Job title: Network Architect
Location: Brussels Belgium
Work type: Hybrid
Requirements
* Master’s degree in IT or relevant discipline, combined with minimum 17 years of relevant working experience in IT;
* Excellent knowledge on SDWAN solutions in general with a particular focus on Cisco SDWAN solution;
* Excellent knowledge on LAN/WAN network Architectures and technologies, routing and switching, IPV6, DNS, VPN, MPLS, Traffic engineering and QoS;
* Excellent knowledge on designing, monitoring and optimizing WAN networks for large scale enterprises and/or service providers and implementing carrier ethernet technologies (Adva, Ciena, RAD, OneAccess, …);
* Excellent knowledge on encryption technologies across Layers 1, 2, and 3 (IPSEC, MACSEC, AESGCM 256);
* Excellent knowledge on multicloud and hybrid cloud access architecture and design solutions and related microservices and technologies;
* Excellent knowledge on datacenter interconnect solutions and optical design (DWDM, CWDM, ROADM, Optical Fibers, transceivers, transponders, OSA, OTDR, …);
* Excellent knowledge of datacenter switching architecture design, capacity planning solutions and technologies (Three-Tier, Spine-Leaf, Mesh, Collapsed Core, EVPN, VXLAN, etc.) with proven track records of designing large scale enterprises and/or service providers datacentres;
* Excellent knowledge on security, firewalls (FW), Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), and DDoS mitigation technologies;
* Excellent knowledge of implementing network security best practices (e.g., Zero Trust, Least Privilege,…);Excellent understanding of TLS/SSL encryption and IAM roles for networking components;
* Excellent knowledge of IP transit, peering, IXP and market trends in global internet connectivity landscape;
* Good knowledge on major network infrastructure deployment and governance SDN solutions (Cisco ACI, Juniper Apstra, Arista Cloudvision);
* Good knowledge of Enterprise Architecture in the Domains of Business Architecture, Data Architecture, Application Architecture and Technology Architecture;
* Network and security certifications would be considered an asset;
* Excellent command of the English language is required, knowledge of the French language will be considered an advantage.