Architect

The candidate is an experienced Network Architect with over 18 years of experience. In the past, he has worked on IP routing, network and cloud architecture, monitoring, automation, among others. In the present he is very much involved in SDN solutions, he also has a little experience in IT security. He is no stranger to Cloud technologies such as AWS, Open Stack or Aruba. The same applies to programming languages like Python, Perl or C++. In the past, he has also worked as a project manager, so he has experience in managing people. He is fluent in English and Russian.

04/2021 - Present: Network and Security Architect, Service Owner - Responsible for defining and designing service solutions, selecting management systems and tools, and leading the evolution of the service. Leading Zscaler and Pulse Secure services. Please note that the company names have been omitted as per your request.

08/2018 - Present: Co-founder and Chief Network Architect - Responsible for defining and developing an SD-WAN software product for x86 platform with layer 2 mesh topology. Leading R&D, product portfolio release, technical pre-sales, and architecture and design of the lab environment on VMware ESXi. Please note that the company names have been omitted as per your request.

12/2017 - 01/2021: Network Architect at Hybrid & Elastic Networks Engineering, Platform & Release - Responsible for SD-WAN development, release, and integration with current MPLS environment. Architecture and design of airport hub (APH) solutions. Interactions with SITA, OBS (Orange), and airport authority teams. Presentation of technical solutions to airport and airline authorities. Site visiting and audit of airport infrastructure rooms. Please note that the company names have been omitted as per your request.

04/2015 - 01/2017: Manager at IP Engineering and Cloud Connect - Responsible for leading a team of 25 engineers in the release and day-to-day operation of the Interoute Cloud Connect (ICC) platform. Development of ICC proof of concept. Control over design, provisioning, incident and release/change management, and escalation processes for the ICC product. Relationship with outside entities (vendors: Juniper, Cisco, HP, Silver-Peak) through service and operational reviews. Please note that the company names have been omitted as per your request.

Achievements: Definition of universal CPE design with NFV and SD-WAN functionality. Roadmap for SD-WAN integration with APH design as SDN/NFV cloud orchestrated solution. Comparing SD-WAN vendors. Cisco (Viptela) SD-WAN POC testing. SD-Access fabric and DNA Center testing.