Network Architect Software Defined Network (SDN) (w/m/x)

Introduction
The infrastructure running industries likes transportation, energy, insurance, banking or healthcare is quickly changing as the world’s relationship with technology evolves. Companies have more choices than ever before between on-premise, off-premise, or a hybrid approach. Our Infrastructure Architects are responsible for keeping up with the latest and greatest of these changes and using their expertise to deliver solutions that meet the needs of our customers and products.

Your Role and Responsibilities
The Network Architect SDN is responsible for analysing & translating business & technical information to design into an architectural NW blueprint for solutions to achieve complex business objectives for IBM external / internal customer projects. The NW Architect SDN works closely with sales, engagement & consulting teams in defining technical specification requirements, designing & developing optimized & innovative NW SDN solution. He works towards & guarantees with his deliverables also a seamless & efficient handover of the solution to clients / IBM’s NW operations teams. In the proposed solutions, a maximum of Cloud service, SDN NW integrations & automated tasks are focused.

• Develop architecture roadmaps & designs, implementation approach & project plans for SDN NW solutions, mainly focused on Cisco,
• Provide guideline & best practice on sharing the NW (SDN) architecture models & solutions results to the business but also technical audience,
• Work with functional & technical teams to understand business & technical requirements & priorities,
• Create architecture & technical design documents to communicate the focused NW SDN solutions that will be implemented by the related SME’s,
• Develop SDN proofs-of-concept (POC’s) / prototypes to help illustrate chosen approaches,
• Educate (coach/mentor) organisations on the SDN NW available & emerging innovation technologies, tool sets and trends,
• Present the solutions & options to leadership teams, project teams, & other stakeholders (Clients & IBM internal),
• As trusted advisor you will consultant customers in defining best fitting NW (SDN) strategy &roadmaps,
• Act as SME with IBM’s key NW technologies alliance partners to develop best solutions.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Cisco CCIE R&S Certification (Overall), CCNP security,
Experience in NW operating system (Cisco IOS, JUNOS, ...),
Experience in developing & deploying SDN solutions, focused on Cisco’s APIC ACI,
Experience in programming automation / orchestration (Python),
Experience next generation FW’s (Cisco Fortigate, ...) & in LoadBalancer (F5, Netscaler, ...),
Experience with Cloud solutions like IBM, AWS and/or Azure,
Language skills: Proficient in English, German.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Experience in VMware / NSX,
Experience in NW Operations, NW Monitoring & NW diagnostics,
Experience in Agile working methods & tools.
About Business UnitThis position currently sits within Global Technology Services (GTS) Infrastructure Services (IS) or a shared services function supporting GTS.
As announced in October 2020, IBM intends that its managed infrastructure services business of the GTS organization will become an independent company named Kyndryl by the end of 2021, creating two distinct and powerful market-leading companies.
Together, we will advance the vital systems that power the digital economy. Serving over 4,600 technology-intensive, highly regulated customers, including over 75% of the Fortune 100, our people will design, run, and manage the most modern and reliable technology infrastructure that the world depends on today.
We will work flexibly and in partnership with our customers to amplify business outcomes while always pushing ourselves to improve and meet all opportunities. Come join our team of diverse, devoted, and empathetic technology experts who are at the center of discovering what’s next.
Please note: The final decision if this position will transition from IBM to Kyndryl is yet to be confirmed.

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