Senior Network Architect: WAN, Cloud & Security Leader

Canadian Pacific Railway; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Pension plan

Employee share purchase plan

Performance incentive plan

Fitness subsidy

Background check

Education verification

Job summary

CPKC is seeking a Senior Network Designer to lead architecture and design of enterprise LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, data center, and cloud connectivity across Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.

This role requires hands-on leadership, mentoring junior designers, and collaboration with security, cloud, and project teams to deliver scalable and secure networks.

A bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of design experience are expected; relocation flexibility may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years of enterprise network design experience.
• Strong leadership, communication, and project delivery skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and design of LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, data center, cloud connectivity and security.
• Drive Cisco ACI, Azure and AWS networking, data center modernization and automation.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to deliver scalable, secure network solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior designers.
• Experience with Nokia 1830 transport networks and Nokia 7750/7210 platforms.
• Experience with Nokia transport/MPLS environments using PSS-32/4.
• Knowledge of Cisco ISE and Starlink connectivity solutions.
• Communicate with stakeholders and champion continuous learning.

Skills

Enterprise network design leadership

Communication & stakeholder mgmt

Mentorship & leadership

Network automation

Security architectures

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering

Tools

Nokia 1830 transport networks

Nokia 7750/7210 platforms

Cisco ACI

Cisco ISE

AWS/Azure networking

MPLS

SD-WAN

Job description

CPKC is seeking a Senior Network Designer to lead architecture and design of enterprise LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, data center, and cloud connectivity across Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.

This role requires hands-on leadership, mentoring junior designers, and collaboration with security, cloud, and project teams to deliver scalable and secure networks.

A bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of design experience are expected; relocation flexibility may apply.