Senior Professional Network

Job Description

Job Summary

• Responsible for translating business needs into technical solutions and defining solutions to problems through reasoned application of information technology.
• Partner with Large MNC Account Teams as Lead Technical Architecture resource
• Serve and participate as Technical owner during complex network transition implementations
• Make presentations to the customer and groups for network transition designs
• Design, develop, document and analyse overall network architecture
• Determine integrated hardware and software architecture solutions that meet customer s performance, usability, scalability, reliability, and security needs.
• Provide Tier 4 level technical support on design related issues

Required Skills

• Practical skills and experience with many network application and infrastructure products, technologies, and services
• Must be able to provide technical leadership for network integration of cross tower services, and transform high-level network solutions into detailed implementation designs
• Must be able to establish, implement, and enforce appropriate standards in the creation and implementation of the solution whenever project requirements call for or would benefit from the use of standards
• Must be able to demonstrate mastery of written and verbal communication skills which include the ability to stay on subject, leverage the use of good feedback, and use content appropriate for the audience
• Should have at least 10+ years of experience in network architecture & design and have solid hands on knowledge be able to produce design suggestions sparring at a high technical level with employees and customers
• Open for individual contributor role and to work in Global Time Zones

Technical Skills

• Routing and switching protocols including RIP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, STP, VTP
• Knowledge of Cisco Nexus products (9k, 7k, 5k, 2k, 1k), knowledge of Cisco ACI and Other Data-Centre Suite of devices and technologies
• Knowledge of ARISTA Data Centre products
• Knowledge of Cisco Routers 29xx/39xx/ASR etc.
• Knowledge of Cisco Switches 3750/3850/4500/6500
• Knowledge of Cisco ASA, Juniper, Checkpoint, Palo Alto firewall
• Knowledge of DNS, IP, Firewalls, latency issues, WAN acceleration tools
• Knowledge of security policies through ACLs and MAC level restrictions in LAN and WAN environments
• Knowledge of Load Balancing (Cisco ACE, F5 LTM/GTM)
• Network Assessment and design of WAN/LAN network devices to optimize network performance and assure network security in a high availability environment
• Knowledge of designing Wireless and IP Telephony solutions
• Knowledge of Software Defined Networking (SDN) & Network Virtualization
• Network systems planning and diagramming Visio for documentation
• Understanding of transport protocols, routing protocols, and security/authentication protocols at all layers of the OSI model with emphasis on TCP/IP are essential.
• Must have knowledge networking features and protocols such as EIGRP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, VTP, STP, Ether channel, 802.1Q trunking, HSRP, QoS, multicast, RADIUS/TACACS+, SNMP, T-1/E-1 T3/E3, Metro Ethernet, BRI/PRI, and MPLS
• Juniper routing and switching knowledge
• Juniper Security knowledge (SRX)

Responsibilities

• Design of network infrastructure solutions to meet clients business and (or) technical requirements following Clients standard processes and architecture methodologies.

• Development of architecture for new infrastructure solutions along with Clients market solutions team leveraging new technologies.
• Work with CxO level executives from client side and with on-site lead architects to develop technology plans and account directions on need basis.
• Engage with on-site vendors on a need basis. Degree and scope of engagement with vendors will depend on the project
• Engage with Clients various lines of services (LoS) and center of excellences (CoE) throughout the architecture design phase and lead the development of the technical solution.
• Handle multiple network infrastructure technologies based on project requirements as part of the architecture design
• Work with internal and external clients located in different time zones namely in Europe, North America and Asia
• Documentation of architecture design to various levels of detail using the prescribed templates and standards and preparation of bill of materials for solutions developed
• To handle client presentations

ExperienceMinimum 8+ years of experience in relevant network technologies and at least years of experience in network Lead / design with a good completion track recordOther Mandatory Skills

• Good communication skills (Written and Oral).
• Good inter personal skills to manage clients / customers. Must be able to clearly communicate with the customer and be able to present solutions to customers at CIO, CXO level
• Flexible and adaptable in meeting global delivery requirements.
• The candidate should be aware and have good knowledge of project management and project lifecycle.
• Aptitude and desire to learn

Other Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Certifications

• Relevant Presales and PostSales support experience
• ITIL foundation level certification
• CCDE/CCIE/JNCIE certification preferred
• CCDP/CCNP
• Any other certifications like JNCIA, ACE, ASE, load balancer, Proxy, Wireless, Voice is advantageous
• Engineering Graduate

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Keyskills :
software defined networkingcisco asaosi modeldata centercisco nexusclient sideip telephonycisco routersload balancingcisco switchesnetwork devices