Infrastructure Solutions Architect - Cisco / Juniper Mist / Palo Alto / AWS

Insight; Chandler (AZ); Remote; USD 162,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Insight Public Sector is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Solutions Architect to advise clients on designing and optimizing complex infrastructure environments, with emphasis on Cisco networking and hybrid cloud ecosystems.

The role requires deep architecture expertise across Cisco, Juniper/Mist, Palo Alto, AWS/Azure, VMware, and Nutanix, plus strong consulting and client-facing skills. Remote work with travel to client sites and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of data center networking and enterprise infrastructure experience.
• Architecture-level Cisco networking expertise.
• Experience with Juniper/Mist solutions.
• Experience with Palo Alto security technologies.
• Experience with AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with VMware and Nutanix environments.
• Ability to lead client-facing workshops and architecture discussions.
• Willingness to travel approximately 25% domestically.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic technical advisor to enterprise clients on infrastructure and data center solutions.
• Assess existing environments, identify requirements, and develop future-state architecture recommendations.
• Lead the creation of high-level solution architectures, infrastructure strategies, and technology roadmaps.
• Lead client-facing technical workshops, assessments, architecture discussions, and solution presentations.
• Design and integrate infrastructure solutions across networking, security, cloud, compute, storage, and virtualization.
• Recommend solutions aligning technical architecture with client business objectives.
• Collaborate with engineers, sales, and professional services teams on client solutions.
• Support engagements from strategy to deployment and integration.
• Develop, review, and revise Statements of Work and scoping documents.
• Provide architectural oversight throughout implementations and professional services engagements.
• Communicate complex recommendations to technical and executive audiences.
• Stay current on emerging infrastructure technologies and certifications.

Skills

Cisco networking

Mist solutions

Juniper Mist

Palo Alto

AWS

Azure

VMware

Nutanix

Data center infra

Job description

Infrastructure Solutions Architect - Cisco / Juniper / Mist / Palo Alto / AWS

Location: Remote with approximately 25% domestic travel to client sites

Compensation: Up to $180,000 base salary, depending on experience, plus a 15% quarterly bonus opportunity and comprehensive benefits

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Solutions Architect to join our Client Solutions Services team. In this role, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor to enterprise clients, helping them evaluate, design, implement, and optimize complex infrastructure environments.

The ideal candidate will bring deep architecture experience across data center networking and infrastructure, with expertise in Cisco networking and experience across Juniper/Mist, Palo Alto, AWS, Azure, VMware, and Nutanix technologies. This role requires a strong combination of technical depth, architecture expertise, and client-facing consulting skills.

Core Technical Expertise

• Cisco Networking: Strong architecture-level experience with Cisco routing, switching, and enterprise network infrastructure.
• Juniper & Mist: Experience with Juniper networking technologies and Mist solutions.
• Palo Alto: Experience with Palo Alto network security solutions.
• Cloud: Experience with AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Virtualization & HCI: Experience with VMware and Nutanix platforms.
• Data Center Infrastructure: Broad knowledge across networking, cloud, compute, storage, security, and related infrastructure technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic technical advisor to enterprise clients on infrastructure and data center solutions.
• Assess existing customer environments, identify technical and business requirements, and develop future-state architecture recommendations.
• Lead the creation of high-level solution architectures, infrastructure strategies, and technology roadmaps.
• Lead client-facing technical workshops, assessments, architecture discussions, and solution presentations.
• Design integrated infrastructure solutions across networking, security, cloud, compute, storage, and virtualization.
• Recommend solutions that align technical architecture with client business objectives.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, sales, and professional services teams to develop comprehensive client solutions.
• Support customer engagements ranging from strategy and roadmap development through proof of concepts, pilots, deployment, and integration.
• Participate in the development, review, and revision of Statements of Work (SOWs) and supporting scoping documents.
• Provide architectural oversight throughout implementation and professional services engagements.
• Communicate complex technical recommendations effectively to both technical teams and executive stakeholders.
• Stay current on emerging infrastructure technologies, industry trends, and relevant certifications.

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years of experience with data center networking and enterprise infrastructure solutions.
• 10+ years of consulting and client-facing technology experience.
• Strong architecture-level expertise with Cisco enterprise networking.
• Experience with Juniper networking and Mist solutions.
• Experience with Palo Alto security technologies.
• Experience with AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with VMware and Nutanix environments.
• Demonstrated experience assessing enterprise environments and developing architectures, strategies, and technology roadmaps.
• Experience leading client-facing technical workshops, assessments, and architecture discussions.
• Ability to communicate complex infrastructure solutions clearly to technical and executive audiences.
• Experience developing technical documentation, presentations, SOWs, and scoping materials.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate across engineering, architecture, sales, and professional services teams.
• Relevant intermediate or advanced infrastructure certifications preferred.
• Willingness to travel approximately 25% domestically.

Be AmbITious

This opportunity is not just about what you do today, but where you can go tomorrow. Bring your hunger, heart, and harmony to Insight and take advantage of opportunities to expand your expertise, grow your career, and make an impact for enterprise clients.

Insight is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

Insight does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes will be treated as direct applications from the candidate, and recruiters or agencies who submit candidates for this position without a prior, written vendor agreement will not be eligible for any form of compensation, even if the candidate is hired.