Platform Architect
Zayo Group
•$77,100 - $118,600•Remote
About The Position
The Platform Architect is responsible for designing and evolving scalable, secure, and high-performance platforms that support infrastructure, network intelligence, and application delivery. This role combines cloud platform architecture with expertise in traffic analytics, DDoS mitigation, and large-scale network observability. This role partners with engineering, operations, and security teams to deliver highly scalable, data-driven platform solutions across cloud and on-prem environments, particularly within service provider and telecom ecosystems.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking (BGP, OSPF, ISIS, DNS, SNMP)
- Professional experience in a service provider network
- Experience with NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX and traffic telemetry systems
- Familiarity with DDoS detection and mitigation strategies
- Demonstrated platform ownership and operations of DDoS platforms such as Nokia Deepfield, Netscout Arbor, or other similar platforms
- Experience with Linux/Unix systems
- Programming/scripting skills (Python, Go, or similar)
- Experience with RESTful APIs and automation
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Kubernetes and containerization
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
- Understanding of distributed systems and microservices
- Experience with big data platforms (Kafka, Hadoop, Spark)
Responsibilities
- Design and architect scalable, secure, and highly available platform solutions
- Build and maintain telemetry ingestion pipelines (NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX)
- Support and enhance DDoS detection and mitigation platforms
- Analyze network traffic patterns and provide insights for optimization and security
- Define and implement Infrastructure as Code and automation strategies
- Enable observability, monitoring, and performance optimization across platforms
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on platform and network initiatives
- Integrate and support traffic intelligence platforms such as Nokia Deepfield
- Provide technical leadership and contribute to architectural standards
- Develop and maintain documentation and best practices
Benefits
- health insurance
- life insurance
- disability retirement plans
- paid time off
- Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan
- Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
