DCN Architect - Cloud Connectivity Services (5-15 yrs)

About Terastar :

Terastar Networks Technologies is established in 2010. It is privately held company with its office in

Hyderabad, India.

We provide software application development services with a specific focus on OSS /BSS products and

solutions in telecom and network segments. We provide solutions on public and private cloud

platforms.

Job Description - DCN Architect Cloud Connectivity Services

Job Summary :

Responsible to work on fulfilling Rakutens vision of worlds first fully virtualized telecom cloud, with

homegrown products developed by our world-class engineering team and also using solutions/products from leading vendor partners in this domain. In this role you will be responsible to design and architect end-end virtualized connectivity solutions on top of Rakuten Communication Platform (RCP). You will have the opportunity to take a holistic view of the architecture keeping in mind other interfacing systems, there by realizing Rakutens vision.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES :

As a Cloud Connectivity Services Delivery Subject Matter Expert for Cloud DC Networking and Connectivity Services, you will be one of the key contributors of the team that will be responsible for delivering the products and the solutions for delivering our customers a world class best in breed Automated Cloud Data Center Architectures built on the principles of Software Defined Networking that is going to power the next gen 5G use cases for residential and enterprise customers.

- Participate in the discussions with customer and other partner teams at architect as well as

management level.

- Interface with end customers, sales team and other product managers to understand the customers Cloud Networking & Connectivity requirements and work with the Product Owners, Product Managers and Software Dev.

- Leads to feedback these requirements/use cases into Rakuten Products and Use cases.

- You will be one of the key members of the team that will work with vendors and partners to lead the development of delivery artifacts such as HLD and LLD.

- Work with RCP engineering teams as well as vendors on product enhancements, new features

etc.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities) :

- 5+ experience working on product and solution architectures in the area of data centre connectivity/fabric solutions.

- Experience working with vendors such as Cisco/Juniper/Nokia/Arista is highly preferred.

- Capacity Planning, Optimization and Reporting.

- Solid understanding of Cloud Data Centre architectures including the routing connectivity L2/L3 design.

- Solid knowledge preferred in the following areas : Ethernet, IP & IPv6 routing protocols (BGP, ISIS, OSPF, PIM, IGMP; etc.), Overlay Protocols such as EVPN, L3VPN etc.

- Experience designing and working with the network services i.e. load balancers & proxies, Data Centre

security like IPS, WAF etc.

- Familiarity with Network Design related artifacts such as Architecture, HLD, LLD etc.

- Knowledge of Network Automation & Techniques.

- Strong analytic, interpersonal, and communication skills.

- Ability to work with cross functional teams.

- Capability to work with minimum supervision.

- Familiarity with Virtualization and Cloud Native architectures and technologies such as Openstack, VMWare, Kubernetes, OpenShift etc.

- Knowledge of Network virtualization and Container networking solutions such as Calico, VMWare NSX, Weave, Juniper Tungsten Fabric, Nuage, Cilium etc.

- Experience working with SDN (Software Defined Networking) Controllers, Data Center & Telco Network Orchestration.

- Experience working with products and solutions such as include Opendaylight, ONAP etc.

- Experience in working with opensource networking solution stacks and products.

- Examples include NGINX, HAPROXY, Traffik, MetalLB, Service-mesh

- Good understanding of 5G architecture and 5G cloud infrastructure requirements.

- Server network acceleration techniques such as SRIOV, DPDK etc.

- Proven leadership ability and ability to work with leadership at all levels.

- Strong analytic reasoning skills and the ability to communicate with ease both internally within the company as well as externally with customers/partners.

- Proven problem-solving abilities and abilities to work with minimum supervision.

KEY INTERFACES FOR ROLE :

- Key interfaces include the end-customers, sales teams, vendors/partners and the RCP product owners.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS :

- Will be responsible to define the architecture, design and create the artifacts related to these that will facilitate the smooth roll out of the RCP products and solutions among the customers.

- Help to improve the RCP product portfolio by feeding back the lessons and learnings which was gained working with customers.

Qualification : Bachelors degrees or above in Computer or other Engineering disciplines

Experience :

- 5+ years of experience as a Solutions