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 interactions across data center, campus, and WAN settings.

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

• Lead brainstorming sessions, technical workshops, and customer discovery discussions.

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

• Work in collaboration with account managers, delivery teams, and OEM partners.

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

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

• Produce high-level designs, solution briefs, architectural documentation, and client-ready presentations.

• Convey the advantages of SD-WAN, EVPN-VXLAN, and automation technologies.

• Engage in RFP responses, competitive analysis, and technical validation processes.

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor for enterprise clients and foster long-term relationships.

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

• Identify and escalate security vulnerabilities and participate in remediation efforts.

• Execute other assigned tasks as needed.

⛳️ 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 role.

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

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

• 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 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, such as Ansible or Python, is a plus.

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

🏝️ 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.

• Transparent and open culture with 1:1 coaching, performance reviews, and a consistent feedback loop.

• Unique, diverse, respectful, and high-performing colleagues.

• Accessible and engaged executive team.

• Inclusive work environment.