Network Cloud Architect

Required Skills

Excellent hands-on experience on the following technologies:

             Routing protocols – EIGRP, OSPF, BGP

             LAN Switching – VLAN, VTP, STP, Ether Channel, Cos

             Cloud networking knowledge and experience. VPC creation/deletion knowledge and experience.

             Direct connect , Transit gateway, Virtual private gateway, cloud networking (ACL and Security groups) etc. 

             WAN – MPLS, MPLS/VPN, MP-BGP

             TCP/IP protocol suite, Quality of Service

             Application protocols - HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, SNMP, SSL etc.

             Network Security - IPsec VPN, AAA Architecture, TACACS+, RADIUS.

             Data Center Architecture – Network, Server, Storage

  Cisco SDWAN - Viptela

Excellent hands-on experience on the following products:

             Cisco Catalyst 4500, 6500 and 9K series switches and other Catalyst Series switches

             Cisco Nexus ACI, 9K/7K/5K/2K Series of switches

             Cisco Routers 3800, 3900, ISR 4300, 4400, 7600, ASR 1K, 9K routers, Catalyst 8300 and 8500 Series

             Cisco IOS Software

             Wireless LAN technologies – Cisco or Aruba

             WAN Acceleration/optimization – Cisco WAAS or Riverbed

             Application Load balancers – F5 Big IP LTM/GTM or AWS Load balancers.

             Network Management – SolarWinds, Infoblox, Cisco DNAC.

  Knowledge and hands on experience in Cisco SDWAN – Viptela.

Responsibilities:

Good understanding on VPC setup, configuration etc.,

Good knowledge and understanding Direct connect configuration,

Good understanding on Resource manager 

Good knowledge and understanding on Virtual private gateway. 

Good knowledge and understanding on Transit Gateway and Routing knowledge (BGP).

             Performance and capacity planning: audit, monitor, analyze and reconfigure network environments for performance improvements and future scalability.

             Diagnose and resolve complex network problems.

             Develop disaster recovery and fault tolerance plans.

             Network SME will lead complex projects involving the planning, design, installation, technical support and network audit of data information technology solutions.

             To configure and implement local and wide area network, internet platforms and the network management and associated diagnostic tools to support new and existing technology architectures.

             Make decisions independently on Information Systems problems and methods. The knowledge and expertise required at this level of work usually results from progressive work experience.

             Projects are carried out independently and new ideas are proposed and implemented for cost reduction and application or infrastructure enhancements.

             Participate in 3 – 5-year roadmap planning and forecasting.

             Mentor junior engineers on networking technologies, standards, methodologies, and procedures.

             Lead development, implementation, and maintenance of network standards and documentation.

             Participate in developing long-term strategic, capacity and performance planning objectives and goals.

             Coordinate efforts to isolate and resolve network and security related issues.

             Participate in IT and corporate-lead initiatives.

             Research new technology and evaluate its viability.

             Lead the evaluation, testing, selection, and implementation of:

             Local and Wide Area Networks (LAN/WAN)

             Internet Connectivity

             Network Management

             Diagnostic tool

             Excellent ITIL Knowledge – Incident, Change, Configuration, Problem Management

             Excellent Problem analysis and resolution skills (RCA).

             Experienced in risk /issue management, priority setting and follow up.

             Excellent communication and presentation skills. Must be able to clearly communicate with the customer and be able to present solutions to customers