Senior Network Solution Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the technical leader during pre-sales initiatives, ensuring network architectures align with client objectives in data center, campus, and WAN settings.

• Design and showcase solutions utilizing Cisco (Catalyst, Nexus, ISR/ASR) and Juniper (MX, EX, SRX) platforms.

• Facilitate whiteboarding sessions, technical workshops, and customer discovery discussions.

• Establish use cases, success metrics, and architectural suggestions.

• Work collaboratively with account managers, delivery teams, and OEM partners to prepare proposals, BOMs, and SOWs.

• Convert business requirements into scalable and secure network architectures employing routing, switching, VPN, and firewall technologies.

• Create HLDs, solution briefs, and client-ready presentations.

• Keep abreast of SD-WAN, EVPN-VXLAN, automation, and other cutting-edge technologies.

• Engage in RFP responses, competitive assessments, and the technical validation of proposed architectures.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to enterprise clients and cultivate long-term technical relationships.

• Complete ongoing security awareness training and adhere to company policies.

• Identify and escalate security risks while contributing to remediation efforts.

• Undertake additional responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must reside in the United States.

• Over 7 years of experience in enterprise networking roles, including a minimum of 2 years in a customer-facing pre-sales or solution architect position.

• Extensive technical knowledge of Cisco and Juniper network infrastructure (routing, switching, firewalls).

• Solid understanding of Layer 2/3 protocols (BGP, OSPF, STP, VLANs, VRFs), QoS, NAT, and ACLs.

• Capability to lead technical discussions with both engineers and executives.

• Experience in designing or consulting on data center, WAN, or secure remote access solutions.

• Proficient in creating architecture diagrams, proposal documentation, and technical presentations.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

• CCNP/CCIE (Enterprise/Data Center), JNCIP/JNCIE certification highly preferred.

• Familiarity with SD-WAN, EVPN-VXLAN, MPLS, or cloud networking (AWS/Azure).

• Experience with network automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Python) is advantageous.

• Knowledge of NAC, 802.1X, RADIUS, and hybrid networking environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Incentive compensation plans available for all employees

• Company-funded 401k contributions

• No-cost employer-covered health insurance

• Annual BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) reimbursement up to $500

• Paid Parental Leave

• Open and transparent culture with 1:1 coaching, performance reviews, and a consistent feedback loop

• Diverse, quirky, respectful, and high-performing colleagues