Enterprise Network Solutions Architect
Orange
- New Delhi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Design enterprise network Solution Architecture encompassing technologies such as Network (MPLS, SD-WAN, SD-LAN, Cloud or cloud security) ensuring that it meets the customers business requirements and performance goals.
- Partner with Asia Pacific Onshore presales as required in qualifying opportunities, delivering demonstrations, and providing security consulting expertise.
- Provide design support of enterprise networking solutions for both new and existing customers (managed or integrated) in support of increasing sales including:
- Actively support responses to proposals, RFQ, RFP and RFI requirements
- Prepare high quality technical deliverables such as High-Level Design, Low Level Design, technical proposal, Bill of Materials etc.
- Prepare cost estimates for all network and associated infra. solutions
- Identify & remediate potential integration issues
- Lead solution demo & pilots to support onshore solution team
- Lead the architecture discussions to work through risk, security, capacity and performance concerns.
- Lead customer facing activities including customer proposals, workshops and presentations.
- Interlock with nearshore and offshore teams to fully understand latest advancements in enterprise networking technology, different operating models and value proposition
- As a SME, he/she will be accountable to lead and make decisions on all aspects of enterprise networking and/or security proposal design and integration with client ecosystems
- Attend training sessions, both in-house, vendor specific and external to broaden and master your skillset into advanced and emerging areas of enterprise networking such as SD WAN, SDLAN, SDA, NDR, Network segmentation etc.
- An ideal candidate would be an ambitious and intuitive individual, with strong skills in Network technologies and very good understanding of next gen security and or multi-cloud solutions, who can work under their own direction towards agreed targets/goals and with creative approach and managing time and change effectively
- A minimum of 10 years’ experience in
- architecting, deploying and/or managing large-scale, high performing and resilient networking solutions and within either a 24x7 datacentre environment or global enterprise
- Designing, implementing, and/or supporting solutions involving, but not limited to WAN (MPLS, SD-WAN), LAN,WLAN, and software designed technologies like SDN, NFV, SASE, cloud or network security technologies required
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in designing and/or implementing MPLS networks, with exposure on SD-WAN technologies and security or public cloud solutions will be an added advantage. Experience on product from Cisco Viptela, Silverpeak or Velo cloud for SD WAN solutions
- Deep expertise, understanding and knowledge of Infrastructure Network and Security, SD WAN, Routing and Switching, Firewalls, Load Balancers, Cloud Networking and Cyber Security
- Experience in designing and/or implementing WAN Physical Connectivity for Large global MPLS/SD-WAN Projects shall be preferred
- Robust understanding & cloud networking experience with AWS, Azure or GCP is required.
- Professional certifications such as CCNP, CCIE RS or equivalent are preferred
- Experience in writing proposals and scopes, responding to tenders/RFQ/RFP/RFI
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong understanding of and ability to speak to networking principles in areas of emerging technology
- Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree or equal by experience
- Security industry recognised certification: CCIE R&S, CCNP, CCDP or other industry leading certifications
- Office based with hybrid ways of working
- Normal working hours, although some flexibility will be required