Datacenter Architect

Responsible for translating customer requirements into consistent, compliant, value-added solutions, creating associated cost models and associated proposal documentation, managing due diligence and assisting in contract negotiations, as needed

Participate in meetings to understand customer requirements, Due Diligence and Proposal presentation sessions

Architect, Design and Support Customer Network & Application Solutions like Colocation, Co-hosting etc. and their variants

Architect/re-architect, Design/re-design, Expand/Migrate Customer LAN & WAN Networks and prepare related Network Architecture/Design/Migration Documents

Work with alliance partners like EMC, VMware, IBM and HP to create solution for customers

Architect, Design and Support Customer Network & Application Solutions like Colocation, Co-hosting etc. and their variants

Architect/re-architect, Design/re-design, Expand/Migrate Customer Data Centers and prepare related Network and Application Architecture/Design/Migration Documents

Tier-4 support of hybrid data center networks and Disaster-Recovery networks

Design and Tier4 support of campus and wireless infrastructure

Planning, help in testing / onboarding customer networks and solutions within AT&T Core Network and IPv6, SDN/NFV etc

Participate in complex network transformation and outsourcing opportunities

Extensive knowledge and experience with Data Center and Virtualization Technologies, Solutions and Architectures. Experience selling Data Center and Virtualization technologies at the engineering level through the CxO level preferred

Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, negotiation and presentation skills. Ability to work effectively, add value as a team member and assume a leadership role for the team. Demonstrated technical knowledge and consultative skills. Ability to train and disseminate information within an Area or Operation.

Creating Design Blueprints and Design Documents like High Level Design (HLD) / Low Level Design (LLD),

• Software – IOS, IOS-XR, CatOS, JunOS
• Storage networking protocols:
  Fiber Channel, iSCSI, NFS/CiFS, storage multi-pathing
• Device expertise – Cisco ASR 9K, GSR, ISR etc. or equivalent, Nexus 2K, 5K, 7K, QFabric, Cisco Catalyst 6500-series, other Cisco Catalyst platforms etc. or equivalent
• VMware: ESXi, vSwitch operations, SRM (site recovery manager), View, vCloud
• Databases:
  Oracle, SQL, data warehousing/analytics solutions
• Public and Private Cloud offerings and ecosystems
• Cisco: ACE, WAAS, ASA, Any Connect, Trust Sec
• Load Balancing techniques and scenarios (F5 – GTM, LTM/Brocade/Cisco etc.)
• Voice, Video, Data – QoS requirements
• MPLS L2 & L3 VPNs & its variants
• Good understanding of Network Consulting (Network Architectures/Designs, Services, Optimization of networks & services) – Network Consolidation and Migration, High-availability, Interoperability, Performance, Capacity Planning, Resiliency, Scalability etc.