Network Solution Architect Lead - APAC

gmp recruitment services (s) pte ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

GMP Recruitment Services (S) Pte Ltd seeks a highly experienced VP, Network Solution Architect Lead to spearhead their APAC network solution architecture practice in Singapore. The role defines target-state architecture, principles, and multi-year technology roadmaps while acting as the senior design authority for complex network initiatives.

Responsibilities include leading requirements discovery, delivering secure, scalable network solutions, owning high- and low-level designs, and guiding

Qualifications

• Minimum 10–15 years of enterprise networking experience with leadership roles.
• Proven ability to design large-scale, highly available networks across data centres, campuses and WANs.
• Deep knowledge of routing, switching, VPN, DNS/DHCP/IPAM and network security concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead APAC network solution-architecture practice and define target-state architecture and multi-year roadmaps.
• Act as senior design authority for complex or high-risk network initiatives.
• DiscovER requirements and develop secure, scalable network solutions.
• Own high-level and low-level designs, and architecture decision records.
• Provide architecture leadership across routing, data centre networking, WAN/SD-WAN, Internet gateways, wireless, remote access and network management.
• Design integrated network-security solutions including firewalls, segmentation and VPN.
• Drive network workstream across full project lifecycle.
• Lead technical evaluation of products, services, proposals, and PoCs.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Network architecture

Routing & switching

Security architecture

Cloud connectivity

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Cisco

Palo Alto Networks

Fortinet

F5

Meraki

Zscaler

Cisco ISE

Job description

Our client is seeking a highly experienced VP, Network Solution Architect Lead to spearhead their APAC network solution architecture practice. This pivotal role involves defining target-state architecture, principles, and multi-year technology roadmaps, acting as the senior design authority for complex network initiatives, and translating business strategies into practical network capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the APAC network solution-architecture practice and define target-state architecture, principles, standards, and multi-year technology roadmap.
• Act as the senior design authority for complex or high-risk network initiatives.
• Lead requirements discovery and develop secure, resilient, scalable, and cost-effective network solutions.
• Own or assure high-level designs, low-level design principles, and architecture decision records.
• Provide architecture leadership across routing and switching, data centre networking, WAN/SD-WAN, Internet gateways, wireless, remote access, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, and network management.
• Design integrated network-security solutions covering firewalls, segmentation, VPN, and secure web access.
• Own and drive the network workstream across the full project lifecycle.
• Lead technical evaluation of products, services, proposals, and proofs of concept.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10-15 years of experience in enterprise networking, including significant experience in network solution architecture or leadership roles.
• Demonstrable experience designing large-scale, highly available solutions across data centre, campus, branch, WAN/SD-WAN, Internet, cloud connectivity, wireless, and network security domains.
• Deep knowledge of routing and switching, BGP, OSPF, QoS, multicast, VPN, high availability, network segmentation, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, load balancing, and network access control.
• Strong experience with enterprise technologies such as Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, F5, Meraki, Zscaler, and Cisco ISE, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience integrating networks with public cloud, SaaS, identity, security, monitoring, ITSM, and automation platforms.
• Strong architecture-method, requirements-analysis, technical-governance, risk-management, and design-documentation capabilities.
• Experience in banking, financial services, or another regulated environment preferred knowledge of MAS TRM and relevant regional regulations is advantageous.

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