What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Network Architect position at vedainfo?
Job Title Lead Network Architect
Location: Bellevue, WA (onsite)
Duration: 6 Months
Exp: 12 years
Need Visa Independent Consultants only
Must Have Skills:
· 12 years of progressive experience in enterprise network engineering.
· Strong expertise in routing and switching technologies (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VXLAN, EVPN).
· Deep understanding of firewalls, IPS/IDS, VPNs, load balancers (Palo Alto, Cisco, Fortinet, F5, Check Point).
· Experience with data center network technologies (Cisco Nexus, ACI, Arista, Juniper, SDN).
· Hands-on experience with hybrid cloud networking (Azure, AWS, GCP).
· Knowledge of SD-WAN architectures (Cisco Viptela, Meraki, VMware VeloCloud, Aruba EdgeConnect).
· Familiarity with automation/orchestration (Python, Ansible, Terraform) and network observability platforms.
· Strong documentation skills (Visio, Lucidchart, architecture playbooks).
Preferred Certifications
· CCNP/CCIE (Enterprise, Data Center, or Service Provider)
· AWS/Azure Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional