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For our client we are currently looking for a
Product Portfolio Architecture - Network (m/f/d)
General information
Reference:174585
Location:Frankfurt (50%) and Remote
Start:04.08.2025 (ASAP)
Volume:full-time (100%)
Duration:31.10.2025 + Option
Languages:English
Your Skills
- 7–10 years of professional experience in IT infrastructure, software architecture, or platform engineering.
- In-depth Experience in Modular/Distributed Software as well as Highly Available Systems Architecture.
- Distributed System Algorithms (synchronization, replication, consensus etc.)
- Deep expertise in network architecture design, including DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and virtual networking.
- Strong understanding of networking protocols and technologies: VXLAN, VLAN, VRF, BGP, MPLS, and routing.
- Experience with stateful firewalls and network security best practices.
- Knowledge of REST API design and authentication/authorization standards (IAM, RBAC, OAuth, OIDC).
- Programming experience in Python, particularly with frameworks like FastAPI and Pydantic.
- Understanding of Observability concepts (logs, metrics, traces etc.).
- Technology skills in Cisco and Juniper
- Solid understanding of K8s concepts (namespaces, services, deployments, ingress) and surrounding technologies (e.g. service mesh)
Your Tasks
- Conceptuzalization and development of scalable, secure, and maintainable architecture designs for core components including DNS Services, IP Address Management (IPAM), Virtual Networking Infrastructure (Workspaces), and Client Access solutions.
- Providing of translation of product specifications and technical requirements into practical architectural blueprints.
- Consulting on the full architectural lifecycle from concept to implementation across all key components of the network product portfolio.
- Providing of a design for a secure, IAM-integrated Client Access solution (e.g., VPN-based).
- Development of an API-exposed architecture for the dynamic provisioning of virtual network resources (Workspaces product).
- Planning and architecting the replacement of the Infoblox DNS infrastructure with a BIND-based solution, ensuring operational continuity, performance, and security.
- Identifying architectural enablers and risks to support long-term network modernization efforts and roadmap planning.Objective: Ensure Technical Oversight and Best Practice Alignment
- Providing architectural guidance to engineering throughout the design, development, and delivery phases.
- Ensuring all architectural components adhere to security, performance, and governance standards.
- Monitoring the technical integrity of DNS, IPAM, and virtual networking layers, recommending improvements or refactoring where necessary.
- Providing validatation of architectural implementations to ensure alignment with evolving business and technical requirements.
- Consulting on best practices in network architecture across the organization and contribute to the evolution of internal standards.
- Giving recommendations based on track trends and innovations in enterprise networking to guide future directions for the product portfolio.
Interested?
We look forward to receiving your application documents in electronic form.
Your Contact:
Tobias Gollmann
For our client we are currently looking for a
Product Portfolio Architecture - Network (m/f/d)
General information
Reference:174585
Location:Frankfurt (50%) and Remote
Start:04.08.2025 (ASAP)
Volume:full-time (100%)
Duration:31.10.2025 + Option
Languages:English
Your Skills
- 7–10 years of professional experience in IT infrastructure, software architecture, or platform engineering.
- In-depth Experience in Modular/Distributed Software as well as Highly Available Systems Architecture.
- Distributed System Algorithms (synchronization, replication, consensus etc.)
- Deep expertise in network architecture design, including DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and virtual networking.
- Strong understanding of networking protocols and technologies: VXLAN, VLAN, VRF, BGP, MPLS, and routing.
- Experience with stateful firewalls and network security best practices.
- Knowledge of REST API design and authentication/authorization standards (IAM, RBAC, OAuth, OIDC).
- Programming experience in Python, particularly with frameworks like FastAPI and Pydantic.
- Understanding of Observability concepts (logs, metrics, traces etc.).
- Technology skills in Cisco and Juniper
- Solid understanding of K8s concepts (namespaces, services, deployments, ingress) and surrounding technologies (e.g. service mesh)
Your Tasks
- Conceptuzalization and development of scalable, secure, and maintainable architecture designs for core components including DNS Services, IP Address Management (IPAM), Virtual Networking Infrastructure (Workspaces), and Client Access solutions.
- Providing of translation of product specifications and technical requirements into practical architectural blueprints.
- Consulting on the full architectural lifecycle from concept to implementation across all key components of the network product portfolio.
- Providing of a design for a secure, IAM-integrated Client Access solution (e.g., VPN-based).
- Development of an API-exposed architecture for the dynamic provisioning of virtual network resources (Workspaces product).
- Planning and architecting the replacement of the Infoblox DNS infrastructure with a BIND-based solution, ensuring operational continuity, performance, and security.
- Identifying architectural enablers and risks to support long-term network modernization efforts and roadmap planning.Objective: Ensure Technical Oversight and Best Practice Alignment
- Providing architectural guidance to engineering throughout the design, development, and delivery phases.
- Ensuring all architectural components adhere to security, performance, and governance standards.
- Monitoring the technical integrity of DNS, IPAM, and virtual networking layers, recommending improvements or refactoring where necessary.
- Providing validatation of architectural implementations to ensure alignment with evolving business and technical requirements.
- Consulting on best practices in network architecture across the organization and contribute to the evolution of internal standards.
- Giving recommendations based on track trends and innovations in enterprise networking to guide future directions for the product portfolio.
Interested?
We look forward to receiving your application documents in electronic form.
Your Contact:
Tobias Gollmann