Head of Business Architecture, Wealth Management
RBC
Lead Network Architect
Minor Hotels Europe and Americas
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Senior
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSAzureCloudDNSFirewallsGoogle Cloud PlatformNGINXTerraformVMware
About the role
- Responsible for product selection and defining the standard
- Evolve these standards with defined reference blueprints
- Review competitiveness of these on a periodic basis
- Responsible for new network market selection and analysis
- Define the networking strategy for CIS operations aligned to our asset light strategy and future use of public cloud, co-location and data center consolidation
- Define the consolidation approach to a single future state platform
- Provide clear guidance to solution teams on where and how to leverage standardized network cloud solutions
- Own decisions on tactical legacy platforms refresh cycles and asset refresh
Requirements
- Cloud and DC Virtualization networking (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, VMware NSX-V, NSX-T, AWS, Azure, GCP) with the ability to understand and optimize hardware and software configurations
- Expert understanding of design and implementing networking in a multi-tenant, service provider environment
- Expert in networking, including but not limited to: (L2/L3), SDN (SD-WAN, SD-LAN (DC), SD-Edge, SASE, etc), Overlay Networks, Underlay Fabrics, VXLAN, MPLS, IPv4 and IPv6, Dynamic and Static Routing WAN, Cloud and Internet Connectivity, strategy, design and implementation
- Expert level understanding of AWS/GCP native networking services such as AWS Transit Gateway, GCP Shared VPC, AWS/GCP VPC peering, AWS direct connect, etc.
- Advanced understanding of Network Security topics (Firewalls (Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, Palo Alto), NGFW, NIDS, NIPS, NSG, Taps, Proxies, Web Filters, Remote Access) both in the traditional DC and Hyperscalers
- Advanced understanding of cloud DNS and IPAM tools such as (AWS Route 53 and GCP Cloud DNS).
- Advanced understanding of application delivery services such as (F5, nginx, Netscaler, AWS/Azure/GCP NLB/ALB).
- Through understating of traditional (on premise) and native hyperscale management and monitoring tools and those used within CCP and our Managed Services business
- Good understanding of IaC development tools like Terraform, Ansible, AWS Cloud Formation, ARM templates, etc.
- A desire to continually update, enhance and validate cloud skills with hands-on approach.
- Pro-actively manage own tasks and projects to agreed deadlines.
- Broad exposure to Cloud technologies and hybrid architectures
- Cloud cost models and commercials.
Benefits
- Hybrid working: the places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.
- Pre-employment checks, including: identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service).
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
cloud networkingdata center virtualizationnetwork designSDNoverlay networksMPLSAWS native networking servicesnetwork securityapplication delivery servicesIaC development tools
Soft skills
project managementstrategic thinkinganalytical skillscommunicationguidanceproactive management
