Position: Network Architect –LAN/WAN/WIRELESS/ACI/SDWANLocation: PerthDuration: 6 months Design, deploy, and manage ACI fabrics.Automate network provisioning and policy enforcement.Troubleshoot and optimize ACI environments effectivelyUnderstanding of OSI Model, IP Protocol suites and Quality of Service.Understanding of IPv4 & IPv6 IP address planning and implementations.Product experience in Cisco,Juniper,F5,Riverbed,Cisco Nexus.Network – WAN/LAN/WLAN/MAN/MPLS/VPN and data communications technologies.Expertise in Routing and switching protocols – BGP, EIGRP, OSPF,HSRP,VRRP,LDP,RSVP, STP, RSTP, MSTP,Multicast,Policy based routingTCP/IP packet analysisExperience in complex MPLS/BGP WAN design and implementationData Center Virtualization-Architecture and Design Capabilities,Product Expertise in CISCO NEXUS 7000, 1000V, OTV,Consolidated I/O, Fibre ChannelUnderstanding on Managing Switches/Routers/Load blanacers/WAN Optimizers.Advanced Knowledge of Routing, Switching,WAN Optimization and Load balalncingUnderstanding of advanced network technologies and solutions including IPv6, MPLs, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, HSRP, multicast, policy-based routing, ether-channel, QoS, traffic-shaping, Load balancing, VPN tunnels, WAN Optimization.Clear understanding of 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi standards and related componentsExcellent Knowledge on Wireless Controller and Access Points implementation and troubleshooting including setup/configure wireless network (controller / Access points)Design, plan, establish, and optimize wireless networks.Develop wireless network infrastructures and make recommendations on systems enhancements for optimization. Knowledge of Cisco Nexus 5k,7k and 9k and Riverbed steelhead CX,DX and EX series.Experties in BIGIP F5 (LTM and GTM)Load Balancing, including priority group activation and connection limits. Persistence conceptsBIG-IP GTM: Global Traffic Manager - Installation and Licensing, Accelerated and Intellegent DNS Resolutions, LDNS Probes and Metrics, DNSSEC, iRules, Synchronization, DNS Integration, iHealthBIG-IP LTM: Local Traffic Manager - licensing, provisioning, network configuration, local traffic configuration, Dynamic load balancing methods, Traffic processing through virtual servers/ SNATs, Configuring high availability, Traffic behavior modifications with profilesAdvanced BIG-IP LTM configurations - VLAN tagging and trunking, SNMP features and packet filtersConfigure Cisco Nexus 7k 5k seriesConfigure ASA firewalls, Cisco Next-Gen firewalls experience, MPLS, F5 expertise. Mandatory skills Deep understanding SDWAN technology, involving design, implementation and troubleshooting Experience.Develop scalable and resilient SD-WAN architectures to optimize network performance.Lead the deployment and configuration of Cisco SD-WAN appliances and controllers.Implement routing policies, quality of service (QoS), and security measures within the SD-WAN infrastructure.Better understanding of TLOC configuration and DIA traffic flow.