Top Skills:
Cisco Edge Network Sec Sol
Core Network/Core Network - Wireless
Mobility R&D
We are looking for an experienced Senior Network Architect to conduct an end-to-end assessment of a mission-critical enterprise network environment.
Key Responsibilities & Skills:
" Assess current-state enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, Data Center and hybrid/cloud connectivity.
" Strong hands-on architecture experience with Cisco enterprise switches and wireless Access Points.
" Strong knowledge of VeloCloud SD-WAN architecture and design.
" Review core, distribution and access-layer architecture, topology and segmentation.
" Assess routing, switching, redundancy, convergence and failover design.
" Evaluate MPLS, Internet, VPN, SD-WAN and hybrid connectivity architecture.
" Review wireless architecture for coverage, capacity, resiliency and scalability.
" Assess network security architecture, including segmentation, trust boundaries, firewalls and IDS/IPS integration.
" Review DNS, DHCP and IPAM services and dependencies.
" Identify physical and logical single points of failure across devices, circuits, power and network paths.
" Evaluate overall network availability, resiliency and disaster recovery readiness.
" Assess network performance, capacity and future scalability.
" Evaluate operational maturity covering monitoring, logging, alerting and observability.
" Assess alert fatigue, incident response readiness and troubleshooting processes.
" Review configuration management, change control and network documentation practices.
" Identify architectural gaps, technical debt, operational risks and constraints.
" Develop current-state and conceptual future-state architecture diagrams.
" Define target design principles around resiliency, simplicity, security, automation and scalability.
" Recommend practical improvements based on business impact, risk, complexity and dependencies.
" Develop a prioritized network transformation/remediation roadmap with high-level implementation phases.
" Conduct technical discovery and architecture workshops with customer stakeholders.
" Produce an Enterprise Network Assessment Report and Gap Analysis.
" Prepare and deliver an executive-level presentation of key findings, risks and recommendations.
" Must be capable of translating technical findings into business risk and operational impact.
" Strong stakeholder management, documentation, presentation and consulting skills required.