RED Global - Network Design Solution Architect Contract Opportunity - 6 months + ext - Hybrid/Brussels

On behalf of a global client, RED is currently looking for a Network Design pre-sales Solution Architect to engage with client's teams to gather business requirements, assess various technology options and design Network solutions aligned to customer requirements.

Role description:

Start - ASAP
Location - Must be based in Belgium - occasional travel required to Brussels
Languages - English and French mandatory
Capacity - 5 days a week
Duration - 6 months + extension

Job Description:
The key purpose of the role is to architect, plan and design network solutions for large
Enterprise/telecom/datacenter networks.

Primary Skill set

* The key deliverable of the role is the design and preparation of standard and customized network solutions for Customer network.
* 3-5 years relevant presales or consulting experience, with proven track record on winning and leading complex solutioning deals
* Provide technical pre-sales support in articulating infrastructure design with in-depth product knowledge of minimum three technology domain as identified by CLIENT as long-term strategy (refer to table below).
* Drive solution sales by understanding clients' technical needs, translating identified needs into solutions
* Soft skills development that are identified by CLIENT such as sales and communication related
* Proposal Preparation

Secondary Skill set

* 3 to 5 years of expert knowledge in networking technology, both at the architecture and technical levels as related to LAN and WAN environments, Data center networking, IP/MPLS, SD-WAN, WAN optimization, Firewall technologies and Voice Over IP
* IP routing protocols (OSPF, ISIS, BGP), Static Routing, QoS, NAT, MPLS, IP-VPN configurations, Layer 2 & 3 encapsulation
* Expert knowledge of Firewalls (Cisco and Juniper), 802.1x, VPN, IDS
* Experience using web-based services with load balancing (Cisco and F5)
* Experience with Cisco VOIP (Call Manager, Unity, Contact Center), and using performance control features such as QoS
* Thorough experience of design & implementation of medium to large Data centers, migration planning from DC to cloud (hosted, public cloud)

Mandatory tools knowledge:

• MS Office (Excel, word, Powerpoint, outlook)
• MS Visio
• ServiceNow or JIRA
• CISCO CCW
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) is required

Please apply or send your updated Cv to (see below) for immediate consideration.