Director, Data Center Solutions Architect

Celestica International LP • Glendale, AZ

5d • $165,000 - $228,000 • Remote

About The Position

Celestica is seeking a highly skilled and experienced network architect to help design and evolve next-generation hyperscale data center network infrastructure solutions. This customer-facing leadership role is the primary technical contact for customer issues relating to development and production of next-generation networking and data center technologies. The position works with hyperscale customers to develop scalable, reliable, high-performance networks that support AI workloads at scale, and requires building deep relationships with customer technical leadership.

The role leads customer discussions that shape network architecture, design, and deployment strategy, including Leaf-Spine (CLOS) topologies. It defines technical specifications, reference architectures, and standards for network hardware, software, and configurations; helps customers understand solution performance; and represents customer needs in Celestica’s technology roadmap and network automation initiatives. The architect collaborates with R&D, operations/manufacturing, and software development teams to translate requirements into robust designs.

This is a remote position with travel as necessary, including likely travel of 30–50% between customer and Celestica locations. Candidates may be located near Celestica’s US locations in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Texas, Arizona, Oregon, or California, or near major airports in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, or Pacific Coast. The listed salary range is $165,000–$228,000 and may change based on factors including the role’s duties, candidate credentials and experience, and geographic jurisdiction.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in network engineering and architecture, focused on large-scale data center environments.
• Deep expertise in IP routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, and ISIS, and their implementation in data center fabrics such as EVPN and VXLAN.
• Proven experience with network automation tools and frameworks such as Python, Ansible, and Terraform.
• Extensive knowledge of network hardware, including high-density switches and routers from major vendors or custom hardware.
• Experience with hyperscale cloud provider network architecture and operations.
• Familiarity with network monitoring, telemetry, and observability tools at scale.
• Demonstrated ability to drive network and systems architecture roadmap development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Duties may involve extended sitting, sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or detailed data, and frequent repetitive manual movements such as data entry and computer mouse use.
• Travel between customer and Celestica locations is likely to be 30–50%.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant technical field.
• Relevant professional certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, or JNCIE.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer discussions to inform Celestica’s architecture, design, and deployment strategy for hyperscale data center networks, including Leaf-Spine (CLOS) topologies and related technologies.
• Own technical customer relationships and define solution technical specifications, reference architectures, and standards for network hardware, software, and configurations.
• Serve as a go-to technical resource for customers building complex infrastructure and explain solution performance characteristics.
• Help customers evaluate emerging networking technologies, hardware systems architecture, and platforms to keep Celestica’s roadmap aligned with hyperscale requirements.
• Represent customer needs in internal network automation and orchestration roadmap development and prioritization.
• Collaborate with internal R&D, operations/manufacturing, and software development teams to translate requirements into robust network designs.
• Develop and maintain deep relationships with customer technical leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director