Principal Architect – Network Services

This position is hybrid in Plano, TX; New York, NY; Pennington, NJ; and Jersey City, NJ.

About the Company

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. Customer satisfaction and commitment to superior quality of service are our top business priorities, along with investing in and supporting our partners and employees. We are a true international IT provider, proud to deliver our services through global simplicity with trusted transparency.

Role Summary

We are seeking a Principal Architect for Network Services who will understand existing engineering standards and reference architectures. The ideal candidate will guide application teams to operate within established architectures and standards but, where warranted, will understand why deviations are necessary and articulate these back to architecture and engineering teams for approval. The ideal candidate is broad in skillset—experienced across routing/switching, load balancing, firewalls, proxies, DNS/DDI—and comfortable engaging directly with application developers.

Responsibilities

• Assess new project/application requirements and determine alignment with standards.
• Identify when true requirements justify modifying or creating new standards.
• Act as the primary liaison for application teams requesting network services.
• Translate application requirements into network architecture considerations.
• Guide teams to use standard, reusable network capabilities.
• Produce high-level and detailed network solution designs.
• Review designs for compliance, operational readiness, and standards adherence.
• Collaborate across Cloud, Security, Platform, and Application Architecture teams.
• Provide architectural leadership and mentorship across network engineering.

Requirements

• 7–10 years experience in network engineering or architecture.
• Broad expertise in routing, switching, firewalls, load balancing, proxies, DNS/DDI.
• Strong understanding of modern application architectures and connectivity flows.
• Ability to translate application needs into scalable network solutions.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage directly with developers.
• Experience developing standards and reference architectures.

Qualifications

• CCNP/CCIE or equivalent certifications (desirable).
• Experience with cloud networking and hybrid connectivity (desirable).
• Familiarity with Zero Trust, microservices, service mesh (desirable).
• Experience guiding standards adoption across diverse teams (desirable).

Pay

$170,000—$200,000 USD