"Datacenter Architect "

Company Description Client :  Job Description : Job Responsibilities:  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 Required Skills and Specifications:  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  Expertise and good knowledge of:   Protocols, Technology, Features like BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP, RIP, loop avoidance, Multicast PIM – DM, SM, SSM, IGRP v1, v2, v3 etc., Protocol Security, Ethernet, STP, RSTP, MSTP, VTP etc., features/techniques like VPC, VDC, FEX, ISSU, VSS, OTV, LISP, Fabric Path, QFabric Features, Fast Convergence, MPLS VPNs etc.  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   Middleware: Websphere, Weblogic, JBOSS, etc.   Public and Private Cloud offerings and ecosystems   Cisco: ACE, WAAS, ASA, AnyConnect, TrustSec   Load Balancing techniques and scenarios (F5 – GTM, LTM/Brocade/Cisco etc.)  Voice, Video, Data – QoS requirements  MPLS L2 & L3 VPNs & its variants  Non-MPLS VPNs - L2TP, IPSec, SSL, GRE, IP-in-IP VPNs etc.  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.  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),   Migration Procedures,   Fallback Procedures etc.