Networking Architect Job in Aruba Networks

Key Responsibilities: Senior level network and firmware architect to define and lead Enterprise/Campus Switch product efforts. Involves designing, specifying and leading the implementation of the networking features. Includes working with product marketing, tracking industry trends, and gathering customer feedback with the intent of driving those results into a superior comprehensive network architecture/product. Work often involves cross organizational interactions: Hardware, Firmware, System management, Network teams, Sales teams, Architects, other organizations, etc. to arrive at best solutions. Demonstrates strong domain expertise, business acumen, and experience to influence decisions of senior management, development partners and the eco system Develops architectures and methodologies for software systems design and development across multiple platforms Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with systems design and development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality and mitigate failure risk. Drives innovation and integration of new technologies into projects/product roadmap and activities in the software systems design organization. Strong ability to negotiate and build consensus in engineering community on technical decisions Must excel at communication at multiple organization levels: customer, executives, ODMs & 3rd party development, and engineering teams What you need to bring: Education and Experience Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent 15+ years of experience Specialized Expertise (must have) Experience working directly on security networking products and applications. IKE and IPSEC IDS, IPS technologies (includes anomaly detection, identifying security breaches etc) Firewall product architecture and implementation. Cisco 9300x (or similar) product experience Required Domain Expertise: Enterprise networking products with expertise in L2/L3/Security Protocols & Features Knowledge and Skills Experience designing and developing firmware for switches and/or network controllers. Strong Operating System experience Linux, VxWorks etc Knowledge of ASIC architectures e.g. Broadcom, etc Expert knowledge in C Extensive experience in overall architecture of firmware and interaction with hardware designs for products and solutions. Designing and integrating network solutions into overall architecture and hardware design across multiple platforms Working Knowledge of advanced networking concepts L2(xSTP, VLAN, LACP, LLDP, TRILL), L3 (OSPF, BGP, Tunnels), Multicast (PIM, IGMP), IPv6, Security (RADIUS/TACACS, SSH, Access Contrl), ACL/QoS. Experience on both platform dependent and platform independent networking protocol and infrastructure work. Ability to internalize standards (IEEE, IETF) and convert into deliverables design/code etc History of innovation with multiple patents or deployed solutions in the field of software, firmware, or network design Experience with Network Development Tools - Sniffer, Traffic Generators, IXIA, Spirent etc Strong Network troubleshooting ability encompassing: OS, Network Stack, Sniffers, switches, external network. Strong Network troubleshooting ability Experience using version control system ex. GIT/Clearcase Ability to create white papers and advanced training material for solutions. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills. Strongly Desired skills Evangelizing emerging technology/representing organization in standards body and customer events Identifies and evaluates new technologies, innovations, and solutions for alignment with technology roadmap and business value. Drives innovation and integration of new technologies into projects and activities in the software systems design organization. Demonstrated history of contribution to Intellectual Property and Innovation. Linux Device Driver experience Working knowledge of Assembly code Experience in writing Secure Software Experience in agile development methodology