About The Company Tata Communications Redefines Connectivity with Innovation and IntelligenceDriving the next level of intelligence powered by Cloud, Mobility, Internet of Things, Collaboration, Security, Media services and Network services, we at Tata Communications are envisaging a Current World of Communications Job Title: Network Architect (Security & Automation) – Banking Location: India Experience: 8+ years (deployment-focused) Employment Type: Full-Time (Onsite/Offshore) Role Summary We are seeking a highly skilled Network Architect to design, govern, and drive enterprise network architectures supporting critical banking services. The role involves translating business and technical requirements into secure, scalable, and resilient network solutions, while making informed trade-offs across cost, risk, performance, and operational efficiency. This position is ideal for individuals who can own architectural decisions end-to-end and operate effectively within large, regulated enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities Architecture & Design

Design and implement enterprise network architectures across: Data Centers

WAN

Cloud & Hybrid environments

Define architecture standards, design patterns, and reference architectures

Ensure security, scalability, and resiliency by design

Trade-off & Decision Making

Balance competing priorities such as: Performance vs Cost

Security vs Usability

Speed vs Governance

Evaluate multiple approaches (e.g., overlay vs underlay, proprietary vs open-source)

Make system-level architectural decisions, not device-level optimizations

Vendor & Technology Evaluation

Evaluate solutions across vendors (e.g., Cisco, VMware, Juniper) and open-source platforms





Maintain vendor-neutral architecture principles

Select technologies based on best fit for architectural requirements, avoiding bias

Complex Program Delivery

Lead network architecture across large-scale, multi-domain programs

Collaborate with: Infrastructure teams

Security teams

Cloud and application teams

Ensure end-to-end design consistency across multi-region, high-availability environments

Stakeholder Management & Conflict Resolution

Align stakeholders across business, security, operations, and vendors

Manage and resolve conflicting priorities, including: Security vs User Experience

Cost vs Resiliency

Drive decisions to closure through clear and assertive communication

Governance & Standards

Define and enforce enterprise network standards

Review and validate designs against architectural principles

Provide guidance and oversight to engineering and delivery teams

Required Skills & Expertise Core Networking Strong expertise in: BGP (Mandatory)

OSPF

TCP/IP fundamentals

Data center networking and fabric design

Network security principles (segmentation, access control)

Modern Networking & Cloud Software-Defined Networking (e.g., VMware NSX)

VXLAN and overlay networking

Hybrid cloud networking architectures

Network automation (Python, APIs) Platform & Systems Strong Linux and network integration knowledge

OS-level network troubleshooting capability

Experience with containers and infrastructure tooling Experience Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale network architectures

Exposure to banking / financial services or regulated environments (preferred)

Hands-on experience in: High Availability (HA) & Disaster Recovery (DR) designs

Multi-region deployments and data center interconnects

Secure access models

📌 Manager - Network Operations & Support (Chennai)
🏢 Tata Communications
📍 Chennai