Technical Solutions Architect (Cisco NSO)

Location: Remote within Germany, Poland, or the United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a digital consultancy delivering technology solutions for service provider, telecom, infrastructure, and enterprise clients.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end architecture for Cisco NSO automation, from requirements and design through implementation governance and operational handover.
• Architect reusable NSO service packages, YANG models, and templates for idempotent provisioning of L2/L3, VRF, MPLS, BGP, and EVPN/VXLAN services.
• Design integrations between NSO, cloud management platforms, and enterprise IT systems, including API contracts, data flows, and error handling.
• Own orchestration architecture across Cisco ACI, VMware vCenter, Cisco FMC, F5 BIG-IP, and core routing and switching platforms.
• Define standards for source control, CI/CD, automated testing, configuration drift management, and secrets handling; lead design reviews, proofs of concept, and integration testing.
• Align roadmaps, estimates, and priorities with stakeholders, delivery leaders, and vendors; produce reference architectures, design documents, and runbooks while mentoring engineers.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in network engineering, infrastructure automation, or telecommunications, including 4+ years of hands-on Cisco NSO implementation.
• Expert knowledge of NSO architecture, high availability, service package development, and service lifecycle management.
• Advanced skills in Python, YANG, REST APIs, NETCONF, and RESTCONF.
• Strong experience with service provider networks, including IP/MPLS, BGP, VPN services, segmentation, and carrier-grade design.
• Deep understanding of data center networking, including leaf-spine fabrics, Cisco ACI, EVPN/VXLAN, and data center interconnects.
• Hands-on experience integrating network, security, and virtualization platforms such as ACI, vCenter, FMC, and F5 BIG-IP.
• Practical experience with Git, CI/CD, automated testing, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Ability to lead architecture workshops, assess trade-offs, and explain technical decisions to client stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Red Hat OpenShift and Ansible.

Nice to have

• Cisco DevNet, CCNP, or CCIE certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement available in Germany, Poland, or the United Kingdom.
• Equal opportunity employment regardless of legally protected personal characteristics.

Hiring process

• Apply by completing the online application form; the recruiting team will follow up.