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# Lead Network Infrastructure Architect

- **Company:** Thin Technologies LLC
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Complex Networks, Software Design Patterns, Digital Architecture, Extranet, Local Area Networks, NetApp Applications, Network Architecture, Network Segmentation, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Load Balancing, Firewalls (Computer Science), Cisco
- **Published:** October 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/lead-network-infrastructure-architect--e527b631-967f-4a6e-9ea8-de34289200aa

## About the Role

* Senior-level network architecture expertise within large enterprise and manufacturing environments.
 * Proven track record navigating joint venture separations, divestitures, extranets, or highly complex network isolation scenarios.
 * Experience working with European regional operations and international stakeholders is highly valued.

Technical Skills

 * Cisco & LAN Architecture: Expert knowledge of Cisco switching, enterprise LAN architecture, Cisco SDA fabric architecture, and advanced network segmentation principles.
 * Network Edge & Security: Strong architecture experience utilizing Palo Alto firewalls and F5 load balancers.
 * Platform Dependencies: Ability to integrate Red Hat compute platforms and NetApp storage environments into the overarching network fabric.

Professional Attributes

 * Global Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a remote capacity across multiple time zones and travel internationally when approved.
 * Communication & Facilitation: Exceptional stakeholder facilitation, technical diagramming, and executive-level communication skills.

## Description

Key Responsibilities * Architecture Assessment: Assess the current-state environment alongside corporate architecture standards, design patterns, constraints, and infrastructure dependencies. * Requirements Gathering: Engage with regional operations, joint venture partners, security teams, management consultants, and manufacturing application stakeholders to capture and validate complex requirements. * Coexistence & Isolation Design: Design architecture solutions that address the coexistence of joint venture and corporate-only entities, explicitly defining permitted and prohibited connectivity paths. * Full-Stack Infrastructure Integration: Evaluate and document architecture considerations spanning LAN, wireless, firewalls, load balancing, extranet connectivity, macro/micro-segmentation boundaries, Red Hat compute platforms, and NetApp storage dependencies. * Governance & Documentation: Participate in formal architecture reviews, update documentation based on feedback, and maintain records of assumptions, risks, decisions, and implementation dependencies. * International Coordination: Coordinate and share information with European resources and cross-functional teams supporting local deployment activities. Qualifications * Senior-level network architecture expertise within large enterprise and manufacturing environments. * Proven track record navigating joint venture separations, divestitures, extranets, or highly complex network isolation scenarios. * Experience working with European regional operations and international stakeholders is highly valued. Technical Skills * Cisco & LAN Architecture: Expert knowledge of Cisco switching, enterprise LAN architecture, Cisco SDA fabric architecture, and advanced network segmentation principles. * Network Edge & Security: Strong architecture experience utilizing Palo Alto firewalls and F5 load balancers. * Platform Dependencies: Ability to integrate Red Hat compute platforms and NetApp storage environments into the overarching network fabric. Professional Attributes * Global Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a remote capacity across multiple time zones and travel internationally when approved. * Communication & Facilitation: Exceptional stakeholder facilitation, technical diagramming, and executive-level communication skills.
Key Responsibilities * Architecture Assessment: Assess the current-state environment alongside corporate architecture standards, design patterns, constraints, and infrastructure dependencies. * Requirements Gathering: Engage with regional operations, joint venture partners, security teams, management consultants, and manufacturing application stakeholders to capture and validate complex requirements. * Coexistence & Isolation Design: Design architecture solutions that address the coexistence of joint venture and corporate-only entities, explicitly defining permitted and prohibited connectivity paths. * Full-Stack Infrastructure Integration: Evaluate and document architecture considerations spanning LAN, wireless, firewalls, load balancing, extranet connectivity, macro/micro-segmentation boundaries, Red Hat compute platforms, and NetApp storage dependencies. * Governance & Documentation: Participate in formal architecture reviews, update documentation based on feedback, and maintain records of assumptions, risks, decisions, and implementation dependencies. * International Coordination: Coordinate and share information with European resources and cross-functional teams supporting local deployment activities. Qualifications * Senior-level network architecture expertise within large enterprise and manufacturing environments. * Proven track record navigating joint venture separations, divestitures, extranets, or highly complex network isolation scenarios. * Experience working with European regional operations and international stakeholders is highly valued. Technical Skills * Cisco & LAN Architecture: Expert knowledge of Cisco switching, enterprise LAN architecture, Cisco SDA fabric architecture, and advanced network segmentation principles. * Network Edge & Security: Strong architecture experience utilizing Palo Alto firewalls and F5 load balancers. * Platform Dependencies: Ability to integrate Red Hat compute platforms and NetApp storage environments into the overarching network fabric. Professional Attributes * Global Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a remote capacity across multiple time zones and travel internationally when approved. * Communication & Facilitation: Exceptional stakeholder facilitation, technical diagramming, and executive-level communication skills.