Principal Architect II

Job Purpose

Support the design, implementation, configuration, and deployment of technology infrastructure solutions, with primary emphasis on enterprise network field engineering, routing, switching, wireless, SD-WAN, and security edge technologies.

Essential Functions

• Work with senior architects, project managers, and customers to understand project scope, network diagrams, implementation tasks, and customer requirements.
• Configure, install, test, and troubleshoot network equipment and services under light direction, with emphasis on Arista platforms, SD-WAN / VeloCloud, Cisco, Palo Alto, routing, switching, and wireless.
• Support field installation activities, equipment staging, site readiness checks, cutover preparation, migration tasks, and post-cutover service validation.
• Update and author implementation documentation, as-built diagrams, configuration notes, test results, and handoff information for operational support teams.
• Provide technical feedback to senior architects, project teams, and operations based on implementation experience and customer environment findings.

Education

• Four years of College resulting in a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Relevant Work Experience

• 5 to 7 years in related field
• Proven results-based work experience in network engineering, field installation, technical implementation, or equivalent / related technical field.

Special Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Strong hands-on route / switch experience, including VLANs, Layer 2 / Layer 3 networking, routing protocols, IP addressing, access control lists, and network troubleshooting.
• Field installation experience with enterprise network equipment, including staging, rack / stack support, cabling coordination, configuration loading, testing, and turn-up validation.
• Working experience with Arista, SD-WAN / VeloCloud, Cisco, and Palo Alto technologies.
• Wireless implementation and troubleshooting experience preferred.
• Ability to read network diagrams, scopes of work, implementation plans, and configuration guidance, then complete assigned implementation tasks with light direction.
• Ability to troubleshoot common network deployment issues and escalate complex problems with clear technical detail.
• Strong documentation skills, including implementation notes, as-built information, test results, and operational handoff details.
• Certifications or equivalent experience in route / switch, wireless, Arista, Cisco, Palo Alto, or SD-WAN technologies preferred.
• Experience with security, unified communications, cloud applications, virtualization, or data center technologies is desirable but secondary to core networking and field implementation experience.

Work Environment

• Daytime hours -- must be able to work nights, weekends, and holidays to complete projects, implementations, migrations, and customer cutovers as needed.

Salary Range

$105,000-$157,500