Role Overview:
We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Network Consultant to join our networking subject matter expert team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, supporting Cisco.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in carrier-grade network architecture, advanced routing protocols, Segment Routing (SR), and Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6). The role involves designing, deploying, migrating, and optimizing next-generation network infrastructures to deliver high performance, scalability, and reliability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and architect end-to-end network solutions leveraging Segment Routing (SR) and SRv6.
- Lead network transformation and migration projects from traditional MPLS architectures to SRv6-based environments.
- Deploy, configure, and optimize high-scale routing platforms in multi-vendor environments.
- Perform network performance analysis, capacity planning, and troubleshooting to ensure optimal network performance and reliability.
- Resolve complex routing, latency, path-selection, and connectivity issues.
- Provide technical leadership, knowledge sharing, and mentorship to junior network engineers.
- Collaborate with technical stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective network solutions.
Required Qualifications:
- Experience: 10+ years of experience in advanced networking and routing technologies.
- Routing Protocols: Strong expertise in BGP, OSPF, and IS-IS.
- Segment Routing: Extensive hands-on experience implementing, configuring, and troubleshooting Segment Routing technologies.
- SRv6: Minimum 1 year of hands-on experience designing and deploying SRv6 in production environments.
- Certification: Valid Cisco CCIE or CCDP certification.
- Troubleshooting: Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex network performance, routing, and connectivity issues.
Preferred Skills:
- Knowledge of network automation and programmability tools, including Python, Ansible, and NETCONF/YANG.
- Strong understanding of Traffic Engineering (TE) and Network Slicing.
- Experience with carrier-grade service provider networks and large-scale network transformation projects.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
