Domain Architect

World-Wide-Technology; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

World-Wide-Technology is seeking aDomain Architect to serve as the senior technical authority for network and infrastructure solutions. You will lead design and governance across data center, WAN, campus, wireless, and cloud connectivity, combining hands-on credibility with executive-level leadership and mentorship of engineering teams.

You will own end-to-end architecture, produce designs, evaluate technologies, and oversee large-scale modernization programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT or a related field.
• 12+ years of overall experience, with at least 6 years in an architect-level role.
• CCIE (Enterprise Infrastructure, Data Center or Routing & Switching) or an equivalent expert-level certification.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end enterprise network architecture across data center, campus, WAN/SD-WAN, wireless and cloud.
• Produce high-level and low-level designs (HLDs and LLDs), reference architectures and solution blueprints aligned to business and security requirements.
• Lead multi-OEM data center solutioning, including fabric design, overlay/underlay, automation and disaster recovery.
• Design wireless infrastructure covering RF planning, high-density environments, roaming, security and capacity.
• Evaluate technologies and OEMs, run proofs of concept and recommend fit-for-purpose solutions with clear trade-offs.
• Design and oversee large-scale network modernization and migration programs, including cutover strategy and risk mitigation.
• Act as the escalation point and design authority during implementation; review delivery quality against design intent.
• Support Services pre-sales where applicable: solution shaping, effort estimation, delivery planning and technical proposals.
• Define and maintain architectural governance frameworks, design standards and best practices.
• Establish documentation standards, including design documents, runbooks, as-built records and review checklists.
• Run design review boards and ensure compliance with security, resilience and operational standards.
• Deliver clear presentations, roadmaps and executive-level briefings.
• Mentor engineers and senior consultants and build technical depth within the team.
• Ownership mindset, comfortable working in ambiguous, high-stakes environments.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT or a related field

12+ years experience in architect-level role

CCIE (Enterprise Infrastructure, Data Center or Routing & Switching)

Tools

Cisco

Arista

Juniper

HPE/Aruba

Dell

Nokia

Job description

Job Summary

The Domain Architect is the senior technical authority for network and infrastructure solutions. You will lead the design and oversight of large-scale transformation programs across data center, WAN, campus, wireless and cloud connectivity. The role combines deep hands-on technical credibility with architectural governance, customer-facing leadership and mentoring of engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end enterprise network architecture across Data Center, Campus, WAN/SD-WAN, Wireless and Cloud.
• Produce high-level and low-level designs (HLDs and LLDs), reference architectures and solution blueprints aligned to business and security requirements.
• Lead multi-OEM data center solutioning, including fabric design, overlay/underlay, automation and disaster recovery.
• Design wireless infrastructure covering RF planning, high-density environments, roaming, security and capacity.
• Evaluate technologies and OEMs, run proofs of concept and recommend fit-for-purpose solutions with clear trade-offs.

Transformation & Delivery Oversight

• Design and oversee large-scale network modernization and migration programs, including cutover strategy and risk mitigation.
• Act as the escalation point and design authority during implementation; review delivery quality against design intent.
• Support Services pre-sales where applicable: solution shaping, effort estimation, delivery planning and technical proposals.

Governance & Standards

• Define and maintain architectural governance frameworks, design standards and best practices.
• Establish documentation standards, including design documents, runbooks, as-built records and review checklists.
• Run design review boards and ensure compliance with security, resilience and operational standards.

Stakeholder Leadership

• Deliver clear presentations, roadmaps and executive-level briefings.
• Mentor engineers and senior consultants and build technical depth within the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT or a related field.
• 12+ years of overall experience, with at least 6 years in an architect-level role.
• CCIE (Enterprise Infrastructure, Data Center or Routing & Switching) or an equivalent expert-level certification. An active CCIE is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience as a senior technical authority on network and infrastructure solutions in enterprise environments.

Technical Skills

Domain

Expert in BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, MPLS, multicast, QoS, VRF and segment routing; high availability and resiliency design.

Routing & Switching

Expert in BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, MPLS, multicast, QoS, VRF and segment routing; high availability and resiliency design.

Data Center

Spine-leaf fabrics, VXLAN-EVPN, ACI/NSX or equivalent, multi-site/DCI, storage networking and automation; experience across multiple OEMs (e.g., Cisco, Arista, Juniper, HPE/Aruba, Dell, Nokia).

Campus

Hierarchical and fabric-based design, SD-Access or equivalent, segmentation, NAC (ISE/ClearPass), PoE and cabling considerations.

Wireless

Enterprise Wi-Fi design (Wi-Fi 6/6E/7), predictive and validation surveys, controller and cloud architectures, location services, secure guest and IoT onboarding; end-to-end project delivery experience.

WAN / SD-WAN

SD-WAN architecture, internet and MPLS underlay strategy, SASE integration, application-aware routing.

Hybrid and multi-cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP): Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, transit architectures, cloud-native networking.

Security Integration

Zero Trust principles, firewall and segmentation design, network security alignment.

Automation & Operations

Leadership Attributes

• Excellent written and verbal communication; confident presenting to executives and customer leadership.
• Strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Structured, vendor-neutral thinking with sound judgment on trade-offs, cost and risk.
• Ability to mentor, coach and raise the technical bar of the team.
• Ownership mindset, comfortable working in ambiguous, high-stakes environments.

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