Senior Network Architect

Mandatory Skills

. Cisco SD-WAN

. Routing & Switching

. Enterprise Wireless

. Palo Alto Firewalls

. Zero Trust Architecture

. Network Segmentation

. Threat Prevention

. Zscaler ZIA / ZPA

. SASE Architecture

Good-to-Have

. AWS / Azure / GCP Networking

. Hybrid Cloud Connectivity

. Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

. Network Automation

. APIs

. ITIL

. Risk, Audit & Compliance

Preferred Domain

. Banking / Financial Services / Investment Banking experience preferred.

Key Responsibilities

. Own enterprise network strategy, governance, and roadmap.

. Design LAN, WAN, Wireless, Cloud, Hybrid, and Security architectures.

. Lead network modernization and transformation initiatives.

. Architect and deliver Cisco SD-WAN, Palo Alto, and Zscaler solutions.

. Drive Zero Trust and SASE adoption.

. Lead major incident management and root cause analysis.

. Manage vendors and present recommendations to senior leadership.

. Mentor engineers and provide architecture leadership.