Lead, Network Architect

Summary

Purpose of the Team:

The Network Architecture team responsibilities include:

Global network design and network/component standards, network roadmaps, audit compliance; investigation, testing, and deployment of new technologies to fit business needs.

Perform a network expert consultative role to both internal and external customers at the C suite levels of the organizations.

Purpose of the position includes:

Network design (high level and low level), architecture, and implementation oversight including associated documentation.

Network design of Software Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN) using the latest technologies.

Network design for On-Prem and Off-Prem cloud products and partners. This must include extensive experience with environments in either AWS, Azure or GCP.

Global deployment of network security infrastructure solutions including firewalls/IDS/IPS both physical appliances and VNFs.

Best Fit for the role:

Candidates should have a minimum of 10+ years industry experience in network design.

You have created business justification cases including financials, analyzed, tested, authored high level/low level designs and brought new technology solutions to implementation.

You have performed detailed problem analysis and troubleshooting. Lead efforts to solve the problem collaboratively.

Deployed production ready applications or virtual infrastructure in the cloud.

Designed and worked with a cross-functional teams to deploy solutions on a global scale.

You have created or provided input to governances, process and procedure relating to network infrastructure.

Role

Design solutions for merged or acquired companies to work with the Mastercard network.

Design, engineering, and implementation of complex network solutions in a variety of disciplines, emphasis on edge security postures, access control and automation.

Provide strategic technical direction on highly complex network projects or activities involving the selection and recommendation of design approach and systems technology.

Research and develop innovative solutions. Support vendor management including evaluation and selection of new products.

Research and develop automation tools to support the Continuous Integration Continuous Development (CI/CD) movement.

Provide fourth level support to the Operations Command Center; owning, investigation, troubleshooting and resolving network communications and operations problems impacting customer, backbone access, or performance on a global basis.

All About You

Network engineering, design, and architecture expertise in the following areas:

Software Defined WAN, Security, QoS, Encryption technologies their design methodologies and implementation best practices.

Mastery of TCP/IP protocol communications, addressing & subnetting for IPv6 addressing.

Firewall experience: Checkpoint as well as Palo Alto.

SD-WAN deployment experience with Fortinet.

Extensive knowledge of Ciscos product portfolio; routers, switches, wireless, ACS and ISE

Extensive knowledge of Network diagnostics, protocols, and disciplines, OMP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, SNMP MIBs/OIDs, VPN, MPLS, Cellular technologies.

Knowledge of security and encryption technologies including; IPSEC & GRE tunnels on routers and firewalls, PKI Certificates, and SSL/MSSL.

Desirable or additional capabilities:

Strong verbal and written communications skills, and excellent customer support capabilities

Strong vendor management experience

Self-motivated demonstrating strong organizational and listening skills; and very detail oriented with the ability to carry out assigned tasks with minimal supervision

Ability to consistently act in a professional manner and communicate with all levels of the organization, both internally and externally

Methodical problem resolving skills and mastery of developing high level and detailed network designs; solid web applications and technologies a plus; Cisco certifications such as CCIE, CCNP or CCDP a plus. Security certifications such SSCP or CISSP a plus.

Design, engineer and implementation of Software Defined Networking with service chaining.

Solid experience implementing Software Defined WAN using MPLS, Internet, Cellular and Satellite.

Research and develop innovative solutions that support cloud connect strategies.

Unix skills and the ability to script in Python a plus.

Experience with API tools like Postman or REST Assured.

Masters degree in Computer Science, Math, Engineering.