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About the role:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Network Architect to join our team. This role will report into the Network Telephony Services-Domain Lead. As a Network Architect, you will act as a trusted technical advisor, owning the end-to-end network design and delivery lifecycle. You will provide deep expertise across various technologies, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable and aligned to business outcomes.
The Network Architect will be an integral part of Americas Infrastructure Group and work closely with all IT Pillars teams by providing expertise, troubleshooting and operational support for Americas Zone Network Infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be motivated and a detail-oriented professional who will be part of the core team that provides end-to-end support for Catalyst Center, Cisco ISE, Cisco Switches, SPLUNK, Zscaler, Network Firewalls [Fortinet, Palo Alto], Cloud Connectivity, Cisco Wireless and Cisco Meraki based solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop enterprise-level network architecture solutions, including LANs, WANs, cloud.
- Lead architecture, design and technical delivery for customer engagements.
- Deep understanding of networking principles, protocols (routing protocols: BGP, EIGRP, etc, routed protocols: TCP/IP), SDWAN and/or SASE deployments, LAN/WAN technologies, network design principles, cloud integration, data center segmentation, enterprise, and security infrastructure.
- Develop scalable network architectures using Meraki switches, MR access points, MX security appliances, and SD-WAN.
- Design WAN and SD-WAN topologies for multi-site deployments, including manufacturing and office facilities.
- Administer Meraki Dashboard environments, ensuring uptime, monitoring, and policy compliance.
- Provide subject matter expertise across various network and security technologies.
- Engage with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical designs.
- Design, document and deliver High-Level and Low-Level Designs (HLD / LLD)
- Develop implementation, migration and test plans.
- Support integration with wider enterprise network architectures.
- Work with Global Operations team to steer AMER Zone related incidents and provide faster resolutions.
- Proficiency in firewalls, VPNs, IPSec tunnels, GRE tunnels, NAT/PAT configuration, encryption protocols, access controls
- The ability to monitor network performance, troubleshoot issues, identifying and resolving latency-based issues, and recognize solutions to remediate instability in the network.
- Incorporate cybersecurity into our network and infrastructure operations, including application of patches, hot fixes, and upgrades on a regular and timely basis
- Experience with the planning, design and the implementation of network enhancements and new capabilities
- Provide guidance on the architecture and design of networks supporting both Enterprise IT and OT devices.
- Manage projects in an Agile Methodology ensuring timely delivery and documentation.
- Develop, schedule, test and communicate the IT Disaster Recovery plan and procedures.
- Incorporate cybersecurity best practices to all aspects of the network and infrastructure.
- Author and edit SOPs (Statements of Procedures) and system documentation and ensure they are properly updated to reflect current status or changes.
- Collaborate with the helpdesk, application, and cyber teams to support diverse business initiatives.
- Prioritizes work efforts to balance operational tasks, remediating technical debt, and long-term strategic initiatives.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Must be available to work occasional evenings and weekends as business needs require.
- Ability to work in a VUCA environment.
- Demonstrated ability to be a team player with a high level of initiative.
- Good written/Oral Communication, Presentation, Interactive skills with team across geography
What we are looking for
- 10+ years’ overall experience building and supporting largescale, business critical wireless network infrastructure.
- 5+ years of experience in the IT industry in Cisco Routing & Switching.
- Experience with any of the major cloud providers [Azure, AWS, GCP]
- Experience with Terraform, Ansible is a plus.
- CCIE Certification is Mandatory.
- Any certifications from public cloud providers [Azure, AWS, GCP] is Mandatory.
- Cisco Meraki Certification is Mandatory.
- Ekahau (ECSE) Wireless Certification is preferred.
- Familiarity with Cisco ISE, DNA Center, Catalyst Center.
- Deep knowledge of Cisco Meraki technologies (MR, MS, MX, MV, Systems Manager).
Strong understanding of SD-WAN, wireless design, VLANs, routing, and security policies.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At L'Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.