Sr. Network Architect

Lam Research•Fremont, CA

115d•Hybrid

About The Position

A Network Architect is responsible for designing, planning, and evolving the organization’s network infrastructure to ensure it is secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with business objectives. This role focuses on developing high‑level architectural blueprints, establishing network standards, and guiding the implementation of complex network solutions across data centers, cloud environments, and enterprise sites. The Network Architect works closely with Business, cybersecurity, cloud, and infrastructure teams to define long‑term network strategy while ensuring day‑to‑day stability and performance. They evaluate emerging technologies, drive modernization initiatives, and provide technical leadership to ensure the network meets current and future operational demands.

Requirements

BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, with 15+ years of work experience in networking domain
Have completed minimum 3 significant network solution designs
In-depth knowledge of the OSI network model
Experience with different network types (i.e. LAN, WAN, WLAN)
Network protocols and technologies, e.g. DNS, HTTP, SSL, 802.1x, Load Balancing, WAN optimization, SD-WAN, VPN, PKI
Cisco network products (Nexus and Catalyst switches, routers, WLC, ISE)
Knowledge of Palo Alto Networks firewall and IPS configuration and troubleshooting
Knowledge of F5 load balancer
Knowledge of public cloud is highly desirable
Knowledge of Zero-Trust networking is highly desirable

Nice To Haves

CCNP certification
CCIE certification
PCNSE certification
Azure Network Engineer Associate

Responsibilities

Develop network architecture aligned with business goals; set standards for LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, VPN, Cloud, and Data Center.
Assess current infrastructure; recommend modernization, scalability, and optimization.
Create multi-year roadmaps for growth, resilience, and security.
Evaluate emerging technologies (SDN, ZTNA, SASE, automation) for adoption.
Produce HLD/LLD documents for topology, routing, security, and integration.
Architect solutions for campuses, branches, data centers, and hybrid/cloud environments.
Design scalable routing (BGP, EIGRP, EVPN/VXLAN) integrated with security (firewalls, segmentation, VPN, NAC, ZTNA).
Define global addressing, routing policies, and traffic engineering.
Ensure high availability, redundancy, failover, and performance optimization.
Define capacity planning for bandwidth, throughput, and resiliency.
Collaborate with cybersecurity teams on secure architecture (micro-segmentation, encryption).
Maintain compliance (ISO 27001) and enforce governance frameworks.
Provide technical leadership; guide engineers across projects.
Partner with application, cloud, security, and infrastructure teams.
Participate in vendor evaluation and solution comparisons.
Maintain architecture diagrams, HLD/LLD, design standards, and topology maps.
Define policies for configuration management and change control.
Act as top-tier escalation for complex issues; lead RCA and long-term fixes.
Promote automation, IaC, and SDN using tools like Ansible, Terraform, Python.
Evaluate vendor solutions (Cisco, Palo Alto, Zscaler, Netskope).
Optimize costs via consolidation, cloud planning, and contract reviews.