Own and lead end-to-end network architecture for large, complex customer environments
Drive architecture discovery through comprehensive current-state assessments
Develop high-quality architectural deliverables
Lead initiatives to stabilize and mature network operations
Serve as a trusted technical advisor to executive stakeholders
Provide architectural governance throughout the delivery lifecycle
Serve as the highest-level escalation point for complex network issues
Embed security into architecture and operational practices
Drive enterprise-wide network engineering standards
Mentor senior engineers and architects to elevate architectural quality and consistency

BA/BS degree and 8+ years’ relevant experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience
Master’s degree preferred
Networking (deep)
Routing/switching: BGP, OSPF, ISIS, VRF, MPLS basics (where relevant)
Data center: EVPN/VXLAN (if applicable), leaf-spine designs, multicast (optional)
WAN: SD-WAN design, QoS, traffic engineering concepts, ISP integration
Services: DDI (DNS/DHCP/IPAM), NTP, PKI/certs impacts on network services
Load balancing and application delivery basics
Network Security (strong)
Firewalls (policy design, NAT, zones), segmentation models
NAC (802.1X), remote access, SASE integration patterns
Logging/telemetry integration for security and operations
Cloud & Hybrid (strong)
AWS/Azure/GCP networking fundamentals: VPC/VNet, TGW/vWAN, peering, private connectivity
Hybrid connectivity: VPN/Direct Connect/ExpressRoute, routing domains, DNS patterns
Operations / Reliability (strong)
Monitoring/telemetry, incident/problem/change management
Performance engineering: latency/jitter/loss and app experience
Documentation: runbooks, SOPs, as-built diagrams, acceptance criteria
Customer-Facing / Executive Skills (critical)
Executive storytelling and decision framing
Workshops and architecture reviews
Conflict resolution, negotiation, risk communication

Senior Network Architect

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