Network Architect

Alliant Group • Houston, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Network Architect leads the design, modernization, security, and reliability of the enterprise network environment. The role translates business and technical requirements into scalable network standards and solutions, provides senior-level engineering support, and helps guide the tactical and strategic direction of network services.

The architect designs, implements, and maintains secure, resilient, and scalable networks across LAN, WAN, wireless, internet, data center, and cloud environments. The role includes modernizing campus, branch, data center, cloud, and hybrid networks; developing target architectures and roadmaps; leading network and firewall initiatives; and supporting connectivity, voice, and unified communications services. The Network Architect partners with Security, Infrastructure, Cloud, business teams, and service providers, and mentors engineers. This position is onsite in Houston, Texas, five days per week. Network changes may require early-morning, evening, or weekend work.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.
• 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 architecture diagrams, standards, implementation plans, and operational procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work with urgency, and deliver in a fast-paced environment.
• Receptiveness to performance feedback within a team environment.
• Ability to work onsite in Houston, TX, five days per week.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• CCIE, CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Security, or equivalent advanced networking certifications.
• Experience with enterprise voice, collaboration, SIP, and unified communications solutions.
• Experience managing SIP trunking, SIP services, session border controllers (SBCs), voice gateways, dial plans, and call routing.
• Experience troubleshooting voice quality, carrier voice services, and unified communications infrastructure.
• Experience with SD-WAN, software-defined networking, network automation, intent-based networking, and network virtualization.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide network initiatives as an architect or senior technical authority.
• Experience leading network transformations, office expansions, data center migrations, and cloud adoption initiatives.

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 and 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, 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.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical and dental premiums for single coverage for certain options
• 401(k) matching
• PTO
• Company-provided life insurance and disability
• Onsite gym and group exercise classes
• Paid covered parking

What This Job Offers

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