Network Architect

Stellent IT LLC; Lowell (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellent IT LLC is seeking an experienced Network Architect in Lowell, MA to lead the design, governance, and evolution of our global hybrid network infrastructure. The role focuses on enterprise networking strategy across on‑prem, cloud, and security domains with an emphasis on scalability, resilience, and performance.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of global network experience, deep expertise in multi-cloud networking (Azure and GCP), and strong automation capabilities using IaC tools.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience designing and architecting complex global network environments.
• Strong enterprise network architecture and governance experience.
• Deep expertise in multi-cloud networking (Azure and GCP) and security design.
• Proficiency with IaC and automation tooling; Terraform, Ansible, APIs, and CI/CD.
• Experience with network observability platforms such as Splunk and ThousandEyes.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, evolution, and governance of the global hybrid network infrastructure.
• Define and drive the enterprise networking strategy across on-prem, cloud, and security domains.
• Architect resilient WAN/SD-WAN/MPLS and cloud interconnect solutions.
• Define automation standards and IaC practices; implement with Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD.
• Establish network observability and monitoring strategies using Splunk and ThousandEyes.

Skills

Network architecture

Multi-cloud networking

Network security

Automation

IaC

APIs & CI/CD

Observability

Splunk

ThousandEyes

Palo Alto firewalls

Juniper devices

Zero Trust

Load balancing

WAN & SD-WAN

Tools

Palo Alto

Juniper

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Title: Network Architect

Location: Lowell, MA office (hybrid Mon-Wed in office)

Type: 6 month contract to hire

Notes

• Seeking an experienced and visionary Network Architect to lead the design, evolution, and governance of our global hybrid network infrastructure.
• This role is responsible for defining and driving the enterprise networking strategy across on-premises, cloud, and security domains while ensuring scalability, resiliency, performance, and operational excellence.
• The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in enterprise network architecture, multi-cloud networking (Azure and GCP), network security, automation, and observability.
• 10+ years of experience designing and architecting complex global network environments.
• Define and maintain the enterprise network architecture roadmap supporting business growth, cloud adoption, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Lead the architecture and design of global network solutions spanning data centers, campuses, branch locations, cloud environments, and internet edge connectivity.
• Architect resilient WAN, SD-WAN, MPLS, Internet, and cloud interconnect solutions.
• Drive adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and network automation frameworks.
• Define automation standards utilizing Terraform, Ansible Automation Platform, APIs, and CI/CD methodologies.
• Define network observability and monitoring strategies utilizing platforms such as Splunk, ThousandEyes, and related tools.
• Extensive experience with Palo Alto and Juniper firewall architectures.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust, segmentation, secure access, and network security design principles.
• Strong understanding of enterprise load balancing architectures including F5, Azure Load Balancer, and Google Cloud Load Balancing.
• Plus: Understanding of Agentic AI, Generative AI, and intelligent automation frameworks with the ability to identify opportunities to modernize network operations, improve decision-making, and accelerate engineering productivity.