Position: Network Architect
Company: QIT Software
Category: Lead
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

Company Overview:
We are a startup focused on building next-generation disaggregated networks. Our mission is to accelerate the evolution to Open Networking. Come join us on this exciting journey!

Position Overview:
This is a contract to full-time hire opportunity. We are looking for a highly experienced Network Architect to help us build and grow our U.S.-based business. Disaggregated networking experience is a plus, but not required. The ideal candidate must have excellent communication skills, be fluent in English, and possess a strong technical background in IP and MPLS networking as well as data center and enterprise network topologies and protocols.

Responsibilities:
• Test routers, switches, network operating systems, and features in a lab setting to gauge the maturity level of hardware platforms, commercial/open-source NOSes, and monitoring platforms.
• Engage with Open Networking vendors to understand their offerings and how they can benefit our customers.
• Report all findings to our team on a regular basis, write technical articles, and participate in web marketing efforts.
• Explore the possibility of using open-source monitoring systems to monitor networks with multiple vendors in the same stack.
• Help determine the viability of an in-house open networking monitoring system to manage multiple vendor disaggregated networking integrated platforms (both commercial and open-source) in one network stack.
• Participate in video calls with stakeholders, providing in-depth technical expertise as needed.
• Demonstrate products via video calls.

Required Skills:
• In-depth experience installing, operating, and maintaining networks across service providers, data centers, and enterprise environments, with a strong understanding of their unique requirements, challenges, and best practices.
• In-depth experience installing, operating, and maintaining IP and MPLS networks.
• Strong knowledge of data center networking, including spine-leaf architectures, Ethernet fabrics, and protocols like BGP, EVPN, and VXLAN.
• Highly proficient in numerous networking technologies, including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, L2VPNs, L3VPNs, IPv4, IPv6, traffic engineering, segment routing, DMVPN, and IPsec.
• Familiarity with network monitoring systems such as Zabbix and others.
• Strong focus on protocol proficiency.
• Network automation and orchestration experience using tools and frameworks like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English.
• Proficiency with any of the following: iOS, JunOS, OcNOS, Palo Alto, MikroTik.

Preferred Skills:
• Linux (Debian) experience.
• Open networking experience.
• Familiarity with disaggregated networking brands, such as SONiC, IP Infusion, Edge-Core Networks, UfiSpace, Pica8

What We Do:
We help organizations adopt white box networking, integrating these solutions with their existing traditional networking infrastructure or building out a new infrastructure. Our comprehensive services include consultation, design, deployment, and management. We leverage our expertise in infrastructure, connectivity, cybersecurity, and cloud solutions. We ensure seamless end-to-end support for our customers' networking needs, enabling them to harness the power of disaggregated solutions while maintaining compatibility with their existing infrastructure and ensuring successful business outcomes.

Our Customers:
Our primary customers are service providers, data centers, enterprises, educational institutions, and government agencies. With our in-depth expertise in implementing solutions across a broad range of industries, we help them avoid challenges and pitfalls unique to their use cases.