Senior Network Solutions Architect (Remote)

Role overview

A remote pre-sales architect role focused on designing modern, secure, and scalable network infrastructure for enterprise clients. The position sits at the intersection of deep technical networking expertise and consultative customer engagement, translating business problems into solution architectures. The ideal candidate will lead discovery sessions, develop proposals, and serve as a trusted advisor from initial engagement through executive-level presentations.

Responsibilities

- Serve as the technical lead during pre-sales engagements, aligning network architectures with client goals across data center, campus, and WAN environments - Design and present solutions using enterprise routing, switching, and firewall platforms to meet customer requirements - Lead whiteboarding sessions, technical workshops, and customer discovery meetings to define use cases and architectural recommendations - Collaborate with account managers, delivery teams, and OEM partners to develop proposals, BOMs, and SOWs - Translate business needs into scalable, secure architectures leveraging routing, switching, VPNs, and firewall technologies - Produce high-quality documentation including high-level designs, solution briefs, and client-ready presentations - Stay current on emerging technologies such as SD-WAN, EVPN-VXLAN, and automation, and articulate their value to customers - Participate in RFP responses, competitive analyses, and technical validation of proposed architectures - Build long-term technical relationships as a trusted advisor to enterprise clients

Requirements

- 7+ years of enterprise networking experience, including at least 2 years in a customer-facing pre-sales or solution architect role - Deep technical expertise in Cisco and Juniper network infrastructure across routing, switching, and firewalls - Strong understanding of Layer 2/3 protocols including BGP, OSPF, STP, VLANs, VRFs, QoS, NAT, and ACLs - Ability to lead technical discussions with both engineers and executive stakeholders - Experience designing or consulting on data center, WAN, or secure remote access solutions - Skilled at producing architecture diagrams, proposal documentation, and technical presentations - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Must be based in the United States

Nice to have

- CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, or JNCIE certifications - Familiarity with SD-WAN, EVPN-VXLAN, MPLS, or cloud networking on AWS or Azure - Experience with network automation tools such as Ansible or Python - Exposure to NAC, 802.1X, RADIUS, and hybrid networking environments

Benefits and work setup

- Unlimited paid time off - Incentive compensation plans for all employees - Company-funded 401k contributions - Zero-cost employer-covered health insurance - Annual BYOD reimbursement up to $500 - Paid parental leave - NYC base salary range of $200,000 to $250,000 OTE; compensation varies by geography - Equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive hiring