Sr. Network Architect

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AES Company:

Founded in 1981 in Arlington, VA, AES is one of the world's eminent energy companies committed to accelerating the future of energy. Its generation and distribution businesses provide affordable and sustainable energy to tens of millions of customers across more than 15 countries. Through its diverse portfolio of thermal and renewable sources, AES is well positioned to meeting the world’s changing power needs.

Role:
Global IT Infrastructure team is part of the overall Digital Delivery and Operations global team and is responsible for the strategy, architecture, design, and support of AES’s global infrastructure

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Network Architect with proven expertise across large enterprise or service providers, proficient on the cutting-edge next-generation technologies, operating complex enterprise-wide LAN/MAN/WAN mission-critical networks at scale (8000+ employees and 150+ locations globally), while supporting global workloads across on-prem and cloud

Responsibilities:

• Design and architect the backbone, transit, and cloud interconnect infrastructure with strict adherence to the key “ilities” – scalability, reliability, security, and high-availability

• Collaborate with geographically distributed teams and strategic partners to deploy cutting-edge technology

• Work with business teams to analyze requirements and translate that into solutions and executable steps

• Perform network modeling, POC, Pilot testing for greenfield infrastructure

• Define technology roadmaps and present to the Senior Management

• Review Network Architectures for all projects in the ARB (Architecture Review Board)

• Stay abreast with industry trends and ability to work in a dynamic and ambiguous environment

• Write functional requirements/specifications documents and synthesize performance metrics

• Ensure site and service reliability, troubleshoot, and diagnose complex issues across all ISO layers

• Upgrade network hardware and migrate software components as required

• Deploy monitoring in place to proactively fix problem before users notice congestion

• Continual enhancement of global network infrastructure including 100+ locations, plants, and remote offices

• Build and maintain Network Architectural diagrams and other related documentation

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ yrs of experience in network engineering

• CCNP or JNCIP certified

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or related field

• Experience designing, architecting, configuring, operating, and troubleshooting of enterprise-grade Cisco routing, switching and security appliances (VPNs/Firewalls) at a global scale

• Proficient in Public Carrier SD-WAN and MPLS networks, VRF, VxLANs, NFV, and container networking technologies, Spine/Leaf fabric, BGP, OSPF, and TCP/IP protocols

• Proficient with setting up POPs, Network Security, and Direct Connects on Public Cloud (GCP and Azure)

• Knowledge of Network Automation Tools (IaC) - Ansible, Terraform, Cisco Devnet, Python.

• Experience working with Peering, ISPs, and IP Transit providers

• Experience with GLB, F5 load balancers, Wireless, DNS, Infoblox and DDI

• Experience troubleshooting complex Internet/Intranet/Cloud/On-Prem/DC networking issues

• Ability to understand systems at all levels – big picture enterprise view to low level technical details

• Team player with strong verbal and written communication skills

• Flexibility to work occasionally during off-hrs and on the weekend

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or related field

• CCIE or JNCIE certified

• Tooling, Scripting, and automation (ansible, go, java, python, bash shell etc.)

• Knowledge of IPv6, OpenConfig and Streaming Telemetry

AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to building strength and delivering long-term sustainability through diversity and inclusion. Respecting all backgrounds, differences and perspectives enables us to improve the lives of our people, customers, suppliers, contractors, and the communities in which we live and work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and/or expression, race, national origin, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. E-Verify Notice: AES will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.