Principal Network Solutions Architect

Scale Technology is seeking a Principal Network Solutions Architect to define, govern, and advance enterprise-class network architecture across hybrid, multi-cloud, and on-prem environments.

This role is responsible for technical authority and architectural direction for network infrastructure supporting Scale’s internal platforms and client-facing solutions. The Principal Architect sets standards, evaluates technologies, and ensures network designs align with security, reliability, and long-term scalability requirements.

This position partners closely with engineering leadership, enterprise services, security, and delivery teams to translate business and platform requirements into executable network architectures.

• Hybrid role with in-office presence in the Cincinnati, Columbus, or Cleveland, OH region.
• Periodic onsite collaboration for strategic initiatives.

• Competitive base salary plus variable compensation, based on experience and expertise.
• Comprehensive benefits include healthcare, retirement, paid time off, and professional development support.

The Principal Network Solutions Architect is accountable for:

• Enterprise network architecture decisions and standards
• Hybrid and multi-cloud network design governance
• Long-term technology roadmaps for network infrastructure
• Risk, resilience, and security posture of network environments
• Technical mentorship and architectural oversight across Scale

• Own enterprise network architecture across data centers, multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), edge/branch, and secure remote access.
• Define architectural principles that optimize performance, availability, scalability, security, and cost.
• Establish target-state architectures and lead roadmap execution from the current state to the future state.
• Align network strategy with business objectives in partnership with executive leadership.
• Architect secure, resilient connectivity across on-prem, cloud, and third-party environments.
• Design and govern SD-WAN, cloud routing and segmentation, traffic control, and DR/HA models.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS) and internal security policies.
• Embed zero-trust, segmentation, and defense-in-depth across all network designs.
• Partner with Security on threat modeling and network-layer risk mitigation.

• Evaluate and select network platforms, cloud services, and vendors based on fit, longevity, and cost efficiency.
• Define enterprise standards for routing, switching, firewalls, load balancing, virtualization, and automation.
• Provide architectural governance and approval for major initiatives.

• 5+ years in enterprise architecture or senior network design or 10+ years of progressive enterprise networking experience.
• Expertise in enterprise routing/switching, firewalls, VPNs, load balancing, WAN optimization, and network security.
• Advanced knowledge of IPv4/IPv6, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, network virtualization, and segmentation.
• Proven experience in architecting hybrid and multi-cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with SDN, cloud-native networking, zero-trust/micro-segmentation, and infrastructure automation (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).
• Strong communicator with experience aligning network architecture to business strategy; certifications (CCIE/CCNP, AWS/Azure Networking, TOGAF) are a plus.