Principal Architect - Automation & Orchestration

EOS IT Solutions is a global technology and logistics company, providing collaboration and business IT support services to some of the world’s largest industry leaders. We deliver forward-thinking solutions based on multi-domain architecture, prioritizing customer satisfaction, superior quality of service, and investment in our partners and employees. As a true international IT provider, we deliver services through global simplicity with trusted transparency.

About the role

This hybrid position is available in Plano, TX; New York, NY; Pennington, NJ; and Jersey City, NJ. We are seeking a Principal Architect for Automation & Orchestration to lead next-generation automation capabilities across network provisioning, configuration management, API strategy, and orchestration pipelines. This role focuses on delivering world-class APIs and self-service capabilities for network services across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Define target-state automation and orchestration architecture.
• Lead API-first design for world-class network service APIs.
• Architect CI/CD and GitOps-based orchestration pipelines.
• Build automation frameworks for network provisioning and configuration management.
• Drive model-driven configuration and intent-based networking.
• Create self-service workflows, catalogs, and integration patterns.
• Govern API lifecycle, schema design, documentation, and standards.
• Lead cross-functional delivery with Network, Cloud, Security, and Platform teams.

Requirements

• 10+ years in Network Engineering/Architecture.
• Expertise in automation frameworks (Python, Ansible, Terraform).
• Strong API design experience (REST/GraphQL, OpenAPI specs).
• Experience with orchestration tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD).
• Strong understanding of routing, switching, firewalls, and cloud networking.
• Experience with configuration/state management and source-of-truth systems.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with event-driven automation.
• Exposure to Kubernetes networking and ingress/egress automation.
• Experience building internal developer platforms or portals.
• Certifications: CCNP/CCIE, DevNet, AWS/Azure/GCP.

Pay

The pay range for this role is $170,000—$200,000 USD. The final offer may vary based on responsibilities, experience, education, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, market data, or other relevant factors.