Network Solution Architect

Job Description:

• We are seeking a Senior Network Architect with deep hands on expertise in end to end network solutioning across the modern enterprise stack Software Defined LAN SD WAN SASE application delivery load balancing DDI and Software Defined Data Center LAN
• The role owns the technical design and architecture of complex multi vendor network solutions from concept through to detailed design and handover translating business and security requirements into resilient scalable and automatable architectures
• This is a senior individual contributor technical authority role that blends solution design pre sales solutioning support standards definition and mentoring
• You will be the go to authority on network design decisions reference architectures and technology selection working closely with delivery teams security cloud customers and OEM partners
• The role also increasingly requires fluency in AI both applying AI AIOps to operate and optimize networks and designing networks that support AI ML workloads

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the end to end architecture and solution design for enterprise network programs spanning campus LAN WAN data center cloud and security edge SASE domains
• Produce High Level Designs HLD Low Level Designs LLD reference architectures and design standards including topology diagrams IP routing schemes migration plans and bill of materials
• Lead technology evaluations PoCs and OEM vendor selection comparing solutions against functional commercial operational and security criteria
• Support pre sales and solutioning activities respond to RFPs RFIs size and cost solutions present designs to customers and executives and defend design decisions in technical reviews
• Define transformation and migration strategies for legacy to software defined transitions e
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• traditional WAN SD WAN SASE classic DC spine leaf fabric campus SD Access fabric
• Embed security by design micro segmentation Zero Trust secure edge and integration with the broader security architecture
• Drive network automation and Infrastructure as Code adoption across designs templating ZTP CI CD for network config
• Establish design governance architecture review boards design patterns guardrails and documentation standards
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to network engineers and junior architects act as design escalation point during delivery
• Partner with cloud security applications and infrastructure teams to ensure the network architecture aligns with the wider enterprise architecture and roadmaps

Preferred Skills:

Domain->Network and connectivity architecture design->Solution designing,Technology->Network->Network Architecture,Foundational->Project Management->Request For Proposal (RFP)/Proposal Development