Technical Design Authority- HPE Aruba

About The Role

The purpose of the HPE Aruba Network Expert is to design and implement our client's infrastructure which is built on HPE Aruba switches, access-points and gateways. Working in partnership with vendors and partners, this role will provide high performing and reliable solutions to meet our client's needs.

What You'll Be Doing

• Act as technical authority for the design and delivery of a switching and wireless network based on HPE Aruba.
• Ensure that the network design meets the customer requirements and adhere to network design & security guidelines.
• Ensure quality of low-level design documentation, proof of concept collateral, network configurations, IP address space throughout the life cycle of the network.
• Work with cyber security colleagues, internal and external to define security best practice principles ensuring these are implemented throughout the design, and operation of the networks.
• Input and review pre-sales proposals providing technical expertise and costing inputs as necessary.
• Work with vendors and supply chain to manage our services in accordance with our supply chain principles.
• Support the installation, configuration and optimisation of the customer's new network.
• Work with the Delivery and Service & Operations teams in the operationalisation of the existing deployments.
• Install network services such as a DHCP and NTP servers, SIEM/logging tools as well as performance testers such as Ixia, iPerf and Ostinato.
• Deploy Ansible and create playbooks to automate HPE Aruba network devices via the API moves, adds, changes and deletions (MACDs) tasks such as configure a range of switch ports, set interface descriptions, etc.
• Setting up ZTP so any new switches deployed are automatically provisioned.
• Installing certificate authority (CA) servers for EAP-TLS certificate-based authentication for wired and wireless clients.
• Creating micro-segmentation on HPE Aruba network devices to enforce communication rules between different hosts and roles.
• Create Python scripts that call APIs on the HPE Aruba network elements to query information such as switch port status, wireless clients' signal strength, etc.
• Advise and recommend tooling and software that aid in the design process.

What You'll Bring

• IP network and Wi-Fi experience and certification across multiple vendors, primarily on HPE Aruba network products, with Cisco and Juniper secondary.
• Confidence to manage conflicting priorities and work at pace.
• Strong conceptual as well as technical experience and the natural ability to solve complex problems as they arise to meet the needs of the customer.
• Ability to advise key stakeholders on the different network components, services and options available to operate consistently to meet SLA's.
• Relevant network architecture experience gained in a managed LAN environment, whether in an MSP, SI and Telco.
• An understanding of technologies above and below in the stack; e.g. facilities (e.g. power), fibre, optical networks, applications, systems gained through a proven track record in network architecture.
• An understanding of the wider management of networks in the 21st century: network management, automation, reporting tools.
• Proven consulting skills and experience of working in large complex environments delivering Infrastructure transformation/network programmes.
• Ability to gain customer confidence in the areas of technical ability and network design leadership.

Essential Attributes

• Fluent
   in both 
  French
   (CEFR C2) and 
  English
   (CEFR C1/C2).
• Experience in design and implementation of 
  HPE Aruba
  networking transformations, including wireless and switching.
• Experience deploying networking equipment across 
  campus-based environments
  .
• Experience delivering 
  HPE Aruba ClearPass
   solutions and integration with identity providers.
• Experience working with 
  Cisco
  switching
  technology.
• Up-to-date accreditations in 
  HPE Aruba Networking.
• Ansible
   experience in creating playbooks calling HPE Aruba APIs as well as CLI methods such as SSH
  .
• Python
   scripting for network management.
• Microsegmentation
   experience on 
  HPE Aruba Network devices
  .
• Experience transitioning a networking transformation from project into operational support.
• Knowledge of technical change control processes, including writing and presenting technical changes for approval.
• Experience drafting requirements documentation for the to-be delivered network.
• Rich history of authoring low level documents, test plans, and success criteria for customer sign off.
• Experience in chairing low level workshops and technical requirements gathering forums offering leadership and guidance on best practices.

Must Have- HPE, Aruba, Aviation Industry experience.