Global Network Architect

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Frisco (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. is seeking a Global Network Architect to define the direction for enterprise, cloud, and telecom networks.

You will design secure, scalable, cost‑effective architectures and evaluate cloud‑native networking and automation. Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, cloud, operations, and leadership to drive modernization, architect governance, and adopt technologies across AWS, Azure, and GCP, SD‑WAN, SASE, and IaC.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in network infrastructure engineering and architecture.
• A track record of designing and supporting large, complex, global enterprise networks.
• Strong enterprise networking, cloud networking, telecom, and hybrid infrastructure experience.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks, technology standards, and policy requirements.

Responsibilities

• Build network and infrastructure strategies, roadmaps, reference architectures, and standards.
• Evaluate and pilot modern technologies across AWS, Azure, and GCP, including cloud WAN, SD-WAN, SASE, SDN, network virtualization, intent-based networking, and hybrid connectivity.
• Drive network automation, infrastructure as code, telemetry, observability, and application-aware traffic engineering.
• Build proofs of concept and prototypes to validate new designs before enterprise rollout.
• Lead architecture reviews and keep projects aligned with technical, security, and regulatory standards.
• Provide technical direction for complex network projects, cloud migrations, and legacy modernization.
• Weigh trade-offs in scalability, availability, performance, security, and cost, and manage the risks of new technology.
• Present recommendations to engineers, managers, and executive leadership.

Skills

Network architecture

Enterprise networking

Cloud networking

Hybrid infrastructure

Network automation

IaC

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/EE

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

SD-WAN

SASE

SDN

Terraform

Job description

Global Network Architect | Hybrid Onsite

A leading global enterprise technology organization is hiring a Global Network Architect to set the direction for its enterprise, cloud, and telecom networks. You'll define where the network goes next. That means evaluating and introducing cloud-native networking, automation, and other modern approaches, and turning them into secure, scalable, cost-effective designs. You'll work closely with engineering, cybersecurity, cloud, operations, and senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Build network and infrastructure strategies, roadmaps, reference architectures, and standards.
• Evaluate and pilot modern technologies across AWS, Azure, and GCP, including cloud WAN, SD-WAN, SASE, SDN, network virtualization, intent-based networking, and hybrid connectivity.
• Drive network automation, infrastructure as code, telemetry, observability, and application-aware traffic engineering.
• Build proofs of concept and prototypes to validate new designs before enterprise rollout.
• Lead architecture reviews and keep projects aligned with technical, security, and regulatory standards.
• Provide technical direction for complex network projects, cloud migrations, and legacy modernization.
• Weigh trade-offs in scalability, availability, performance, security, and cost, and manage the risks of new technology.
• Present recommendations to engineers, managers, and executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in network infrastructure engineering and architecture.
• A track record of designing and supporting large, complex, global enterprise networks.
• Strong enterprise networking, cloud networking, telecom, and hybrid infrastructure experience.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Working knowledge of SD-WAN, SASE, SDN, network automation, IaC, and network observability.
• Experience leading network modernization, cloud or infrastructure transformation, and architecture governance.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks, technology standards, and policy requirements.
• The ability to influence technical and business leaders, with strong communication and leadership skills.
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. A master's degree or technology-focused MBA is preferred.

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