Network Architect

Country/Region: IN- Requisition ID: 11209- Work Model:
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- Location: INDIA - BENGALURU - BIRLASOFT OFFICE**Title**:Network Architect**:

- Description:

- **DC & Network Architect Job Description**:
Total Experience - 9+ yrs
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or IT preferred with active Certificates in network/security domain (like CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, PCNSE or JNCIE)
- 4 or more years of relevant job experience Designing & Implementation of Data Center network/security solutions using state of art technologies
- Developing network and related architectures and solutions based on requirements from offering, engineering, and operations, as well as key customers
- Develop strategy, technical direction, and engineering solutions for enterprise-wide data networking and data security services supporting key business requirements
- Assessing new technologies and best practices for adoption
- Driving standardization and automation into all aspects of the network platform
- Engaging with internal and external customers for briefings, issue escalation, and complex solution development
- Provide technical leadership for the establishment, and implementation of end-to-end network data, and security infrastructure solutions utilizing new technologies
- Documenting network capabilities as appropriate for both internal and external consumption
- Provides clear and concise recommendations to remediate performance/scaling bottlenecks
- Maintain expertise in data network security technologies to ensure that cost-effective solutions and processes are deployed and aligned with business direction
- Provides escalation support for troubleshooting and resolution of all network data and security issues as required by other infrastructure support teams
- Hands On Experience on installing/ configuring/ maintaining Data Center class routers &
switches
- Experienced on Network OS - (IOS-XE, PANOS,Meraki)
- Experience in Designing Remote Access VPN Solutions
- Expertise in next generation firewall technology on Fortigate, Cisco ASA, Palo Alto
- Strong Understanding of Complex routing (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), switching environments
- Hands On experience of configuring QoS on routers and switches
- Exposed to python or similar programming language scripting
- Well versed on WAN architectures based on MPLS & SD-WAN & VPN methods
- Thorough understanding of most enterprise IPv4 protocols and emerging IPv6 deployments
- Experienced in Network monitoring tracing tools (Wireshark etc..)
- SEIM - Splunk
- Experience with cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) network and/or security desirable
- Resourceful, with the ability to work independently
- Strong time management skills and attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task activities with shifting priorities
- Coordinates with business unit and development team SMEs to develop best -practices that can be proactively incorporated into architectural and engineering designs
- Coordinate with Enterprise Architecture, PMO, Business IT, Infrastructure Leads, and third party service providers in the conception, evaluation, piloting, engineering, and operational delivery of solutions for the organization
- Define and implement methodology templates for total cost of ownership analysis, requirements gathering, infrastructure design, and peer reviews.
- Develop a culture and process for re-use of solutions templates across projects thereby simplifying the solutions engineering process and improving the productivity of the resources
- Effectively communicate the feasibility of requested deliverables and timelines to internal business and project stakeholders
- Install & Qualify components into production following company policies and procedures
- Understand and comply with defined standards regulated in IT environments
- Participate in IT Risk Management initiatives in line with industry and corporate Audit and Compliance strategies
- Assist with development and management of the Network Services budgets