Network Architect

• Design, implement, and maintain secure, resilient, and scalable enterprise network architecture across LAN, WAN, wireless, internet, data center, and cloud environments.
• Lead the architecture and modernization of enterprise campus, branch, data center, cloud, and hybrid networks, including automation, segmentation, and identity-based access.
• Assess network capabilities and risks, then develop target architectures, roadmaps, standards, and technical documentation.
• Drive network modernization through SD-WAN, automation, segmentation, policy-driven networking, and Zero Trust principles.
• Develop engineering recommendations and implementation plans covering integration, testing, deployment, operations, and lifecycle management.
• Provide senior-level technical leadership for complex LAN, WAN, routing, switching, wireless, firewall, VPN, voice, and connectivity challenges.
• Lead the design, configuration, implementation, administration, maintenance, and lifecycle management of enterprise firewall platforms, policies, high-availability configurations, VPN services, and security zones.
• Design and manage carrier, WAN, internet, MPLS, cloud connectivity, and telecommunications services supporting enterprise operations.
• Architect and support enterprise voice, unified communications, collaboration, and SIP-based solutions.
• Establish network standards, approved design patterns, configuration guidelines, diagrams, and operational documentation.
• Partner with Security, Infrastructure, Cloud, business teams, and service providers to deliver secure, reliable, and business-aligned network services.
• Plan and execute network changes, including maintenance activities that may require early-morning, evening, or weekend work.
• Mentor engineers and promote knowledge sharing across technical teams.

• Deep experience architecting and supporting large-scale enterprise networks encompassing routing and switching, wireless, data center networking, automation, cloud connectivity, voice services, and policy-driven network architectures.

Preferred experience with:

• CCIE, CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Security, or equivalent advanced networking certifications.
• Enterprise voice, collaboration, SIP, and unified communications solutions.
• Managing SIP trunking, SIP services, session border controllers (SBCs), voice gateways, dial plans, and call routing.

• Troubleshooting voice quality, carrier voice services, and unified communications infrastructure.

• SD-WAN, software-defined networking, network automation, intent-based networking, and network virtualization., * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of progressive enterprise networking experience, including architecture, design, implementation, and advanced troubleshooting.
• Extensive experience designing secure, resilient enterprise wireless networks and large-scale Wi-Fi deployments.
• Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, VLANs, Layer 2 technologies, high availability, MPLS, and enterprise routing protocols.
• Hands-on experience with segmentation, data center, and cloud environments.
• Experience with network access control, identity-based policy enforcement, and Zero Trust architecture.
• Strong experience designing secure LAN/WAN, firewall, remote-access, and hybrid cloud connectivity solutions.
• Expert-level experience designing, implementing, administering, and troubleshooting firewall platforms, including firewall policies, NAT, VPNs, security zones, high-availability architectures, logging, monitoring, upgrades, and rule-base optimization.
• Experience with Azure networking, including hybrid cloud connectivity, cloud security, and multi-cloud network architectures.
• Strong documentation skills, including architecture diagrams, standards, implementation plans, and operational procedures.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide network initiatives as an architect or senior technical authority preferred.
• Experience leading network transformations, office expansions, data center migrations, and cloud adoption initiatives preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work with urgency, and deliver in a fast-paced environment.
• Receptiveness to performance feedback within a team environment is essential.
• Ability to work onsite in Houston, TX, five days per week.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.