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architecture roadmap.\nTranslate business and technical requirements into scalable, secure, and standardised connectivity architectures for complex enterprise data center environments.\nDesign, implement, and validate connectivity solutions using Cisco ACI, Cisco Nexus, data center routing and switching, F5 load balancing, and application-centric firewalling.\nDesign and implement network security capabilities, including micro-segmentation and application-aware security controls, to protect data center workloads.\nAlign connectivity requirements with customers, solution architects, domain architects, security teams, operations, and other infrastructure domains such as compute and storage.\nDesign, develop, and pilot new connectivity products and solutions, validating functionality, performance, scalability, and deployment efficiency before production adoption.\nCollaborate with operations teams to ensure that connectivity products can be deployed, monitored, maintained, and supported efficiently.\nContribute to the product roadmap by assessing future customer requirements, technology lifecycle developments, market trends, innovations, and opportunities for automation.\nDevelop solution designs for complex infrastructure deployments, balancing specific customer requirements with enterprise architecture standards and reusable product capabilities.\nEnsure the quality, consistency, and reliability of complex data center network deployments.\nSupport root cause analysis of recurring or high-impact connectivity issues and identify improvements to prevent future incidents.\nPromote automation and standardisation using APIs, cURL, Git, and other relevant tools to improve deployment efficiency and operational consistency.\nWhat You Bring to the Table:\n10 years of experience in designing and deploying connectivity solutions in complex environments, particularly enterprise data centers, as specified in the role description.\nExpert knowledge of Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), Cisco Nexus, data center routing and switching, and enterprise connectivity architecture.\nStrong experience with F5 load balancing technologies, including GTM and LTM.\nExperience with network-centric and application-centric firewalling, including micro-segmentation and workload-level security controls.\nAbility to translate business and customer requirements into robust technical architectures and detailed solution designs.\nExperience designing, deploying, testing, and validating infrastructure connectivity products and solutions in complex enterprise environments.\nKnowledge of adjacent infrastructure domains, including LAN, SD-WAN, WAN, compute, databases, and storage.\nExperience with infrastructure automation and integration using APIs, cURL, Git, and related tools.\nUnderstanding of ITIL processes, operational support requirements, incident management, and service delivery.\nFamiliarity with Scrum, SAFe, or other Agile methodologies for product development and infrastructure delivery.\nUnderstanding of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and ArchiMate.\nCisco CCIE Data Center certification is highly preferred.\nExperience with AI technologies and their application to infrastructure products or network automation is an added advantage.\nYou Should Possess the Ability to:\nDesign secure, scalable, resilient, and standardised connectivity architectures for enterprise data center environments.\nEvaluate customer requirements and determine appropriate Cisco ACI, Nexus, routing, switching, load balancing, and firewalling solutions.\nBalance customer-specific requirements with enterprise architecture principles, standard products, and long-term infrastructure strategy.\nAssess new connectivity products through proof-of-concept (PoC) exercises, pilots, and technical validation before deployment.\nCollaborate effectively with solution architects, domain architects, security specialists, infrastructure teams, and operations 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