Network Architect

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What's this role about?

Zensar seeks a solution architect to work with and drive the architectural services work done as part of our CIS to enhance its portfolio in the Datacenter Network, Wireless, Unified Communication and Security domains. We expect the candidate will spend time working directly with our top transformation and enterprise accounts driving 20% customer facing activities with the remainder of their time spent on pre-sales support, RFP response writing, innovation and working on developing architecture collateral, white papers, participating in industry forums etc.

Ideal candidate must have design experience with the following -

• Knowledge of different industry verticals, architectures, and requirements
• Routing and switching infrastructure deployment models (physical and VNF)
• Wireless and IoT deployment architectures
• SD-WAN, SD-ACCESS, ACI, Cisco DNA, NSX, WAN Optimizer
• Load Balancer
• Monitoring Tools, - NPM, APM, IPAM, DDI
• Virtualization and Automation - Understanding of Software Defined Network, Network Function Virtualization, and intelligent WAN technologies.
• IT Service Management – Understanding of ITIL best practices, preparing, and presenting the solution in change advisory board meetings.
• Identity and Access Management – Design and implementation of Cisco ACS, Cisco ISE, BYoD, Network Admission control, SDP
• Intent Based Self-Healing Networks
• Azure, GCP, AWS Network architecture
• IP communications protocols, Enterprise Architectures, Video architectures
• Vertical industry experience in helping customers understand how technology and Architecture can solve their relevant business problems.

The Responsibilities includes -

• Work with customers and understand their setup and analyze their deployments and come up with areas of weakness, enhancements.
• Helps customers think through and define their IT strategy and resulting requirements as related to the industry challenges.
• Create use cases and solution architecture design for customer configuration/needs.
• Can create conceptual and logical architectures for the solution. The solution might include infrastructure, Collaboration and/or VXI/VDI components.
• Leads an effort whose goals are to craft and deliver business value justification, business requirements to technology architecture mapping, solution architecture & integration, and organizational change management recommendations.
• Individual builds plans and coordinates implementations of the solution across cross-technology (DCN/DC/Collab) virtual delivery teams.
• Able to articulate this vision across Executives and senior Enterprise/Solution Architects.
• Create repeatable service offerings for specific domains such as SDN / Network Function Virtualization, BYOD, security, and applications.
• Work with Sales Managers to engage in pre-sales activity and propose creative ideas and solutions to customer needs.
• Deliver technical and services workshop for Network offerings.
• Work with other solution teams to create validated designs and other reference architectures.
• Create technical and solution content.

Candidate Profile, Skills and Qualifications -

• 10-15 years of solution architect experience in Architecture, Design, Build, Operate and Optimize
• Preferably a BS, MS degree in EE, computer science
• CCNP, AWS, GCP certification good to have.
• CCIE is a plus.
• Ability to work closely with customers.
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Open and engaging collaboration style
• Ability to take initiative in virtual team efforts and influence technical and architectural directions.
• Demonstrated technical ability when working with complex component(s) or whole product/platform.
• Ability to work independently with very little supervision.

Advantage Zensar

We are a digital solutions and technology services company that partners with global organizations across industries to achieve digital transformation. With a strong track record of innovation, investment in digital solutions, and commitment to client success, at Zensar, you can help clients achieve new thresholds of performance. A subsidiary of RPG Group, Zensar has its HQ in India, and offices across the world, including Mexico, South Africa, UK and USA.

Zensar is all about celebrating individuality, creativity, innovation, and flexibility. We hire based on values, talent, and the potential necessary to fill a given job profile, irrespective of nationality, sexuality, race, color, and creed. We also put in policies to empower this assorted talent pool with the right environment for growth.

At Zensar, you Grow, Own, Achieve, Learn.

Learn more about our culture: https://www.zensar.com/careers/who-we-are

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