Network Architect

Overview

Network Architect – Telecom Domain – Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore & Kolkata

Responsibilities

• The Network Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the organization’s network infrastructure.
• This role involves evaluating current and future network needs, developing strategic plans, and ensuring the network’s reliability, performance, and security.
• Will work closely with IT teams, stakeholders, and vendors to deliver high-quality network solutions.
• Manual Preparation of HLD/LLD
• Manage customer requirements, coordinate with various stake holders.
• Develop strategy, technical direction, and engineering solutions for enterprise-wide data networking, supporting key business requirements.
• Developing network and related architectures and solutions based on requirements from offering, engineering, and operations, as well as key customers.
• Partner with business unit and development team SMEs to develop best -practices that can be proactively incorporated into architectural and engineering designs.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with key vendors and ensure that all technology and services roadmaps are understood and leveraged where applicable.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture, PMO, Business IT, Infrastructure Leads, and third-party service providers in the conception, evaluation, piloting, engineering, and operational delivery of solutions for the organization
• Working across the organization to provide technical support.
• Engaging with internal and external customers for briefings, issue escalation, and complex solution development
• Lead the development and execution of Architecture, Engineering and Operational roadmaps for data networking globally and drive efforts to validate that strategic direction is aligned with business architecture/direction.
• Provide technical leadership for the establishment, and implementation of end-to-end network solutions.
• Provides technical solutions for the establishment and implementation of high availability network solutions, to support convergence of voice, data, and multimedia services, as well as cloud application security architectures.
• Provides escalation support for troubleshooting and resolution of all network data and business issues as required by the end client/ users.
• Manage technical network solutions and frameworks – LAN, WAN, MPLS etc.
• Coordinate to network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common network problems.
• Ensure Upgrade network hardware and software components as required.
• Coordinate for Design, test, and inspect network systems.
• Manage network planning, modelling, and analysis.
• Coordinate Installation and Network Maintenance
• Analyze, engineer, and execute task.
• Develop and deliver professional proposals and design documentation.
• Manage technology vendors.
• Mentor other members of the Network Services team on architectural and engineering best practices by reviewing engineering designs and providing guidance as required.
• Effectively communicate the feasibility of requested deliverables and timelines to internal business and project stakeholders
• Build relationships which foster collaboration and partnerships to drive better strategies, processes, and final product to the customer.
• Understand and comply with defined standards for the environments.
• Communicate progress and status of deliverables to customer and technical project teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical/computer science/information systems/information technology, or a related field required
• 8-10 years of experience working with information technologies preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience designing service provider IP/MPLS, Enterprise network – as a Network Architect, Service Assurance Manager, Service delivery manager.
• Complex routing, switching, and ISP environments, LAN, WAN, Knowledge of IP, Enterprise Network.
• Extensive experience with network design (HLD & LLD) and implementation
• Cisco, Juniper Routers
• Proficiency in networking technologies (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, VPN).
• Familiarity with Network Troubleshooting Tool Suites
• Experience with network security protocols and tools (e.g., firewalls, IDS/IPS)
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical issues in an easy-to-understand manner.
• Resourceful, with the ability to work independently.
• Strong time management skills and attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task activities with shifting priorities

Mandatory Skills

• Strong communication skills both oral and written.
• Strong computer skills including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Certificates within network/security domain (CCNA, CCNP) desirable
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Additional Skills

• Cisco, Juniper Products
• Enterprise Network Architecture

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