Senior Network Architect

Grow Your Staff is looking for a Senior Network Architect for a Canada-based IT and networking company. The position is a full-time remote opportunity.
The role will have excellent growth opportunities. You will work directly with the team based in Canada.
Experience required: 5+ years
CTC: INR 50-70 LPA
Location: Remote
Time: 6:30 PM to 2:30 AM IST (Monday - Friday)
Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable, high-availability IP network architectures using Arista, Cisco, and HP networking technologies.
Configure and manage Arista Layer 3 networks, leaf-spine topologies, WAN routing, and data center infrastructure.
Work with routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF and network automation tools such as Arista CloudVision Portal (CVP).
Design real-time audio/video media networks, including IP-based workflows using SMPTE ST 2110 and NMOS standards.
Conduct technical discovery sessions to assess existing infrastructure and plan migrations from legacy systems to modern IP networks.
Work directly with clients during pre-sales engineering, architecture design, and infrastructure deployment.
Prepare network topology designs, High-Level Designs (HLDs), Low-Level Designs (LLDs), Bills of Materials (BOMs), and technical project documentation.
Provide remote technical guidance during network commissioning and live deployments, working with on-site engineers to troubleshoot complex issues.
Advise clients on network scalability, redundancy, high availability, and future cloud or hybrid infrastructure requirements.
Support critical deployments and maintenance activities, including occasional nights and weekends when required.

Qualifications
5+ years of experience in network architecture and engineering, preferably in mission-critical, high-availability IP routing environments.
Strong hands-on experience with Arista Layer 3 networking and above, including leaf-spine architectures, WAN routing, BGP, OSPF, and Arista CloudVision Portal (CVP).
Active Cisco CCNP Enterprise certification or equivalent expertise in enterprise routing, switching, and network security.
Strong knowledge of multicast routing protocols, including IGMPv3, PIM-SSM, and PIM-SM.
Understanding of Precision Time Protocol (PTP / IEEE 1588) for network timing and synchronisation.
Familiarity with SMPTE ST 2110, ST 2022-6, and NMOS IS-04/IS-05 standards is highly preferred.
Experience in the sports media industry is preferred. Experience in broadcasting, telecommunications, or high-frequency finance is also relevant.
Experience with real-time audio/video networks, broadcast infrastructure, or low-latency media workflows is an advantage.
Experience in customer-facing technical consulting, pre-sales engineering, or systems integration.
Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts and lead client discussions.
Comfortable working with North American teams and supporting critical deployment windows outside regular working hours when required.
Willingness to participate in a live technical assessment covering network topology design, multicast routing, PTP clock distribution, and high-availability failure scenarios.

Skills
Documentation

Experience
5+ yrs

Work arrangement
Yes