Sr Network Architect- Networking + Cloud

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About this role:

Senior Network Architect is a senior technical leader responsible for the strategic vision lifecycle planning and architectural design of highly reliable secure and scalable multi-cloud and enterprise network infrastructure to support Gartner Conference and global business operations. The ideal candidate brings expert-level mastery in enterprise network design zero-trust security frameworks edge connectivity and hybrid cloud ecosystems. They are passionate about setting architectural guardrails authoring long-term technology roadmaps and leveraging modern software-defined networking (SDN) and automation frameworks to drive transformative business outcomes.

What youll do:

• Define Strategy: Architect the global enterprise network blueprint spanning LAN WAN SD-WAN multi-cloud ecosystems and high-density event environments.

• Lead Security Architecture: Design enterprise-wide network security frameworks integrating next-generation firewalls SASE zero-trust models and micro-segmentation.

• Author Roadmaps: Establish long-term technology roadmaps standard reference designs and architectural guardrails Campus office Data Center and cloud connectivity.

• Drive Innovation: Evaluate and select emerging technologies leading proof-of-concepts for SDN intent-based networking network automation and AI frameworks.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with infrastructure team application team Infosec team DevOps Team Cloud CCOE team and End user team.

• Govern Documentation: Own the lifecycle of core reference architectures global topology diagrams infrastructure-as-code libraries and standard compliance guidelines.

• Act as Highest Escalation: Serve as the ultimate technical authority for systemic complex infrastructure or application performance anomalies.

• Mentor Teams: Provide technical governance and mentorship to senior network engineering teams cultivating engineering excellence across the organization.

What youll need:

• Professional Experience: 12-14 years of deep technical experience in large-scale enterprise routing switching and complex network infrastructure design.

• Modernization Strategy: Proven success in designing enterprise network modernization strategies transforming legacy topologies into intent-driven automated infrastructures.

• Technical Governance: Ability to author and maintain global network architectural standards high-level designs (HLD) low-level designs (LLD) and deployment blueprints.

• Core Routing & Switching: Master-level understanding of advanced routing protocols (BGP OSPF) alongside high-density data center fabrics (spine-leaf) and modern campus network topologies.

• Enterprise Wireless: Deep technical knowledge of enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) controllers cloud-managed Wi-Fi architecture RF engineering and centralized wireless management platforms.

• Application Delivery & Load Balancing: Advanced hands-on knowledge of F5 BIG-IP systems (LTM DNS APM) including deep familiarity with SSL/TLS termination HTTP/HTTPS profiles and iRules.

• Palo Alto Security Design: Strong experience in Palo Alto Networks infrastructure designing secure deployments utilizing Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) managed via Strata Cloud Manager user-ID/app-ID policies and cloud-delivered security services.

• SASE & Edge Architecture: Expertise to architect and scale Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and SD-WAN frameworks to provide optimized secure connectivity for remote users and branch offices.

• Multi-Cloud Networking: Deep knowledge of cloud-native networking constructs designing and securing high-performance transit networks across AWS (Transit Gateway Direct Connect VPCs) and Microsoft Azure (Virtual WAN ExpressRoute vNets).

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven ability to partner directly with Information Security Cloud Engineering DevOps and executive leadership to align infrastructure capabilities with business goals.

• Technical Leadership: Experience providing technical guidance architecture/design reviews and mentorship to the network engineering team

Who you are

• Graduate/Postgraduate in BE/B tech ME/MTech or MCA are preferred.

• Excellent communication and prioritization skills.

• Able to work independently or within a team proactively in a fast-paced AGILE-SCRUM environment.

• Owns success Takes responsibility for successful delivery of the solutions.

• Ardent desire to improve upon their skills in software development frameworks and technologies.

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