Network Platform Architect

Siemens Energy, Inc.; Amadora; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Meal allowance

Remote work within the country

Pontes days off

Job summary

Siemens Energy, Inc. seeks a Network Platform Architect to define reference architectures for global connectivity and automation-ready platforms in Lisbon or Porto. You will translate strategy into modular platform capabilities and collaborate with domain authorities to govern standards across campuses and WAN.

You will work with cross-functional teams to align technology decisions, evaluate AI-enabled networking, and create reusable blueprints that reduce risk while enabling rapid innovation.

Qualifications

• University degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Engineering, or a comparable discipline.
• Extensive enterprise network architecture experience across campus and WAN.
• Strong knowledge of SD-WAN, SASE, and hybrid-cloud connectivity.
• Experience creating reference architectures, standards, and technology lifecycle decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define the target architecture and reference patterns for global connectivity, secure access, and network reliability platforms.
• Turn strategy into modular platform capabilities and standardized blueprints for various use cases.
• Lead architecture governance for standards, exceptions, and technology lifecycle in collaboration with domain authorities.
• Ensure architectural designs are automation-ready through APIs, declarative configuration, and telemetry.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for AI-era networking and translate them into pragmatic adoption paths.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on sustainable technology and platform decisions.

Skills

Enterprise network design

SD-WAN / SASE

Hybrid-cloud connectivity

Architecture governance

Telemetry & APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

APIs

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

Join the innovative Siemens Digital Core team at our Lisbon or Porto offices as a Network Platform Architect - at our Lisbon or Porto offices - where you will play a pivotal role in transforming global network services into standardized, consumable, and automation-ready platforms. Imagine defining a reference architecture for campus or cloud connectivity, reviewing exceptions with domain architects, and translating strategic roadmaps into reusable patterns. You will ensure that new designs are operable through code and telemetry, connecting business outcomes with architectural and engineering realities. By working across Connectivity, Secure Access, and Network Reliability, you will create the guardrails that empower product and service owners to innovate rapidly while minimizing technical debt and operational risk.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Define the target architecture and reference patterns for global connectivity, secure access, and network reliability platforms.
• Turn strategy into modular platform capabilities and standardized blueprints for various use cases.
• Lead architecture governance for standards, exceptions, and technology lifecycle in collaboration with domain authorities.
• Ensure architectural designs are automation-ready through APIs, declarative configuration, and telemetry.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for AI-era networking and translate them into pragmatic adoption paths.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on sustainable technology and platform decisions.

What You Bring

• A university degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Engineering, or a comparable discipline.
• Extensive experience in enterprise network architecture across multiple domains, including campus and WAN.
• Strong knowledge of modern network architectures such as SD-WAN, SASE, and hybrid-cloud connectivity.
• Experience creating reference architectures, standards, and technology lifecycle decisions in large environments.
• A platform mindset, integrating vendor products and internal capabilities into reusable platforms.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills to align various stakeholders on technology decisions.

About The Team

Network Services is responsible for designing, delivering, and continuously evolving Siemens Energy’s global connectivity and network security capabilities. We are transitioning from a traditional service-oriented model to platform delivery, emphasizing clear ownership, reusable standards, automation, observability, and AI-enabled operations. Our teams collaborate across campus, wide-area, cloud, and data-center connectivity, core IP services, secure access, segmentation, and network reliability, working closely with Cybersecurity, Digital Workplace, Cloud, Data Center, OT, and external suppliers.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet growing energy demand while supporting the transformation toward a more sustainable energy world. Our global teams combine deep engineering experience with digital technologies to deliver reliable, secure, and affordable energy solutions. We value people who challenge established approaches, build trusted partnerships, and help turn technology into measurable business outcomes. Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is motivated by colleagues from many nationalities, backgrounds, and perspectives. Siemens Energy celebrates character and does not discriminate based on differences. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to an inclusive workplace.

Rewards/Benefits

• Competitive salary and meal allowance
• Fair compensation for international work
• Health insurance coverage
• Remote work permitted within the country
• Additional 5 “Pontes” days off and Birthday off if it falls on a weekday, when not abroad (only applies for Portugal)
• Among others