Network Practice Leader - Architecture and Transformation

Job Description:

• Step into a senior leadership role where you will shape the future of network and connectivity architecture through strategic vision practical transformation roadmaps and high impact solution design
• As an Industry Principal you will guide enterprise clients through complex architecture decisions aligning business outcomes with modern network capabilities while fostering a culture of collaboration rigor and continuous improvement
• You will work closely with cross functional stakeholders across delivery engineering sales and client leadership to define scalable architectures influence technology direction and elevate practice standards
• This role is ideal for a seasoned professional who enjoys combining deep technical expertise with executive communication structured pre sales processes and mentorship driving measurable value through well governed architecture and transformation programs

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the end to end architecture and solution design for enterprise network programs spanning campus LAN WAN data center cloud and security edge SASE domains
• Produce High Level Designs HLD Low Level Designs LLD reference architectures and design standards including topology diagrams IP routing schemes migration plans and bill of materials
• Lead technology evaluations PoCs and OEM vendor selection comparing solutions against functional commercial operational and security criteria
• Support pre sales and solutioning activities respond to RFPs RFIs size and cost solutions present designs to customers and executives and defend design decisions in technical reviews
• Define transformation and migration strategies for legacy to software defined transitions e
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• traditional WAN SD WAN SASE classic DC spine leaf fabric campus SD Access fabric
• Embed security by design micro segmentation Zero Trust secure edge and integration with the broader security architecture
• Drive network automation and Infrastructure as Code adoption across designs templating ZTP CI CD for network config
• Establish design governance architecture review boards design patterns guardrails and documentation standards
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to network engineers and junior architects act as design escalation point during delivery
• Partner with cloud security applications and infrastructure teams to ensure the network architecture aligns with the wider enterprise architecture and roadmaps

Preferred Skills:

Technology->Network->Network Architecture,Foundational->Pre-Sales->Processes,Domain->Network and connectivity architecture design->Solution designing