Position: Network Architect & Technical Advisor Client: Large Private Sector Client Location: Montreal (Hybrid) Duration: 16 Months Background: Kyndryl are seeking a senior network architect who owns target-state design and acts as design authority and technical escalation point for the engineers doing the hands-on work. This is a design and advisory role - not a hands-on configuration or cutover role.
Key Technologies
Enterprise network architecture BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, spanning tree Firewall policy design & rationalization Hybrid cloud connectivity (Azure / AWS) Load balancing & DC network services CCNP / CCIE / JNCIP Qualifications 11+ years including 4+ years in Architecture / Lead
Deep expertise in enterprise routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, spanning tree) across major vendor platforms, sufficient to direct and validate the work of executing engineers. Robust firewall design experience, including policy design, rule migration approach and rule base rationalization. Demonstrated experience designing and overseeing network migrations and cutovers in production data centre environments.
Experience with load balancing technologies and network services in a data centre context. Proven ability to act as technical escalation point and design authority for a distributed engineering team.
Ability to produce production-grade design documentation to enterprise standards.
Expected Tasks
Design target-state network architecture, including routing, switching, segmentation, firewall policy and connectivity topologies. Produce network design documentation, including high-level and low-level designs, IP addressing schemes and traffic flow diagrams. Provide technical guidance and escalation support to technical SMEs and engineers executing network build, configuration and cutover activities.
Act as design authority for the network domain, reviewing and approving configurations and migration approaches prior to execution. Resolve complex technical issues escalated during migration testing and cutover, providing direction to the executing resources. Design hybrid connectivity approaches between on-premises environments and cloud platforms.
Define network security control requirements with client security teams and validate that designs meet them. Review and approve as-built documentation and migration runbooks produced by executing resources for handover. #IndKyn Please note this is for a contract position with one of our clients and not a fulltime employment role with Kyndryl Canada**