Network Architect

As a Network Architect, you will lead the design, modernization, security, and reliability of our enterprise network environment. This role will translate business and technical requirements into scalable network standards and solutions, provide senior-level engineering support, and help guide the tactical and strategic direction of network services. 

As a premier consulting and technology firm, alliant is focused on providing solutions to help businesses transform and thrive, while serving as their ongoing growth partner. 

Key Responsibilities 

• 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. 

Technical Qualifications 

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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. 

alliant offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package including 100% employer paid medical /dental premiums for single coverage for certain options, 401(k) matching, PTO, company provided life insurance and disability, onsite gym and group exercise classes, paid covered parking, and more!

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