About the role

Network & Security Architect

Job Description

Network & Security Architect will be a key member of the Systems Engineering team which will be focused on evaluating and solution in the area of Cloud – compute, network, storage and database infrastructure. The architect will serve as a primary technical advisor and will be responsible for adopting new technologies, design scalable, maintainable and highly available data center solution as part of the SDDC initiative.

Responsibilities

Serve as a subject matter expert for data center Network and Security solutions.
Drive the evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies in the domain of data center network and security in support of cloud computing initiatives.
Design, implementation supervision and support next generation hardware and software infrastructure.
Work with partners to perform necessary proof of concepts and provide necessary project, system and technical documentation in a timely manner.
Provide Level 2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues.
Collaborate with other IT personnel for problem resolution.

Desired Skills and Experience

Extensive administrative experience in network and security administration in datacenter.
Hands-on experience deploying firewall, load balancer and switching solutions.
Relevant experience on Software Defined Network particularly NSX.
In-depth knowledge of diagnosing and resolving performance issues.
Experience deploying storage and backup solutions on a variety of infrastructure in accordance to best practice methodologies.
Broad datacenter understanding and experience across disciplines, including
- Operating systems (Linux, Windows)
- Container technologies (Dockers, Kubernetes)
- Storage systems including SAN, NAS
- Network switches, routers, load balancers, and firewalls
- Data protection and business continuity
Excellent analytical, problem solving, verbal and written communication skills.
Strong presentation skills including the ability to conduct architecture and design meetings with partners.

Experience, Education & Certification

10-15 years of relevant experience in the related field.
Engineering diploma or degree in the field of computer science or electronics.
Preference will be given to candidates with certifications in related fields.