Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 72,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 725,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2023 that ended July 1, 2023, the company generated sales of more than $76 billion. Information about our Sustainability program, including Sysco's 2023 Sustainability Report and 2023 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report, can be found at www.sysco.com .
Sysco International, officially formed in 2021, is the externally reported segment of Sysco's foodservice businesses outside of the United States. It comprises businesses in the Bahamas, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Ireland, Mexico, Panama, Sweden, the United Kingdom - as well as Sysco's export business, International Food Group.
The Role: The role of the Network Solutions Architect is to architect global scalable networks, consolidating the network infrastructure across Sysco Europe and ensuring it is compatible with our US network.
You will also provide an end-to-end view of the Sysco Technical landscape, interpreting functional and non-functional requirements, data flows, and enterprise architectural guidelines to create business specific solutions that are maintainable, supportable, fit for purpose, cost effective and future proof.
The role will also support the international businesses in delivery of key initiatives, projects, and programs, which drive alignment to Sysco's technical landscape.
The role will assist the international businesses in understanding the technical landscape and architecture, defining technical and non-functional requirements, and providing guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
The role sits at the heart of the international technology team with particular focus on the international technology solutions, roadmap, and alignment to the Sysco technical standards.
As part of the role, international travel will be required for short periods.
Role Responsibilities: Remain aligned to the International and Global strategy. Provide direction and clarification to the international technology teams on the Sysco technology standards and Sysco technologiesUnderstand the business requirements and work with key stakeholders to ensure critical design decisions are taken promptly and in line with the agreed scope, deliverables, and alignment to Sysco technical standardsProvide support to, and challenge, key stakeholders ensuring design decisions balance the business and technical needs and constraintsUnderstand the business technical landscape and how they impact, or are impacted by, the agreed technical solutions.Facilitate agreement between key stakeholders and business functions to optimise the technical design where compromise is required for the wider outcome.Provide a leadership role through the project lifecycle supporting both business and technology teams to ensure risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations are dealt with in a timely manner.Ensure a level of quality and control for design artifactsAssist in the creation of project budgets, alignment of resources, budget allocationSupport the identification and sequencing of technical project dependenciesRequired Experience: Bachelor's degree in computer science, systems analysis or a related study, equivalent experience, CCNP, CCIE or other network qualifications7-8 years' experience of supporting network environmentsExpert knowledge in at least two of the followingLoad balancersFirewallsBGPIBGP, OSPF, EIGRPSecurityCloud networksAutomationProgramming capability PythonCCIE or equivalent experienceAble to demonstrate an analytical approach towards solving technology challengesAbility to capture/understand non-functional requirements, technical documents, test plans and business casesTOGAF certified (preferred but not essential)Ability to develop high level solution designs incorporating business, application, data, and security requirementsStrong and broad application backgroundBroad knowledge of the business functionsBroad knowledge of all technology componentsAbility to communicate effectively across all levels of the organisationExperience of technical deployment and transition techniquesExperience in documenting technical roadmaps and technical design artefactsExcellent technical and analytical skills to discuss problems, analyse solutions and enable improvementGood prioritisation skills to balance key prioritiesBuilds trust and demonstrates integrity in all circumstancesAdditional InformationAt Sysco International everyone is welcome. We don't want you to 'fit our culture' we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don't just look at your CV, we're more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Sysco International and we recognise that Sysco International can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.
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