Network Platform Architect — Remote-Eligible Platforms

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

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.