Sr. Solutions Architect
$180,000–$190,000 year
HybridMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Job Summary
Design and govern enterprise-level network and datacenter architectures supporting hybrid cloud, multi-region, and high-availability environments across Azure, Oracle OCI, and on-prem infrastructure. Architect Azure, OCI, and AWS networking solutions including VNets, ExpressRoute, VPCs, SD-WAN, and advanced routing/switching technologies like BGP, OSPF, and EVPN/VXLAN. Oversee implementation of complex network solutions, provide escalation support for high-severity incidents, and lead modernization initiatives involving segmentation, Zero Trust, and automation. Serve as a senior technical advisor to leadership on strategy, capacity planning, and roadmaps while mentoring engineering teams and collaborating with security and application groups.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of progressive experience in enterprise network engineering and architecture
- Expert-level knowledge of routing, switching, and datacenter networking (BGP, OSPF, EVPN/VXLAN, MPLS, QoS, multicast)
- Strong experience with datacenter infrastructure, including: Spine-leaf architectures, Fabric technologies, High-availability design
- Hands-on experience with SD-WAN (Cisco Viptela, Meraki, Fortinet, Versa, etc.)
- Strong understanding of network security principles and technologies (NGFW, segmentation, Zero Trust)
- Proven ability to lead architectural discussions and influence cross-functional teams
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to guide teams and drive consensus
- Ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously
- High level of ownership, accountability, and follow-through
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with automation and IaC (Terraform, Ansible, Python)
- Certifications (Highly Preferred) CCIE (Routing & Switching, Enterprise Infrastructure, or Datacenter)
- Azure certifications such as: Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700), Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
- Additional vendor certifications (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto, Fortinet) are a plus
- Advanced AWS networking experience, including: VPC peering, design and segmentation, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN, Route 53, and Elastic Load Balancers (ALB/NLB)
- Advanced Azure networking experience, including: VNet design and segmentation, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateways and vWAN, Azure NSGs, private endpoints, Load balancing, application gateways and cross-region connectivity
- Advanced OCI networking experience, including: Virtual Cloud Networks (VCNs), Dynamic Routing Gateways (DRGs), FastConnect, and Site-to-Site VPNs
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