Cloud Network Engineer - Cisco/Juniper (5-15 yrs)

Job Dimensions :

Job Title : Edge Cloud SME - Cloud Connectivity Services

Location : Bangalore

Nature of agreement : Contract to hire 6 months

Job Purpose :

You will work on fulfilling Rakuten's vision of world's 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 Communications Platform (RCP). You will have the opportunity to take a holistic view of the architecture keeping in mind other interfacing systems, there by realizing Rakuten's vision.

Principle Responsibilities :

As an Edge Cloud SME, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing edge cloud networks utilizing Ciso/ Juniper technologies. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure optimal network performance and reliability, addressing the unique challenges associated with edge computing.

- Design and implement edge cloud network architectures using Cisco products and solutions.

- Configure and manage Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, and other network devices.

- Monitor network performance, troubleshoot issues, and perform root cause analysis.

- Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate network solutions into cloud environments.

- Maintain up-to-date documentation of network configurations, policies, and procedures.

- Conduct regular network assessments and implement improvements as necessary.

- Provide technical support and training to internal teams and clients on Cisco technologies.

- Stay current with industry trends and advancements in edge computing and networking technologies.

- 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 customer's 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 the RCP Cloud team as well as the vendors/partners during Presales-showcase/POC/Lab.

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

Required Knowledge, Skills And Experience :

- 5+ years of experience as a Solutions Architect/Solution Consultant.

- First-hand customer and field facing experience or having worked in real world production environment such as Telco/Enterprises.

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

- Experience working with vendors such as Cisco ACI is highly preferred.

- 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 Center 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.

- Proven problem-solving abilities.

- 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.