Domain Architect
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT or a related field.
- 12+ years of overall experience, with at least 6 years in an architect-level role.
- CCIE (Enterprise Infrastructure, Data Center or Routing & Switching) or an equivalent expert-level certification. An active CCIE is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience as a senior technical authority on network and infrastructure solutions in enterprise environments.
Technical Skills
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Domain |
Expectations |
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Routing & Switching |
Expert in BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, MPLS, multicast, QoS, VRF and segment routing; high availability and resiliency design |
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Data Center |
Spine-leaf fabrics, VXLAN-EVPN, ACI/NSX or equivalent, multi-site/DCI, storage networking and automation; experience across multiple OEMs (e.g., Cisco, Arista, Juniper, HPE/Aruba, Dell, Nokia) |
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Campus |
Hierarchical and fabric-based design, SD-Access or equivalent, segmentation, NAC (ISE/ClearPass), PoE and cabling considerations |
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Wireless |
Enterprise Wi-Fi design (Wi-Fi 6/6E/7), predictive and validation surveys, controller and cloud architectures, location services, secure guest and IoT onboarding; end-to-end project delivery experience |
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WAN / SD-WAN |
SD-WAN architecture, internet and MPLS underlay strategy, SASE integration, application-aware routing |
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Cloud Connectivity |
Hybrid and multi-cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP): Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, transit architectures, cloud-native networking |
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Security Integration |
Zero Trust principles, firewall and segmentation design, network security alignment |
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Automation & Operations |
Network automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform, APIs), telemetry, observability, NetDevOps familiarity |
Leadership Attributes
- Excellent written and verbal communication; confident presenting to executives and customer leadership.
- Strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence without direct authority.
- Structured, vendor-neutral thinking with sound judgment on trade-offs, cost and risk.
- Ability to mentor, coach and raise the technical bar of the team.
- Ownership mindset, comfortable working in ambiguous, high-stakes environments.
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