Senior Systems Architect (Network Architect) (m/f/d)
EPAM is looking for a highly skilled Senior Systems Architect to join our team in Germany in a hybrid working mode with expertise in on-premises data center environments. In this role, you'll design and implement hybrid, multi-cloud-native infrastructure solutions, focusing on performance, security and the seamless integration of on-premise systems. While the role is primarily remote, occasional visits to clients sites may be needed to facilitate project delivery and stakeholder collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Communicate effectively with clients and internal teams, advocating for the importance of networking best practices
- Collaborate with infrastructure and development teams to design and implement network topologies and designs
- Configure, harden and test networks and software-defined networks (SDNs)
- Assess, analyze, design, plan and implement network topologies for private clouds, enabling multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud connectivity
- Monitor and optimize network performance and security, identifying opportunities for improvement
- Analyze and report on network patterns and trends to inform strategic decisions
- Implement, configure and test network hardware and software-defined networking technologies
- Apply industry standards such as BSI IT-Grundschutz, ISO/IEC 27001 and best practices to ensure secure, reliable and efficient network architecture
Requirements
- 9+ years of experience as a Network/Systems Architect
- Proven understanding of core network-related activities in data centers
- Familiarity with software-defined networks (SDN) and their implementation
- Strong foundational knowledge of networking concepts and principles
- Expertise in one or more of the following areas: Wide Area Networking (WAN), including DMVPN with MPLS and NHRP; Local Area Networking (LAN) and data center (DC) networking; Cloud interconnects with comprehensive security stacks; Networking solutions such as Cisco ACI, Palo Alto, Fortinet; Cloud networking technologies, including Aviatrix, AWS networking and hyperscaler networking; Networking protocols and technologies: BGP, OSPF, static routing, VXLAN, GRE, IPsec, SD-WAN, VRF (RD)
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills in both German and English
