Description

The successful candidate will design and implement secure, resilient enterprise network solutions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, covering SASE, ZTNA, next-generation firewalls, SD-WAN, and complex routing.

This role combines presales support for solutioning with extensive hands-on implementation and acts as the last level of support for operational teams. It may include occasional travelling and direct technical discussions with vendors.

Job Responsibilities:

• Solution Design and Implementation: Architect, deploy, and migrate enterprise network solutions end to end, including SASE, ZTNA, next-generation firewalls, SD-WAN, and campus and data center networks, remaining hands-on from day 1.
• Presales Support: Act as the technical authority in presales engagements, qualifying requirements, designing target architectures, estimating effort, and contributing to RFP/RFI responses, proposals, and customer presentations.
• Complex Routing and Cloud Networking: Design and implement complex routing environments (BGP, OSPF, route redistribution, traffic engineering) and cloud networking architectures in AWS and Azure, including hybrid connectivity.
•  Operational Escalation: Act as the last level of support for operational teams, leading root cause analysis and resolution of the most complex network and security incidents.
• Vendor Engagement: Drive technical discussions with vendors and technology partners, including product evaluations, proof of concepts, roadmap reviews, and support escalations.
• Documentation and Standards: Produce high-level and low-level designs, migration plans, and operational runbooks; define network standards, reference architectures, and best practices.
• Training and Development: Provide training, coaching, and structured knowledge transfer to operational teams and clients on new network technologies and practices. 
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously evaluate and improve network architectures and strategies to adapt to changing technologies and business needs.

Job Requirements

• At least 10 years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and operating enterprise networks in complex, multi-vendor environments
• At least 5 years of experience as a network architect, owning end-to-end solution design for large-scale enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated ability to perform hands-on implementation from day 1, combining architecture responsibilities with direct configuration and deployment work.
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field preferred. Mandatory: Minimum high school diploma (or equivalent). Bachelor's degree in any field with equivalent professional experience relevant for the job.

Technical Skills:

• Expert-level knowledge of routing and switching in complex environments, including BGP, OSPF,route redistribution, and traffic engineering.
• Deep hands-on experience with next-generation firewalls (e.g., Fortinet FortiGate, Palo Alto Networks, Check Point), covering design, implementation, upgrades, and migrations.
• Strong hands-on experience with SASE and ZTNA solutions (e.g., FortiSASE, Zscaler, Netskope,Prisma Access), from architecture through rollout and day-2 operations.
• Proven experience designing and deploying SD-WAN solutions (e.g., Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud).
• Solid experience with cloud networking in AWS and/or Azure, including VPC/VNet design, Transit Gateway, Virtual WAN, ExpressRoute/Direct Connect, and hybrid connectivity.
• Strong understanding of network security concepts, including segmentation, IPsec and SSL VPN, IDS/IPS, and Zero Trust principles.
• Mandatory 3 years of experience acting as technical project lead, driving the technical discussions with customers, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Knowledge of network automation and scripting (e.g., Python, Ansible, REST APIs) is considered a plus.

Soft skills

• Proficiency in English for professional communication and documentation.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and multitasking skills capable of handling a vast variety of systems.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to stay effective under pressure during critical incidents and escalations
• Client Orientation & Communication
• Accountability
• Adapting & responding to chang
•  Teamwork & cooperation

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate