Associate Architect (Networking) Calsoft
Calsoft
Office Location
Full Time
Experience: 10 - 10 years required
Pay:
Salary Information not included
Type: Full Time
Location: Maharashtra
Skills: Networking, Virtualization, Microservices, Cloud, Storage, Cluster, Network Automation, Routing protocols, Routing, Programming Languages, Rest API, socket programming, IPC, Communication skills, Docker, Kubernetes, SDN, SDWAN, SW Architectures, Container Technologies, Network management systems, Public Cloud infrastructures, Intentbased Networking, orchestration tools, Switching Technologies, Data Center Switching, Campus Switching, Multithreaded Enterprise Application Development, Networking Application Development
About Calsoft
Job Description
As an Associate Architect/Architect (Networking) with 10/12 years of experience in the IT infrastructure industry, your primary responsibilities will include: - Leading discussions on technical requirements, estimations, and proposals. - Resolving technical blockers/gaps for the engineering team to ensure timely deliverables. - Developing strategic relationships with customers to provide trusted advice on various offerings and solutions. - Providing pre-sales technical support to Sales and Engineering teams. - Supporting evaluations of offerings and technical proofs of concepts. - Responding to customer and partner inquiries, including requests for proposal (RFPs) and requests for information (RFIs). - Participating in technical discussions with customers and 3rd parties to define end-to-end solutions required by customers. - Guiding and reviewing technical offer deliverables such as SoW. - Driving and documenting overall deal solution strategy, interfacing with Engineering & Services for optimal scoping & cost structure. - Leading PoC/Trial proposals, including defining trial scope, architecture, use cases, and obtaining necessary management approvals. - Designing simplified solutions for complex problems in Networking, Cloud, and Telecom domains, considering performance, scale, and resilience. - Documenting product architecture, requirements, and concepts in clear, concise specifications. - Explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences. - Collaborating effectively in a team environment to provide the best solutions. - Adapting to new technologies in a dynamic environment. Mandatory Skills: - Minimum 10/12 years of experience in the IT infrastructure industry. - Experience in networking and/or virtualization. - Experience in SDN/SDWAN solution development. - Experience in designing highly available systems with redundancy. - Experience in modern software architectures focusing on modularity and reusability. - Familiarity with enterprise solutions and architectures including cloud, virtualization, storage, and clustering. - Good knowledge of Network Management Systems. - Experience with major Public Cloud infrastructures (AWS, GCP, Azure). - Knowledge of Network Automation, Intent-based Networking, and Orchestration Tools. - Expert-level experience in Routing protocols and Switching technologies. - Expert level experience in Cisco/Aruba/Arista Data Center and Campus Switching and routing. - Hands-on programming experience in languages like Java, Python, GoLang, C, C++. - In-depth knowledge of REST API-based design and programming. - Expertise in mentoring and driving teams in the development of enterprise applications and networking features. - Strong communication and presentation skills. Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise: - Experience with Docker and Kubernetes. - Professional certifications such as AWS Solution Architect, GCP Associate Cloud Engineer/Architect, Azure Network Engineer Associate/Azure Solutions Architect Expert, CCNA, CI/CD pipeline, DPDK, CNI, SmartNIC, SONiC. ,