Senior Network Architect

About this role

The Senior Network Architect is a senior technical leader responsible for the strategic vision, lifecycle planning, and architectural design of highly reliable, secure, and scalable multi-cloud and enterprise network infrastructure to support Gartner Conference and global business operations. The ideal candidate brings expert-level mastery in enterprise network design, zero-trust security frameworks, edge connectivity, and hybrid cloud ecosystems.

• Define Strategy
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  Architect the global enterprise network blueprint spanning LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, multi-cloud ecosystems, and high-density event environments.
• Lead Security Architecture
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  Design enterprise-wide network security frameworks, integrating next-generation firewalls, SASE, zero-trust models, and micro-segmentation.
• Author Roadmaps
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  Establish long-term technology roadmaps, standard reference designs, and architectural guardrails for campus office, data center, and cloud connectivity.
• Drive Innovation
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  Evaluate and select emerging technologies, leading proof-of-concepts for SDN, intent-based networking, network automation, and AI frameworks.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
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  Partner with infrastructure team, application team, Infosec team, Dev Ops team, Cloud CCOE team and end-user team.
• Govern Documentation
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  Own the lifecycle of core reference architectures, global topology diagrams, infrastructure-as-code libraries, and standard compliance guidelines.
• Act as Highest Escalation
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  Serve as the ultimate technical authority for systemic, complex infrastructure or application performance anomalies.
• Mentor Teams
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  Provide technical governance and mentorship to senior network engineering teams, cultivating engineering excellence across the organization.

• Professional Experience
  : 12+ years of deep technical experience in large-scale enterprise routing, switching, and complex network infrastructure design.
• Modernization Strategy
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  Proven success in designing enterprise network modernization strategies, transforming legacy topologies into intent-driven, automated infrastructures.
• Technical Governance
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  Ability to author and maintain global network architectural standards, high-level designs (HLD), low-level designs (LLD), and deployment blueprints.
• Core Routing & Switching
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  Master-level understanding of advanced routing protocols (BGP, OSPF) alongside high-density data center fabrics (spine‑leaf) and modern campus network topologies.
• Enterprise Wireless
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  Deep technical knowledge of enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) controllers, cloud-managed Wi‑Fi architecture, RF engineering, and centralized wireless management platforms.
• Application Delivery & Load Balancing
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  Advanced, hands‑on knowledge of F5 BIG‑IP systems (LTM, DNS, APM), including deep familiarity with SSL/TLS termination, HTTP/HTTPS profiles, and iRules.
• Zero Trust & Network Segmentation
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  Extensive track record of designing complex network segmentation frameworks and implementing true Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) models across all physical, cloud, and edge infrastructures.
• Palo Alto Security Design
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  Strong experience in Palo Alto Networks infrastructure, designing secure deployments utilizing Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) managed via Strata Cloud Manager, user‑/app‑, and cloud-delivered security services.
• SASE & Edge Architecture
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  Expertise to architect and scale Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and SD‑WAN frameworks to provide optimized, secure connectivity for remote users and branch offices.
• Multi‑Cloud Networking
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  Deep knowledge of cloud-native networking constructs, designing and securing high-performance transit networks across AWS (Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPCs) and Microsoft Azure (Virtual WAN, Express Route, vNets).
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration
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  Proven ability to partner directly with Information Security, Cloud Engineering, Dev Ops, and executive leadership to align infrastructure capabilities with business goals.
• Technical Leadership
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  Experience providing technical guidance, architecture/design reviews, and mentorship to the network engineering team.

• Competitive compensation.
• Limitless growth and learning opportunities.
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