Network Solutions Architect

Company Description

Have you ever wondered why your favorite apps, social media content, and video games load in the blink of an eye? It's likely because of Gcore behind the scenes! Join a team that collaborates with industry giants like Intel, Dell, NVIDIA, Graphcore, and Equinix to accelerate AI training, provide cutting-edge cloud services, and optimize content delivery. If you are passionate about transforming the internet and contributing to cutting-edge innovations, come join us at Gcore! We are over 550 professionals and currently looking for a Network Solutions Architect to join our Infrastructure Team which is responsible for developing and supporting Gcore global infrastructure including Data Center infrastructure, hardware, and connectivity.

Job Description

Your Responsibilities:

• Design and evolve the company’s global network infrastructure, ensuring scalability, resilience, and optimal performance across multiple regions and data centers.

• Develop and maintain interconnection strategies with ISPs, carriers, and Internet Exchange Points to improve network efficiency and reduce latency.

• Plan and manage capacity expansion projects, including opening new PoPs, upgrading backbone links, and optimizing global routing.

• Lead the design and operation of DDoS mitigation systems, ensuring high availability and minimal service impact during large-scale attacks.

• Collaborate with CDN and NOC teams to optimize content delivery performance and edge network efficiency.

• Implement and maintain network automation and monitoring tools to improve visibility, reliability, and operational efficiency.

• Coordinate with vendors, partners, and industry peers to ensure best practices in connectivity, security, and global traffic management.

• Prepare and maintain architectural documentation, design guides, and operational procedures.

• Stay current with emerging Internet technologies and standards, providing recommendations for continuous improvement.

• Provide consultative support to other teams specialists: PM, operation teams, field engineers.

• Actively participate in Solution Architect Team communication. Share ideas in order to define complex solution.

Qualifications

We Expect You to Have:

Education & Background

• Proven hands-on experience in designing and operating large-scale, carrier-grade networks.

• English - Advanced (C1).

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Telecommunications, Computer Science, or a related field is a plus.

Technical Expertise

• Strong knowledge of Internet routing protocols: BGP (including communities, route reflection, traffic engineering), OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS.

• Experience in interconnection and peering: establishing and managing Private Network Interconnects (PNI), working with Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), and coordinating with ISPs.

• Understanding of global network infrastructure: submarine cables, backbone connectivity, metro networks, and data center interconnects (DCI).

• Familiarity with CDN architecture, caching strategies, and traffic distribution models.

• Experience in network capacity planning and traffic engineering on a regional or global scale.

• Solid background in network security at scale: DDoS mitigation, blackholing, traffic scrubbing.

• Hands-on experience with carrier-grade hardware (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Nokia).

• Experience in creating high-level peering and interconnection strategies and ability to suggest and support negotiation and collaboration with ISPs, carriers, and data center providers based on those strategies.

• Capability to act as a bridge between business teams and technical operations in global connectivity projects.

Personal Attributes

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills in high-availability, high-traffic environments.

• Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, negotiation and presentation skills.

• Ability to think strategically about global network growth and resilience.

• Ability to 'think on your feet' in order to address new and changing environments.

• Sense of urgency and ability to meet aggressive deadlines.

Additional Information

What We Offer:

We value our employees and offer a benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and professional growth throughout your journey at Gcore:

• Competitive salary

• Flexible working hours

• Remote, hybrid, or office work options depending on your role

• Work from anywhere in the world for up to 45 days per year

• Private medical insurance for you and your family*

• 5 additional vacation days*

• Additional fully paid sick leave days*

• Allowance for significant life events and birthdays

• Language classes

• Modern office space with free snacks, drink and entertainment options*

• Team sports activities*

*Please be aware that this benefit may vary depending on your country.

About the Company Gcore is an international cloud and edge leader in providing first-class web performance, content delivery, and security. Headquartered in Luxembourg, with offices around the world, the company provides its solutions to global leaders in numerous industries. Millions of people worldwide use apps and play games based on our infrastructure and services: we are trusted by World of Tanks, Albion Online, Avast, Photon, Unity, Sandbox Interactive, and others. Equal Opportunity Employer We provide equal opportunity to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, or any other legally protected characteristics.