Network Security Administration-

Job Description: Network Architect

Position Title: Network Architect Experience Required: 12 years Location: India (Preferred Bangalore Pune or Noida but flexible for Hyderabad Chennai) Department: Network Practice Delivery

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Network Architect to lead the design implementation and operations of large-scale enterprise Campus WAN and Data Center networks for our customers. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in network architecture SDN/SD-WAN platforms (including Velo-cloud SD-WAN Palo Alto firewalls Aruba ClearPass Prima access) and cloud networking (Azure AWS). The role requires proven project leadership customer engagement technical team management and a strong track record in delivering successful network solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the planning design and implementation of robust LAN WAN Data Centre and SDN/SD-WAN solutions.

Prepare and present High-Level Designs (HLD) Low-Level Designs (LLD) and technical solution proposals to customers.

Engage directly with customers to understand requirements present solutions and manage technical conversations.

Oversee project delivery ensuring successful implementation issue resolution and customer satisfaction.

Guide and mentor a team of network engineers and SMEs driving technical excellence and team development.

Serve as the technical escalation point (L3/L4) for complex network issues and critical incidents.

Define and enforce network documentation standards maintaining a comprehensive engineering document library.

Collaborate with OEMs vendors and cross-functional teams for solution design product evaluation and integration.

Lead network migration integration and transformation projects including service recovery and improvement initiatives.

Conduct network audits provide advisory services and drive technology adoption and digital transformation.

Support RFP/RFQ/RFI responses and participate in peer review processes for architectures designs and standards.

Required Skills & Qualifications

12 years of hands-on experience in enterprise network architecture design and operations.

Proven experience leading projects and operations for customer environments.

Strong fundamentals in Routing & Switching (OSPF EIGRP BGP STP RSTP MSTP VTP EtherChannel HSRP VRRP VSS VPC VDC FEX FabricPath).

Hands-on experience architecting and delivering solutions on:

o Primary Skills

Velo-Cloud SDWAN

Aruba ClearPass

ISEDNAC

o Secondary Skills

Prisma Access

SDN/SD-WAN platforms (Cisco ACI Cisco SD-WAN VMware NSX)

SolarWinds Orion Arista cloud vision

Experience with network security platforms (Palo Alto Cisco ASA) and network access control.

Cloud networking expertise: Must have worked on Azure networking (Vnet Virtual Network Gateways Site-to-Site IPsec connections Network Security Group Virtual network Gateway Local Network Gateway Route Tables & management etc.). AWS Networking (VPC Transit gateway Direct-connect CloudWatch IGW NAT GW Security Groups ALB NLB GLB Certificate manager R53 Multi-cloud Integrations.

Certification Requirements:

o CCNP or equivalent certification is mandatory

o Azure AZ-700 AWS ANS-C01 or equivalent certification is good to have.

Demonstrated ability to lead teams mentor engineers and manage project delivery.

Excellent communication presentation and customer engagement skills.

Strong documentation and process improvement capabilities.

Experience working with vendors and partners on solution design and implementation.

Education

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field