SDN/ODL Architect

About Huawei :

Huawei Technologies provides innovative and customized network solutions for telecom carriers around the world. Huawei holds leading positions in the global market in switching, next generation network (NGN), integrated access network, DSLAM, and intelligent network. Specializing in the areas of fixed network, mobile network, optical network, data communications, and value-added services, we strive to enable the best communication with our deep understanding of customers' needs. 

Huawei is dedicated to delivering long term value and potential growth to our customers. Established in 1988 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, Huawei has already won trust from over 300 telecom carriers around the world. Our products and solutions serve over 90 countries, as well as 22 of the world's top 50 operators.

Summary

The position will have the responsibility of developing and delivering network architectures and design involving Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) technologies to drive network agility and operational efficiencies 

Responsibilities :

• The core responsibilities for this position will include: 

• Develop SDN/NFV architecture to support network evolution and future network automation and programmability 

• Interact with cross functional DEV/OPS & Products teams to define and automation & programmability into the network evolution, future products and services. 

• Assess vendor offerings related to network centralized control and orchestration, network virtualization 

• Recommend vendor and open source solutions related to SDN and NFV 

• Define use cases and document business advantages and justifications related to SDN and NFV deployments 

• Prototype architecture to demonstrate conceptual operation and assess technical feasibility 

• Develop software and orchestration technology design and strategy for next generation services 

• Analyze networking and software technologies and vendors to support service requirements 

• Provide thought leadership, strategy and lead innovation by exploring, investigating, recommending, benchmarking and implementing technologies for SDN and service orchestration 

Desired Skills and Experience

• The ideal candidate has extensive technology and design experience involving Software Development, Networking Protocols, Ethernet transport, Networking Orchestration, OpenStack and Virtual/Cloud Network Architectures. Candidate needs to have proven experience in: Application Development Agile methodology, related to network orchestration, service delivery (configuration and provisioning), Network Virtualization, Security and Data Center architecture, Cloud Platform deployment involving infrastructure management, service orchestration and instantiation, and business logic integration. 

• This candidate should have 6+ years architecting cloud solutions, including underlying infrastructure technologies (compute, storage, and network) 

• Direct work experience involving LAN and WAN network design, data center architecture, Cloud concepts and operation 

• Working experience with LINUX (RedHat/Suse/Debian/Ubuntu/BSD) 

• Programming in C, C++, JAVA, shell, Perl, Python, CGI, ASP, PHP, VB, .NET a plus 

• Highly proficient and hands on experience in the following inter networking technologies IGP (OSPF/ISIS), MBGP/BGP, Multicast, MPLS, L2VPN (VPLS,EVPN), L3VPN, ,L2 switching, TCP/IP, IPv6, VXLAN, Openflow 

• Open Stack Networking (Neutron) plug-in / OpenStack Heat Integration, Cloudify, OPNFV,ONOS 

• Knowledge of security and enterprise architecture 

• Expert level knowledge of Layer-2 and Layer 3 network technologies 

• Software development experience, including API development (REST, XML, etc.) and SOA methodology 

• Experience using SCRUM agile development methodology 

• Knowledge related to designing and operating virtualized environment for compute and storage 

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Technical Discipline

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.