Network Architect – Campus, Data Centre & Security – freelance – San Francisco, California, USA

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Comgent is seeking a Network Architect to provide technical consulting across enterprise campus, data centre and security environments. You will guide the design and adoption of Juniper solutions, working alongside customer operations teams on architecture, deployment and complex troubleshooting. This assignment combines remote work with one week onsite in San Francisco each month.

Assignment

• Location: San Francisco Airport, California, USA
  
• Engagement: freelance / contract
  
• Work arrangement: Remote with one week onsite per month
  
• Schedule: 40 hours per week
  

Responsibilities

• Lead information-gathering workshops to understand existing network architecture and translate new requirements into workable designs.
  
• Analyse device configurations, troubleshoot architecture issues and recommend improvements to network performance and reliability.
  
• Test product features and interoperability, evaluate technical specifications, and guide deployments so implementations follow the agreed design.
  
• Apply network design and implementation best practices, including support for major upgrades, maintenance windows and production changes.
  
• Investigate pre-production and production equipment or network faults with vendor technical support and communicate technical progress.
  
• Produce design and network-status reports, develop operating procedures, and deliver workshops and training for engineering, implementation and support teams.
  

Requirements

• Relevant experience: Minimum 10 years of design, implementation and operational experience in large-scale IP networks.
  
• Junos CLI; EVPN/VXLAN campus and data centre fabrics; SRX firewall policy, IPS, IPsec and HA; BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VPWS, VPLS, L2/L3VPN, IS-IS, RSVP-TE, LDP.
  
• Technology environment:
  
  • Large-scale MX, EX, QFX, SRX and Mist experience
    
  • EVPN/VXLAN campus and data-centre fabrics
    
  • SRX high-end, mid-range and branch platforms
    
  • Extensive EVPN/MPLS, E-Line (VPWS), E-LAN (VPLS), L2VPN and L3VPN over MPLS
    
• Experience using, evaluating and developing engineering design tools and software.
  

Desirable skills

• JNCIE highly preferred; strong technical, executive and English communication skills.
  

Competencies

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are needed, together with the ability to explain architecture and negotiate design options with engineering teams and senior stakeholders. Clear written and spoken English, customer education and presentation skills are important.

Travel and support

One week onsite in San Francisco each month.