Overview A global enterprise is seeking a highly experienced Senior Enterprise Network Architect to drive the evolution of its worldwide corporate network. The successful candidate will play a key role in modernizing infrastructure through cloud-first networking, Zero Trust principles, automation, and next-generation security technologies while ensuring exceptional reliability, scalability, and performance across a large international setting.

This position combines architecture, engineering, operations, technical leadership, and strategic planning responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, validate, implement, and support enterprise-wide network infrastructure, including:

Cloud networking

Data center networks

Wired and wireless networking

WAN and SD-WAN

Remote access solutions

Zero Trust access platforms

Authentication systems

Firewalls and load balancers

Evaluate emerging technologies, develop architectural recommendations, and participate in vendor/product selection activities.

Lead and deliver both regional and global infrastructure initiatives.

Provide mentorship to junior engineers and establish engineering best practices for network design, implementation, and troubleshooting.

Create and maintain technical standards, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, documentation, and configuration baselines.

Serve as the escalation point for complex network incidents by performing root cause analysis, implementing corrective actions, and proactively addressing performance, resilience, and capacity challenges.

Drive the adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code (Ia C), network automation, and operational orchestration to reduce manual administration.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.

Minimum 6 years of advanced hands-on network engineering experience with expertise in at least five of the following areas:

Core Networking

Enterprise routing technologies including OSPF, BGP, and VRF

Switching





Data center and campus switching environments utilizing platforms such as Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Nexus, or HPE

Zero Trust Networking

Experience implementing and managing Zero Trust solutions, particularly:

Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA)

Zscaler Private Access (ZPA)

Zscaler Client Connector (ZCC)

Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)

Wireless Networking

Enterprise wireless solutions such as Mist and Cisco Wireless

Network Security

Next-generation firewalls and security platforms including:

Palo Alto

Fortinet

IDS/IPS technologies

URL filtering solutions

Public Cloud Networking

AWS

Microsoft Azure

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

SD-WAN

Technologies such as Edge Connect, Fortinet, or equivalent solutions

VPN Technologies

Site-to-site VPNs

IPsec

DMVPN

Network Authentication

Cisco ISE

802.1 X

RADIUS

TACACS+

AIOps & Observability

Network analytics and operational intelligence platforms

Monitoring & Logging

SNMP

Net Flow

Enterprise monitoring and logging frameworks

Network Automation

Network orchestration

Infrastructure automation

Configuration management

Additional Requirements

Experience coordinating with telecommunications providers and technology vendors.

Strong analytical thinking and troubleshooting capabilities.

Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Demonstrated interest in evaluating and adopting new networking technologies.

Professional-level certifications from major networking or security vendors are strongly preferred, including certifications from:

Cisco

Juniper

Zscaler

Palo Alto Networks

Fortinet

HPE

Preferred Qualifications

10+ years of networking experience.

Experience operating large-scale enterprise environments with:

100+ office locations

Multiple data centers

Deep hands-on experience implementing Zero Trust architectures using Zscaler technologies.

Advanced expertise in network security, including IDS, IPS, and web filtering technologies.

Working knowledge of

Active Directory

Windows

Linux mac OS

Project management and technical leadership experience.

📌 Enterprise Network Architect (Mumbai)
🏢 Computer Futures
📍 Mumbai