Network Architect

at Africashore
Location Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Date Posted November 26, 2022
Category Engineering
IT / Information Technology
Job Type Freelance
Currency TZS

Description

Company Description

AFRICASHORE is an IT offshoring platform connecting IT experts and freelancers based in Africa to companies in Africa, Europe, USA, Canada and UAE remotely. Our partners, IT services companies and large groups, trust us to find them the best offshore Africa-based IT freelance consultants.

Our IT offshoring platform is present in 37 countries in Africa with a database of 230,000+ IT experts and freelancers classified into 303 IT specialties around 9 IT fields: Database Administration and NoSQL - Network and Telecom Security - ERP and Integrated Management Software - Big Data, Data Science and Business Intelligence (BI) - Programming, Development - IT Project Management - Consulting, Audit, Coaching and Training - Digital Marketing, SEO, Design and Multimedia - Production, Operations and Support.

Mission:

  • Deliver Core Backbone Network Designs in alignment with industry best practices.
  • Deliver Customer Network Designs in alignment with industry best practices.
  • Support and Alignment with Internal Teams.
  • Contributor to Automation Stakeholders to deliver speed and accuracy for the enablement of new services.
  • Perform Core Network Changes.
  • Manage technical Network solutions and framework of [24]7 Network infrastructure.
  • Perform Network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common Network problems.
  • Upgrade Network hardware and software components as required.
  • Perform Network planning, modeling, and analysis.
  • Design, implement and manage security countermeasures when Network vulnerabilities arise.
  • Develop and deliver professional proposals and design documentation for new/old program ramp-up or ramp-down.
  • Testing the performance of upgraded or newly installed systems for performance, scalability, and security.
  • Research, plan, evaluate and recommend Network architecture technology solutions across Data Center, Wide Area and Corporate Network.
  • Perform hands on development work with Terraform, Terragrunt, env0, Python, Ansible, and other development frameworks as applied to Network Automation.
  • Assess technology trends and articulate technology recommendations for Data Center and Wide Area Networking technologies, Network design, and implementation.
Required profile for job ad : Network Architect (M/F)

  • Bachelors degree in Cloud Computing or related.
  • 5+ years of experience in designing and building large scale networks.
  • Operational experience with carrier class routers, switches, and optical gear.
  • Excellent knowledge of current protocols and standards to include MPLS, DWDM, EtherNet, TCP/IP, ISIS, BGP, TE, DNS/DHCP and SNMP, QOS, L2, FW.
  • Leverage design knowledge of IP networks for data centers and/or WANs for Cisco, Juniper and Arista network products as part of network architecture and automation work.
  • Detailed knowledge of WAN and LAN Networking systems and software.
  • Google Cloud Platform skills.
  • Provide L3 technical support.
  • Liaise with other IT teams to design solutions for new infrastructure implementations.
  • Networking and Securit.
  • Excellent analytical and design skills.
  • Good communication and presentation skills.

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