Responsibilities:
The Technical Architect will lead the solution defense, presentation, planning, design, and network audit/assessment of data information technology solutions. Network Architect makes decisions independently on various solutions 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.
Essential Functions
Lead the evaluation, testing, selection and implementation of:
a. Local and Wide Area Networks (LAN/WAN)
b. Internet Connectivity
c. Network Management
d. Diagnostic tools
Mentor junior on networking technologies, standards, methodologies, and procedures
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.
Technical skills:
Excellent hands-on experience on the following technologies:
• Routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF, BGP
• LAN Switching ACI, VLAN, VTP, STP, EtherChannel, CoS
• 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
• DNS/DHCP/Proxy
Excellent hands-on experience on the following products:
• Cisco Nexus 9k/7K/5K/2K Series of switches
• Cisco Generation2 Routers series
• Cisco IOS Software and NX OS Software
• Cisco Catalyst Series switches
• Wireless LAN technologies Cisco or Aruba
• WAN Acceleration/optimization Cisco WAAS or Riverbed
• Application Load balancers F5 BigIP LTM/GTM or Cisco ACE/GSS
• Network Management HPOV, NNM, SolarWinds, ORION etc