Network Architecture Leader: Hybrid Cloud & SD-WAN

Ascension; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

Tuition reimbursement

PTO & holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Ascension is seeking an Engineering Leader to drive architecture alignment across WAN/SD-WAN, routing, security, wireless, and ADC/LADC domains. You will oversee a senior engineering team, ensure high availability in hybrid-cloud/data center networks, and act as the escalation point for critical incidents.

The role emphasizes standardized workflows, lifecycle governance, and continuous improvement with automation tools (Python, Ansible, Terraform) and DDI platforms.

Qualifications

• Leadership and management experience in multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong enterprise networking expertise across WAN/SD-WAN, routing/switching, security, wireless, and application delivery.
• Experience with hybrid-cloud and data center networking operations.

Responsibilities

• Direct a multi-disciplinary team of senior engineers.
• Maintain high availability and manage critical incidents with RCA.
• Establish standardized workflows, change-management protocols, and KPI tracking.
• Direct end-to-end network initiative lifecycles and vendor performance.
• Lead process improvement, automation readiness, and infrastructural hygiene.

Skills

Leadership

Network architecture

Hybrid-cloud networking

Incident RCA & SLA

Automation tooling (Python/Ansible/Ter

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Associate’s/Bachelor’s degree preferred

7 years of applicable cumulative job-specific experience

Tools

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Infoblox DDI

Cisco CCIE or equivalent vendor credentials

Job description

Ascension is seeking an Engineering Leader to drive architecture alignment across WAN/SD-WAN, routing, security, wireless, and ADC/LADC domains. You will oversee a senior engineering team, ensure high availability in hybrid-cloud/data center networks, and act as the escalation point for critical incidents.

The role emphasizes standardized workflows, lifecycle governance, and continuous improvement with automation tools (Python, Ansible, Terraform) and DDI platforms.