Network Architect

## Network Architect Apply:
Houston, TX:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
JR101995

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…