Architect - Network Operations (Lan)

Overview:
The Network Architect is part of the IT Operations team within the PepsiCo CTO Organization at Hyd and reports to the Director-Network.

PepsiCo has a multivendor hybrid outsourced model for its Infrastructure IT operations. The PepsiCo IT Operations team works with various businesses, in-house IT teams, IT partners, and OEMs to maintain high-quality services around the clock. The person in this role is responsible for developing and maintaining functional and secure networks. You will mentor a team of engineers to troubleshoot and optimize our networks for our users. In this role, you should have excellent problem-solving skills and thorough knowledge of network administration and architecture, security, and data protection. Your goal will be to establish networks that cater to customer needs.

**Responsibilities**:

- Work with the Managed Service Providers and internal stakeholders, build trust with stakeholders, and own the design process.
- Analyses, monitor and tunes performance of strategic network LAN infrastructure.
- Verify proper operation of network equipment, suggest improvements to performance, capacity, and scalability.
- Maintains current documentation of network design, operation, and procedure manuals.
- Experience with technologies including VSS, VPC, Performance Based Routing (PfR), OTV, IPSEC, NetFlow, SNMP and QOS as well as the following platforms - NEXUS switches, and Cisco and Palo Alto Firewalls.
- Demonstrated experience with Cisco IOS, routing, switching, and security products.
- Configure and install software, servers, routers, and other network devices
- Monitor network performance and integrity
- Resolve issues tiers of support have escalated by troubleshooting cloud and local infrastructure.
- Automate tasks and monitor their effectiveness
- Mentor team members on technical issues
- Create, oversee, and test security measures (e.g., access authentication and disaster recovery)
- Communicate with users when needed
- Maintain complete technical documentation
- Suggest improvements to network performance, capacity, and scalability.

Qualifications:
Mandatory Technical Skills
- Bachelor’s degree Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 10 Years’ experience
- CCNP / CCIE Certification would be desirable.
- Sound knowledge of IP Networking, LAN, WLAN, VoIP, SDN, SD-WAN.
- In depth knowledge of network management, network availability and capacity planning.
- Fine-tuning the network to enhance the performance for users.
- Enterprise Wireless using Cisco Access Points, WLCs, ISE, Prime / DNA Center.
- Experience of varied Wi-Fi deployments; Indoor/Outdoor Wi-Fi, Wireless Mesh
- Cisco Switching (3850/3650/2960X/4500X) and associated technologies such as VTP, STP, VSS
- Cisco Data Centre Switching (Nexus 5K/7K/9K) and associated technology such as VPC and VDC, SDN ACI
- LAN Enterprise
- Cisco R+S - Nexus / Catalyst
- Presales - HLD, BOMs, SOWs, Requirement Capture
- Act as the glue between tech and sales
- SDA, ACI, SD-WAN
- Perform the most complex system analysis that includes requirements definition, interfacing with users and providing cost and benefit analysis.
- Produce and maintain up to date network infrastructure technical documentation, diagrams, processes and procedures.
- Responsible for firmware/software updates and managing maintenance renewal for all network infrastructure.
- Assist with new designs, installation and testing of IT systems and related network/peripherals within the company.
- Keep current with networking technologies, make recommendations on solutions technologies that will enhance and optimise the network environment.
- Create standards for I/T systems and services to provide flexibility and maintainability.
- Lifecycle management
- Provide resolution of critical situation technical problems.
- Infoblox - DDI (DNS. DHCP, IPAM)

Mandatory Non-Technical Skills
- CCNP / CCIE Certification would be desirable.
- Strong understanding of network security principles and associated technologies.
- Analyzing workflow and security requirements and establishing the network.
- Strong relationship-building capability
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Proven experience of managing an effective working relationship with audit departments, and challenging where appropriate