Network Architect — Telco Service Delivery

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Information Technology

• Full-Time

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Houston, TX 77042, USA

The Network Architect is the senior technical resource on the Telco Service Delivery team, responsible for the low-level designs and implementation planning behind every Meriplex Telco and SDWAN deployment. The Architect functions in a delivery capacity — turning sold solutions into implementable designs — with core competencies in SDWAN, advanced routing, and telecommunications services. The role also supports pre-sales solution validation, owns product engineering and the development of implementation standards, and mentors network engineers across the team.

This is a customer-facing role, working directly with customers and other Meriplex resources on designs and implementations.

• Own the low-level design (LLD) and implementation plan for every assigned Telco and SDWAN project, from design through activation.
• Quickly review existing customer network environments and design how Meriplex Telco and SDWAN products integrate into them.
• Act as the technical lead on projects and implementations, working alongside Project Managers and Provisioning Coordinators.
• Serve as the senior technical escalation point for delivery, support, and activations.
• Assist pre-sales with solution validation and design input so what is sold can be delivered.
• Own product engineering and develop the implementation standards the Telco delivery organization runs on.
• Mentor network engineers — raising the technical bar of the team through design reviews and knowledge transfer.
• Produce low-level designs and implementation plans for Telco and SDWAN deployments, including IP addressing, routing, failover, and cutover planning.
• Rapidly assess existing customer networks — topology, routing, carrier services, and equipment — and design the integration path for Meriplex Telco and SDWAN products.
• Provide pre-sales support: validate proposed solutions, contribute design input to quotes and proposals, and join customer technical conversations as needed.
• Support activations, working with the Provisioning and Support & Activations teams to execute designs cleanly.
• Act as the escalation point for complex issues raised by Support and the NOC.
• Plan and execute Telco upgrades and maintenance for existing customer environments.
• Drive product engineering: operational readiness for new products and develop and maintain the implementation standards and reusable templates used across Telco delivery.
• Mentor network engineers and junior architects through design reviews, implementation coaching, and knowledge transfer.
• Work directly with customers — presenting designs, walking through implementations, and representing Meriplex as the technical face of Telco delivery.
• Produce and maintain customer network documentation and drawings as part of proactive customer value.
• Work with Project Managers and Provisioning Coordinators as the technical lead for projects and implementations — owning the technical decisions from kickoff through closeout.
• Collaborate across the Telco organization — Network Support & Activations, the NOC, Provisioning & Carrier Services, and the PMO.

• 7+ years of network engineering or network architecture experience.
• Extensive SDWAN experience — design, deployment, and troubleshooting.
• Expert-level knowledge of high-level routing protocols (BGP, OSPF) and complex routing designs, including failover and traffic engineering.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly understand an unfamiliar customer network and produce an accurate, implementable design.
• Working knowledge of carrier and telco services — dedicated internet, broadband, LTE, and voice circuits.
• Strong documentation skills, including network diagrams (Visio or equivalent) and low-level design documents.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication; comfortable in a customer-facing role, presenting designs and implementations to customers and internal teams.
• Experience mentoring or technically leading network engineers.
• Strong independent analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to work in a team as well as self-directed.

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