Azure Network Architect

Role : Azure Network Architect

Experience : 8+ Years

Notice : Immediate

Job Description :

PRIMARY SKILLS (Must-Have):

Azure Cloud Networking (Expert Level):

• Azure Virtual Network (VNet) design and implementation

• Azure ExpressRoute configuration and optimization

• Azure VPN Gateway and Site-to-Site/Point-to-Site VPN

• Azure Load Balancer (ALB/NLB) and Application Gateway

• Azure Traffic Manager and Front Door

• Azure Firewall and Network Virtual Appliances (NVAs)

• Azure Private Link and Private Endpoint

• Azure Virtual WAN and SD-WAN integration

• Azure Network Watcher and monitoring • Azure DDoS Protection and network security

• Hub-and-spoke network topology design

• Azure Route Server and BGP configuration On-Premises Networking (Strong Background):

• Enterprise routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)

• Switching technologies (VLAN, VXLAN, STP, HSRP/VRRP)

• MPLS and WAN technologies

• Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and SD-WAN • Network security (firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN concentrators)

• Load balancers (F5, Citrix ADC, HAProxy)

• Wireless networking (Aruba, Cisco, Ruckus)

• Data center networking (Cisco Nexus, Arista, Juniper) DevOps & Automation:

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM Templates, Bicep)

• Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions for network CI/CD

• PowerShell and Azure CLI scripting

• Python for network automation

• Ansible for network configuration management

• Git version control and GitOps practices

• Configuration management and policy as code Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Networking:

• Hybrid cloud connectivity patterns

• Multi-cloud network architecture (Azure, AWS, GCP)

• Cloud interconnection and peering

• DNS and traffic management across environments

• Disaster recovery and business continuity networking