Networking Architect- Houston TX Onsite

Datacenter & Availability Zone Design

Datacenter & Availability Zone Architecture
Leverage EVPN-VXLAN for scalable L2/L3 segmentation.
Design multi-AZ topologies enabling 3ms synchronous replication, active/active distribution, and clean-room isolation for critical workloads.
Engineer 100/400GbE connectivity with DWDM integration for metro and regional datacenter interconnects.
Produce end-to-end design packages: logical/physical topologies, routing policy, security zoning, and DR strategy.

Juniper Specialization

• Lead fabric automation and lifecycle operations using Juniper Apstra.
• Deploy Juniper QFX series for EVPN/VXLAN overlays and PTX series for DC interconnect and WAN edge.
• Integrate SRX firewalls with AppSecure, IDP, and Zero Trust for north-south and east-west security.
• Automate provisioning and operations using JunOS automation (PyEZ, Ansible, REST APIs).

Aruba Specialization

• Architect Aruba CX 10000 with Pensando DPUs for distributed firewalling, service insertion, and micro segmentation.
• Deploy Aruba CX 9300/8400 for campus and datacenter spine-leaf roles.
• Leverage Aruba Fabric Composer for automated network virtualization and multi-tenant segmentation.
• Integrate Aruba Central for cloud-based operations, AI-driven assurance, and policy enforcement.
• Align solutions with Zero Trust Networking (ClearPass, NAC, Dynamic Segmentation).

Resiliency, DR, and Multi-Cloud Design

• WAN edge leveraging Juniper Contrail SD-WAN and Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN for hybrid/multi-cloud access.
• Implement business continuity topologies with active/active and active/passive designs across AZs and DCs.
• Define clean-room strategies isolating critical workloads for ransomware-resilient DR.

Automation & Observability

• Deploy telemetry-based observability (gNMI, streaming telemetry, Netconf/YANG).
• Implement network observability stacks with Apstra, Aruba Central AIOps, NetEdit.
• Build IaC pipelines with Terraform, Ansible, and Python for repeatable deployments.