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Network Architect

multiple locations +view all Job No. 12068968 Full-time

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Role Description:

Responsible for designing enterprise networks, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), cloud, SDN and security technologies. Interpret and translate client requirements into a solution that can be delivered from a standard set of offerings.

Key responsibilities:

  • Operate as a lead network architect for network and cloud transformation opportunities.

  • Ability to translate business requirements into high level technical requirement in context of technology and customer trends.

  • Review the RFPs and RFIs and prepare a high-quality response with attention to detail.

  • Business case development and crafting the transformation roadmap.

  • Engage with client’s senior executives in network and security domain to develop the network and security architecture for a large enterprise.

  • Develop technical design documentation such as high-level design, low level design, bill of material (BoM), configuration templates.

  • Act as technical authority, actively participate in planning and execution of implementations, migrations.

  • Maintains knowledge of evolving technology trends and apply those to develop innovative solutions approaches to deliver value for our clients.

  • Willingness to travel with flexibility to work in global time zone.

Professional Skill Requirements:

  • 3 - 5 years’ experience in enterprise network architecture on a large infrastructure transformation project involving enterprise networking, data centre/cloud.  

  • 10+ years of experience in design and implementation using skills in routing, switching and other data centre technologies such as cisco nexus, ACI, VMware NSX.

  • Design and implementation of NexGen firewalls from leading vendors such as cisco, juniper, Palo alto

  • Design and implementation of SD-WAN and cloud connectivity solution for Azure, AWS, Google cloud platform.

  • Design and implementation of SASE solution from Zscaler, Cisco or Palo Alto.

  • Strong exposure to multi-vendor technologies in enterprise network with experience to design and implement them.

  • Strong documentation and presentation skills with a focus on quality.

  • Project management and ITIL knowledge with focus on change management.

Certifications (not all are required):

  • CCNP, CCDP, CCIE (a plus), AWS, Azure, ITIL, TOGAF

Qualifications

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