Network Architect Job Plano area,Texas USA,IT/Tech

Employment Type: FTE

Openings: 2

Role Overview

We are seeking senior Network Architects with deep experience designing and engineering enterprise-scale DMZ environments
. These architects will help design and implement a modern, state-of-the-art DMZ environment, with one position focused heavily on Arista Fabric and another focused on public cloud integration
.

Must-Have Qualifications

10+ years of network engineering and architecture experience
, with a significant portion focused on DMZ architecture and enterprise perimeter environments
Strong experience designing, implementing, enhancing, upgrading, or migrating large-scale enterprise network environments
Arista Fabric experience — required, particularly for the DMZ architecture/buildout
Experience integrating enterprise network infrastructure with at least one major public cloud platform:
AWS
GCP
Very strong Cisco routing and switching expertise
Experience with Cisco Nexus and enterprise data center networking
Strong understanding of TCP/IP and network architecture/design principles
Experience with a broad range of enterprise networking technologies, including as many of the following as possible:
Arista Fabric
Fortinet
F5
SDN
OSPF
BGP
VLANs
PKI
QoS
VRRP / FHRP
MPLS
DDoS protection tools such as Arbor and Prolexic/Akamai
Experience working within a large enterprise environment.
Strong architecture documentation, technical design, troubleshooting, and cross-functional communication skills

Position Focus Network Architect – Arista DMZ

Strong Arista Fabric background
Cisco routing/switching and data center networking
Design and implementation of the new enterprise DMZ environment
Public cloud networking experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
Experience integrating enterprise DMZ/network architecture with public cloud platforms
Strong Cisco routing/switching and data center networking background

Preferred Qualifications

Banking or financial services experience
Programming or scripting experience
Experience with highly regulated, security-sensitive enterprise environments
Experience with large-scale network transformation or modernization initiatives
Experience with DDoS mitigation, F5/load balancing, and advanced perimeter security architectures