Senior Network Solutions Architect

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

📋 Description

• Act as the technical lead during pre-sales activities within data center, campus, and WAN settings.

• Design and showcase solutions involving Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, ISR/ASR, and Juniper MX, EX, SRX.

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

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

• Collaborate effectively with account managers, delivery teams, and OEM partners.

• Create detailed proposals, bills of materials (BOMs), and statements of work (SOWs).

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

• Produce high-level designs (HLDs), solution briefs, architecture diagrams, and presentations ready for clients.

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

• Engage in RFP response processes, competitive assessments, and technical validations.

• Serve as a reliable technical advisor to enterprise clients, fostering long-term relationships.

• Complete security awareness training and adhere to company policies.

• Recognize and elevate security risks, contributing to remediation initiatives.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be located in the United States.

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

• In-depth technical knowledge of Cisco and Juniper network infrastructure, encompassing routing, switching, and firewalls.

• Strong grasp of Layer 2/3 protocols: BGP, OSPF, STP, VLANs, VRFs, QoS, NAT, and ACLs.

• Capability to lead technical conversations with engineers and executives.

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

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

• Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities.

• CCNP/CCIE (Enterprise/Data Center) or JNCIP/JNCIE certifications are highly preferred.

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

• Experience with network automation tools like Ansible or Python is an advantage.

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

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

• Identify and escalate security risks and contribute to remediation efforts.

🏝️ Benefits

• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO).

• Incentive compensation plans available for all employees.

• Company-funded 401k contributions.

• Employer-covered health insurance at no cost to employees.

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

• Paid Parental Leave.

• A transparent and candid culture with 1:1 coaching, performance reviews, and a continuous feedback loop.

• An accessible and engaged executive team.

• An inclusion-focused work environment.