Technical Design & Network

Job Description

Role Title : Technical Design & Network Architect

Location : Chennai

Experience : 9+ Years

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Design & Architecture
• Deliver high- and low-level designs (HLD / LLD) for LAN, WAN, Data Centre, and Security infrastructures.
• Support migrations from legacy platforms to modern solutions (Cisco ACI, SD-WAN, multi-vendor firewalls, hybrid cloud).
• Ensure designs align with Vodafone's enterprise standards and M&S's Zero Trust strategy.
• Implementation & Transition Support
• Create implementation and migration plans (CRQs, MoPs).
• Provide offshore technical support for network changes, migrations, and upgrades.
• Support configuration, deployment, and integration of routers, switches, firewalls, wireless, and load balancers.
• Security & Compliance
• Design and validate firewall and segmentation policies across Palo Alto, Check Point, Fortinet, and Cisco platforms.
• Enable secure hybrid cloud networking on Azure and AWS (VNet, ExpressRoute, Transit Gateway, WAF, NSG).
• Align solutions to ITIL, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS standards.
• Operational Readiness & Documentation
• Produce detailed design and implementation documentation (LLD, BOMs, migration runbooks).
• Support offshore knowledge management and structured handovers.
• Provide remote escalation support to onsite 24x7 assurance teams.
• Collaboration & Governance
• Engage with onsite design authorities and architects to validate solutions.
• Participate in design reviews, change boards, and compliance reviews.
• Mentor offshore engineers, building a deep technical pool aligned to Vodafone / M&S engagements.

Required Skills & Experience

Preferred Qualifications

Personal Attributes

Skills Required

Azure VNets ExpressRoute NSG Application Gateway Front Door, Cisco ACI Spine Leaf Nexus 2K–9K Catalyst series, Cisco SD-WAN Viptela, F5 LTM GTM Citrix NetScaler Radware Alteon, Networking Data Centre, Routing Switching BGP OSPF MPLS QoS VXLAN L2VPN L3VPN, Python Ansible Terraform Cisco DNA Center SolarWinds ServiceNow ITSM, Zero Trust principles micro-segmentation least privilege identity integration, AWS VPC Transit Gateway WAF CloudFront, Cisco ASA Firepower Palo Alto Panorama Fortinet FortiGate Check Point R77 R80 plus, VMware NSX VMWare SDN Kubernetes networking