Oumar Ndiaye

Oumar Ndiaye is a highly accomplished Network and Data Center Architect with over 15 years of experience designing and engineering complex infrastructure solutions for Fortune 500 companies across the United States and globally. He brings a strong ability to translate complex technical concepts into scalable, high-performing systems that align with organizational goals and business needs. Oumar began his career at Cisco Systems, where he served as a Network Architect, and has since contributed to major IT transformation projects for leading institutions including Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, Credit Suisse Bank, Capital One Bank, IBM, Alcatel, AT&T, Verizon Communication, XO Communications, Lumen Technologies, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the North Carolina Department of Justice. In his role as a Senior Architect, Oumar has routinely collaborated with senior leadership to design, present, and defend enterprise-level technical solutions. His breadth of experience and strategic insight make him a trusted advisor in high-stakes IT environments.

• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE Routing & Switching) — Certification #3695
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate — Certification #33036

Led cyber recovery initiatives to strengthen enterprise resilience and mitigate ransomware threats across hybrid environments., Automated large-scale network configurations using Ansible and Jinja2, accelerating deployment cycles and reducing human error., Served as SD-WAN Solution Architect Engineer for Cisco Systems, leading the design and rollout of advanced SD-WAN architectures., Directed SD-WAN implementation for Capital One Bank (under Verizon contract), successfully deploying across 2,000+ remote branches., Executed SD-WAN deployment across 3,000 United States Postal Service (USPS) locations, ensuring secure and scalable connectivity., Orchestrated DMZ migration to Cisco ACI fabric for Credit Suisse, enhancing segmentation and data center agility., Managed an AWS Data Center Migration for Johnson & Johnson, enabling scalable cloud-based operations., Designed and implemented a 100-rack Disaster Recovery (DR) infrastructure for Walmart Corporation, under IBM contract. Developed automated scripts to ensure seamless isolation and replication between production and DR sites with zero business disruption., Built a cloud-based DR solution on AWS for PLI Pharmaceuticals, replicating on-premises infrastructure to ensure continuity and regulatory compliance., Migrated NiSource’s legacy WAN to an SD-WAN platform with application-aware routing, improving performance and cost-efficiency., Oversaw the deployment of Sprint’s 4G wireless network across the Eastern U.S., as a subcontractor to Alcatel-Lucent.

• Led various national and international engagements involving:
• IPv6 deployments for EPA
• DOCSIS/MPLS core design for Insight Communications
• QoS for judicial networks in NC
• VPN and data center design for Ally Bank, Pfizer, Panasonic
• Global migrations for Cisco, First Boston Bank, and Orange Telecom