Network Architect

Elabs Infotech; Mumbai, Navi Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Elabs Infotech seeks a Network Architect to lead capacity planning and the design of scalable network solutions in a hybrid Mumbai environment. The role focuses on forecasting growth, optimizing performance, and ensuring alignment with business needs across IT, engineering and operations teams.

The ideal candidate will drive network design, monitoring, and security best practices, collaborating with vendors and cloud providers to deliver robust infrastructure for current and future demands.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in network architecture, capacity planning, or network engineering.

Responsibilities

• Capacity planning and forecasting to meet future growth.
• Design high-performance, scalable, and resilient network architectures.
• Establish KPIs and monitoring to track performance and utilization.
• Collaborate with ISPs, cloud providers, and vendors to optimize solutions.
• Implement security, redundancy, and disaster recovery measures.

Skills

Routing & switching

Network protocols

SDWAN

Automation

Network monitoring

Vendor collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT or related field

Tools

CCNP/CCIE/JNCIE

SD-WAN platforms

Automation tools

Job description

Role:Network Architect

Experience: 8+ years

Locations: Mumbai

Mode of Work:Hybrid

Job Type:Full-Time

JD:TheNetwork ArchitectCapacity Planning and Management is responsible fordesigning optimizing and managing network infrastructureto ensure scalability performance and efficiency This role focuses on forecasting network growth planning for future capacity requirements and ensuring that network resources align with business needs The architect collaborates with IT engineering and operations teams to design and implement network solutions that meet both current and future demands

Key Responsibilities

• Capacity Planning Forecasting
• Analyse network traffic patterns and usage trends to predict future capacity needs
• Develop long-term network capacity plans based on business growth projections
• Establish KPIs and monitoring frameworks to track network performance and utilization
• Ensure network infrastructure can scale to accommodate increased workloads
• Network Design Optimization
• Design high performance scalable and resilient network architectures
• Optimize network topology bandwidth and resource allocation to prevent bottlenecks
• Evaluate and implement software defined networking SDN and automation tools
• Ensure network designs align with industry best practices and compliance standards
• Performance Management Monitoring
• Implement proactive monitoring tools to detect and address network congestion
• Define thresholds for network capacity s and initiate corrective actions
• Conduct regular capacity assessments and performance tuning exercises
• Collaborate with operations teams to troubleshoot and resolve network issues
• Vendor Stakeholder Collaboration
• Work with ISPs cloud providers and hardware vendors to optimize network solutions
• Develop network capacity budgets and justify investments in infrastructure upgrades
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to IT teams on network expansion projects
• Security Compliance Considerations
• Ensure network capacity planning includes redundancy and disaster recovery strategies
• Incorporate security best practices into network architecture to mitigate risks
• Maintain compliance with industry standards such as ISO 27001 NIST and GDPR

Required Skills Qualifications

• Education bachelors degree in computer science IT or a related field
• Experience 7 years in network architecture capacity planning or network engineering

Technical Expertise:

• Strong knowledge of routing switching and network protocols BGP OSPF MPLS etc
• Experience with network monitoring tools
• Understanding of SDWAN network automation and virtualization technologies
• Certifications Preferred CCNP CCIE JNCIE AWS Advanced Networking or equivalent
• Soft Skills Strong analytical problem solving and communication skills

Mandatory Skills :

AWS Infra Services, Cisco DC/Branches Routers & Switches, Cisco Meraki / Velocloud, Cisco-sdn-network-administration, Scripting - Shell/PowerShell/Python, SDWAN Meraki, SDWAN Viptela