Senior Network Solutions Architect (Network Systems)

ScalableOS; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

ScalableOS in Makati, Philippines seeks a Senior Network Solutions Architect to lead solution architectures for high-value opportunities, aligning business needs with secure, scalable networks built on Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, and Meraki.

You will mentor engineers, develop estimates and BOMs, partner with sales and clients, and help drive repeatable network design practices across campus, data center, NAC, SASE, and security domains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8 years in enterprise networking or security.
• Experience architecting complex client solutions in consulting or systems integration.
• CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure, Enterprise Wireless, or Security certifications preferred.
• NAC, SASE, and cloud-managed networking experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture for high-value enterprise networking and security opportunities.
• Design campus, data center, and wireless networks using Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, Meraki.
• Develop BOMs, licensing recommendations, and service estimates.
• Mentor Solution Engineers and provide senior guidance on complex designs.
• Collaborate with sales, engineering, and client stakeholders to craft proposals.

Skills

Enterprise routing and switching

Cisco Catalyst switching

Cisco Nexus

Cisco Meraki

NAC (Identity Services Engine)

SASE

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Senior Network Solutions Architect (Network Systems)

Makati, Philippines | Posted on 10/21/2026

• State/Province National Capital Region (Manila)
• Country Philippines

About Us

At ScalableOS, we're redefining offshoring by connecting growth-focused businesses with top talents across the Philippines. Our expertise is in providing top-tier talent for IT companies, with a strong focus on Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Tax & Accounting, and other industries. To continue delivering exceptional results, we’re looking for passionate individuals ready to make an impact and thrive in a team built on trust, integrity, and excellence. Join us as we drive continuous growth and scalability. Your next big opportunity starts here!

Job Description

SUMMARY

The Senior Network Solutions Architect acts as a technicalsales professional and network practice leader responsible for solutionarchitecture on high-value and strategically significant opportunities. Thisposition collaborates with Solution Engineers, sales professionals, and clientstakeholders to define secure, resilient, scalable network architectures, withparticular emphasis on Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Nexus, and Cisco Merakitechnologies.

The architect leads discovery and design across enterprisecampus, data center networking, wireless, network access control (NAC), secureaccess service edge (SASE), and adjacent network security technologies. Therole requires the ability to translate business and technical requirements intodefensible architectures, implementation approaches, proposals, and servicesscopes for both technical and executive audiences.

The Senior Network Solutions Architect also providesbillable consulting services, develops repeatable network standards andpractices, and serves as a senior technical mentor within the organization.

JOBRESPONSIBILITIES

• Support specialized opportunity identification, technicalqualification, and account planning for major accounts and significantterritory opportunities involving enterprise networking and network security.
  
• Lead client discovery, current-state assessment,requirements analysis, solution architecture, and technical validation forcomplex network opportunities.
  
• Design enterprise campus, branch, data center, and wirelessnetwork solutions using Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Nexus, and Cisco Merakiplatforms.
  
• Architect network access control solutions, includingidentity-based access, device profiling, guest access, posture assessment,segmentation, and policy enforcement.
  
• Design SASE and security service edge solutions thatintegrate secure connectivity, cloud-delivered security, identity, remoteaccess, and branch networking requirements.
  
• Develop routing, switching, wireless, segmentation, highavailability, resiliency, quality of service, multicast, and network managementarchitectures.
  
• Provide technical leadership for Cisco-focused proposals,demonstrations, assessments, workshops, proofs of concept, and responses toclient RFPs.
  
• Develop bills of materials, licensing recommendations,logical and physical designs, assumptions, implementation approaches, andservices estimates.
  
• Identify and engage appropriate post-sales engineering,project management, managed services, and manufacturer resources to supportsuccessful delivery.
  
• Build collaborative relationships with account teams,internal technology groups, manufacturers, and client stakeholders to shapetechnically sound, commercially viable solutions.
  
• Professionally present network architectures, tradeoffs,migration approaches, risks, and recommendations to technical teams andexecutive leadership.
  
• Research and advance network architecture disciplines,standards, validated designs, best practices, service budgets, and deliverydocumentation.
  
• Partner with Technology Practice Group teams to strengthenCisco networking, NAC, wireless, SASE, and network security practices, withattention to repeatability, profitability, and service quality.
  
• Engage Sales and Sales Engineering teams to transfertechnical, business, and consultative skills that improve network opportunityqualification and solution development.
  
• Mentor Solution Engineers and Solutions Architects, andprovide senior-level guidance on complex network and security designs.
  
• Coordinate with Project Management and Post-salesEngineering to provide complete and accurate documentation for successfulimplementation, transition, and support.
  
• Evaluate proposed network and security architectures fortechnical adequacy, interoperability, operational supportability, scalability,and alignment with client requirements.
  
• Assist with network assessments, design reviews, migrationplanning, remediation planning, and architecture governance engagements.
  
• Provide billable consultative services for installation,configuration, optimization, troubleshooting, and strategic planning whenneeded.
  
• Leverage Cisco, partner, and internal resources to addressclient concerns, resolve design issues, and advance opportunities through thesales process.
  
• Participate in seminars, showcases, client workshops, publicevents, and internal communities to strengthen market awareness and technicalcredibility.
  
• Act in accordance with company policies and procedures asset forth in the Employee Handbook.
  
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
  

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree and eight years of progressivelyresponsible experience in enterprise networking, network security, or a closelyrelated technology specialization; or an equivalent combination of educationand experience.
  
• Demonstrated experience architecting complex clientsolutions in a consulting, systems integration, managed services, or enterpriseenvironment is required.
  

Licenses and Certifications

• One of the following current certifications is required:CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure, CCIE Enterprise Wireless, or CCIE Security.CCIE Security is preferred.
  
• Additional expert or professional-level Cisco certificationsin enterprise networking, security, wireless, data center networking, or designare preferred.
  
• Current vendor certifications related to NAC, SASE, secureaccess, network security, or wireless technologies are preferred.
  
• Valid Driver's License, proof of personal insurance, and anacceptable driving record.
  

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Expert-level knowledge of enterprise routing and switching,including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, route redistribution, first-hop redundancy,spanning tree, link aggregation, QoS, multicast, and high-availability design.
  
• Advanced architecture and design experience with CiscoCatalyst switching and wireless technologies, including Cisco Catalyst Centerand software-defined campus capabilities.
  
• Advanced architecture and design experience with Cisco Nexusdata center switching, including NX-OS, virtual port channels, data centerinterconnect considerations, and leaf-spine architectures.
  
• Advanced architecture and design experience with CiscoMeraki switching, wireless, security appliances, Systems Manager, andcloud-managed networking.
  
• Demonstrated experience designing and integrating NACsolutions, including Cisco Identity Services Engine or comparable enterpriseNAC platforms.
  
• Demonstrated experience with SASE architectures, includingSD-WAN, zero trust network access, secure web gateway, cloud access securitybroker, firewall as a service, and identity-aware policy enforcement.
  
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise wireless design, includingRF fundamentals, site survey interpretation, controller and cloud-managedarchitectures, roaming, location services, and wireless security.
  
• Strong understanding of network segmentation and securitypolicy, including VLAN and VRF design, access control, macrosegmentation,microsegmentation, TrustSec and security group tags, and policy-based access.
  
• Experience integrating network infrastructure withfirewalls, identity providers, endpoint platforms, monitoring systems, loggingplatforms, IP address management, DNS, DHCP, and cloud connectivity services.
  
• Ability to assess existing networks, identify materialtechnical and operational risks, and develop pragmatic remediation andmigration roadmaps.
  
• Ability to produce high-quality diagrams, design narratives,statements of work, assumptions, implementation dependencies, andexecutive-level recommendations.
  
• Working knowledge of automation and programmabilityconcepts, including APIs, controller-based management, configuration templates,and infrastructure lifecycle management.
  
• Excellent communication skills with technical andnon-technical audiences, including the ability to lead complex discoverysessions and explain architectural decisions, constraints, and tradeoffs.
  
• Excellent organizational, prioritization, documentation, andtime-management skills, with the ability to exercise independent judgment in achanging environment.
  
• Demonstrated integrity, attention to detail, accountability,continuous learning, and commitment to quality.
  

JOBREQUIREMENTS

• Should be willing to accept a long-term work-from-home arrangement.
  
• Should be amenable to a permanent night shift schedule