The Network Architect is a pivotal role at Madison Square Garden Entertainment and Sphere Entertainment Corporation, responsible for the development and design of the network infrastructure that supports the business operations. This position is crucial for defining architecture and engineering standards, leading mission-critical network design efforts, and developing network automation solutions. The Network Architect will also be responsible for documenting best practices, system monitoring, analytics, and providing top-tier operational support. In this enterprise-level role, the Network Architect will execute a holistic strategy and tactical execution plan for implementation, ensuring that investments lead to a resilient network architecture. This architecture must be scalable to meet the growing business needs while minimizing mean time to repair and time between incidents. The role requires collaboration across various business disciplines to collect and define both business and technical requirements efficiently and economically. The Network Architect will work closely with cross-infrastructure teams, including architects and technical leads from storage, compute, and applications, to establish technical strategies and architectural design standards. This position will also involve networking initiatives across all venues and office environments, identifying and consulting with internal and external technical resources to produce strategic engineering designs and innovative solutions. The role demands the conceptualization, design, validation, and testing of complex global network architectures that support voice, video, data, and content rendering technology. The Network Architect will design and implement highly resilient network solutions capable of withstanding system failures and other infrastructure impairments, adopting a global mindset and a “never fail” mentality. Additionally, the architect will design virtual network services to support business applications and communication platforms, ensuring quality of service and micro-services across the network. Participation in internal and external groups is expected, where the Network Architect will address peers on technical issues, initiate presentations, and represent the team in external technical groups.
Responsibilities
- Define architecture and engineering standards for network design.
- Lead mission-critical network design efforts and develop network automation solutions.
- Document best practices and provide system monitoring and analytics.
- Execute a holistic strategy and tactical execution plan for network implementation.
- Collaborate with cross-infrastructure teams to establish technical strategies and architectural design standards.
- Identify and consult with internal and external technical resources for strategic engineering designs.
- Conceptualize, design, validate, and test complex global network architectures.
- Design and implement resilient network solutions that withstand system failures.
- Design virtual network services for business applications and communication platforms.
- Participate in internal and external groups to address technical issues and represent the team.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or computer engineering, or applicable experience.
- 7+ years of enterprise network design and architecture experience.
- 7+ years working with enterprise system platforms such as compute, storage, data centers, and automation.
- 3+ years of vendor management experience with large organizations like Cisco and Palo Alto.
- 3+ years' experience supporting large events and venues.
- 3+ years designing connectivity to public cloud service providers.
- Previous experience in a major media, studio, or broadcast technology supporting complex networks.
- Previous experience as a lead engineer or architect in support of large-scale production events.
- Hands-on experience with the ability to technically explain solution concepts.
- Fluency in all aspects of network security and security elements.
- Ability to design networks with proper controls and governance from conception to execution.
- Knowledge of Cisco IPFM technology and familiarity with SMPTE 2110 protocol.
- Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Ability to work with changing priorities and multiple projects.
- Attention to detail is essential.
Benefits
- Career development opportunities and resources for upskilling.
- Diversity and inclusion initiatives and policies.
