Network & Cloud Solution Architecture
On-siteHouston, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Design and integrate Business Process, Data, Application, Infrastructure, and Information Security aspects into end-to-end solutions while acting as the single point of contact for all solution architecture aspects of IT projects. Review, assure, and approve detailed designs produced by designers and business analysts, ensuring solution architecture is documented using approved templates, tools, and standards. Coach project teams on architecture standards and best practices, support Segment Architects, and participate in Architecture Review Boards as required. Proactively identify, balance, and reconcile competing stakeholder requirements, and escalate architectural conflicts appropriately. This role requires 7–10 years of IT experience and deep expertise in networking technologies, AWS, Azure, and network automation.
Required Qualifications
- 7–10 years of IT experience
- some IT leadership exposure
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in an IT‐related discipline
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills (written and verbal)
- Ability to articulate architectural decisions to both technical and business audiences
- Strong business acumen with the ability to link business value to technical architecture
- Vendor engagement and product selection in collaboration with portfolio, operations, and procurement teams
- Deep expertise in networking technologies (Routing, TCP/IP, SSL)
- Strong experience with AWS and Azure cloud networking (VPC/VNET, VPN, Transit Gateway, virtual Palo Alto firewalls)
- Knowledge of Cisco data center design
- Knowledge of Aruba ESP, including Central, ClearPass, and wireless platforms
- In‐depth knowledge of network automation (Infrastructure as Code, APIs, GitHub)
- Identity and authentication: SAML, PingID, Entra ID
- Service solution and operational documentation delivery
- In‐depth Ansible integration for infrastructure networks, including playbook development
- Workflow integration for infrastructure networks
- CI/CD pipeline creation for infrastructure networks, including virtual and physical testing
- Smart inventory systems (e.g. NetBox) and integration with Ansible and GitHub pipelines
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