Network Solutions Architect
About the role
We are seeking an internally and externally recognized thought leader to serve as a Senior Leader Individual Contributor architect for the enterprise network portfolio. This role owns holistic network architecture direction across campus, data center, cloud, wide-area, and network security environments, setting standards and reference architectures that shape multi-year strategy.
Key Responsibilities And Duties
- Define and own holistic network architecture direction, standards, and reference architectures across campus, data center, cloud, wide-area, and network security environments.
- Set multi-year technical strategy and roadmaps, balancing cost, risk, delivery schedule, and long-term architectural coherence.
- Provide the authoritative technical voice on large-scale programs such as network segmentation, data center and campus modernization, cloud and hybrid connectivity, and WAN transformation.
- Embed security into network architecture through segmentation, policy-based design, and secure connectivity patterns.
- Recommend directly impactful strategies and plans to senior technology and business leadership.
- Establish design patterns and guardrails that other architects and delivery teams adopt across the enterprise.
- Resolve the most complex, ambiguous, or high-risk architectural decisions that others cannot.
- Partner across application, cloud, infrastructure, and cybersecurity domains to drive integrated, secure solutions.
- Mentor and elevate the technical capability of the broader architecture community.
Educational Requirements
- University (Degree) Preferred
- Work Experience 8+ Years Required; 10+ Years Preferred
- Career Level 10IC
Key Competencies
- Technical Leadership: Expert
- Network Security: Expert
- Scalability/Reliability: Expert
- Influence: Expert
- Innovation: Expert
- Problem Solving: Expert
Required Skills
- 8+ Years experience as a network or infrastructure architect
- Experience with network architecture strategy, standards, and/or reference architectures across multiple environments
- Experience and Expertise routing, switching, wireless, data center, cloud networking, and/or network services (L3-L7), including segmentation and secure connectivity patterns
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; Master's preferred, or equivalent work experience
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CCIE, CISSP, PCNSE, TOGAF, or equivalent) strongly preferred
- Proven ability to influence senior technology and business leaders and drive alignment without formal authority
Related Skills
- Application Programming Interface (API) Development/Integration
- Cloud Platforms
- Data Management
- Domain-Driven Design
- Enterprise Application Integration
- Enterprise Architecture
- Influence
- Innovation
- Problem Solving
- Scalability/Reliability
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Software Development
- Strategic Planning
- Systems Design/Analysis
Pay
Base Pay Range: $165,000/yr - $255,000/yr
Schedule
N/A
Benefits
The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being.
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