TECHNICAL ARCHITECT - Centurion Verfied

Salary Negotiable Centurion, Gauteng Centurion, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 17-08-2018 6:54:45 AM
12-10-2018 6:54:45 AM
Job Description:
Technical Architect

Technical Architect is a client-facing role, acting as a senior technical leader in Global Client Services Delivery and has demonstrable experience scoping and delivering large/complex technical projects, while equally being able to perform delivery tasks such as create/implement detailed designs and device configurations.
Role Description

Build credibility with clients by being able to explain technical concepts and available solution options to technical and non-technical audiences
Provide consulting services to capture/refine customer requirements and translate these into technical requirements
Develop complex technical solutions using existing best-practice solutions, templates, configurations and standards
Develop complex bespoke technical solutions to satisfy client requirements where existing standards do not exist / apply
Create/contribute to technical documentation for proposed technical solutions
Deliver high-quality technical & professional services on all client engagements
Ensure adherence to the agreed Change management processes
Develop and manage remediation plans to resolve project escalations
Assist Pre-Sales in scoping project deliverables accurately
Reporting to the Head of Architecture, Global Client Services Delivery

Requirements

Client-focused, “make it happen” attitude
Experience designing and implementing technical solutions in complex, large-scale, multi-vendor enterprise environments
Solution design and hands-on implementation experience with high-end Cisco platforms and a broad range of other vendors
Recognised as a technology lead and solution-level decision maker
10 years+ experience in the IT industry, and at least 5 years in a client-facing IT delivery role
Experience in managing end-to-end delivery of technical projects

Desirable

Experience in pre-sales and/or project management of technical projects
Bachelors degree (Engineering or Science) in a Computing or IT field
Able to travel (nationally and internationally)
Security cleared (SC or in-country equivalent)
Technical Specialisation – CCIE

Expert with large scale DMVPN configuration and topology, expert with routing, able to document prescriptive design for DMVPN global topology, multi-DMVPN co-existence strategy, and ability to integrate multiple private line types into WAN topology.
Technical understanding of IPSEC VPN, DMVPN, routing with BGP, OSPF, EIGRP. Migrate multiple IPSEC tunnels into DMVPN configuration, optimize VRF aware DMVPN integration with OSPF routing table.
Expert in TACACS+ and RADIUS authentication configuration and settings. Expert in design and implementation of Cisco ISE product
Deeply familiar with RADIUS and ISE solutions. Migrate configuration and systems from multiple separate ISE system into a consolidated ISE system.
Cisco Wireless CCIE. Able to provide prescriptive configuration for Prime, WLC, and APs. Able to create multiple configuration templates for various deployment patterns and wireless environments. Familiar with ALL settings within WLC and Prime environment. Able to write up architectural designs to align with account needs. Able to develop on-boarding process for sites and move, add change, activities
Familiar with Cisco Anyconnect, Posture assessment, Context-based firewall, Cisco ISE. Ability to detail exact configurations of Cisco Anyconnect client to the software packaging teams for deployment, clear understanding of multi-context VPN head-end firewall configuration to support multiple WAN interconnects, ability to understand multi-factor authentication methods for use authentication and integration with Cisco ISE
Ability to support the installation and configuration of Cisco Anyconnect client among a geographic user base. Ability to review issues pre/post anyconnect deployment to user base. Develop firewall and routing topologies for environment
Ability to support the installation and configuration of Cisco Anyconnect client among a geographic user base. Ability to review issues pre/post anyconnect deployment to user base. Develop firewall and routing topologies for environment
Expert with Cisco ASA and Firepower firewalls. Expert with Cisco routing and switching especially for DMVPN. Able to review hardware platforms and align cost structure with requirements set. Understand multiple patterns for deployment.
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