IP / SW Architect

Summary:

• Responsible for architecture and design,for IP Core networks, and services deployed on these.
• That meet the program / project scope and business requirements.
• Act as a technical lead during Core network project life cycle. Define and Document roadmaps for this domain.

Skills and Competencies:

• Thorough knowledge of IGPs, MPLS, VPNs, IPv4/v6 migration techniques, BGP, Policy languages, network design and implementation; CCIE/JNCIE certification or equivalent.
• Background in large scale network implementations.
• Service Provider network experience is a major plus.
• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Experience with configuration management and orchestration tools like Ansible, NAPALM, Cisco NSO/Tail-F. Experience working with REST APIs, versioning control tools as SVN/GIT. JSON, XML, YAML, and other data interchange formats.
• Strong knowledge of security standards, rules and regulations.
• Fluency in English both oral and written.

Major Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Architecture and Design of multiservice core and aggregation IP networks and service deployed on these, both extensions of current activities and greenfield deployments
• Gather business requirements and translate these into solutions
• Create and maintain network design guidelines, to provide a uniform framework to build services upon.
• Produce documentation for the engineering teams to build the solutions
• Use code to model the aspects of LAN/WAN network, and provide the right level of abstraction, to drive the right decisions in architectures
• Work with Operational / Engineering and implementation Teams and propose new ideas of automation and be part of initiation of the coding.
• Develop architectures for first-of type deployment of new IP core technologies.
• Drive POCs and participate in type-approval testing of new solutions of IP core technologies