Principal Architect - Enterprise Network

Windval Technology Solutions LLC; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation policy

401(k) with employer match

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Windval Technology Solutions LLC is seeking a Principal Architect with over 10 years of experience in enterprise networking. This role involves developing and delivering innovative technical solutions for clients and includes responsibilities such as leading architecture engagements and building strong client relationships. The ideal candidate will possess deep technology expertise in various networking technologies and strong communication skills. Windval offers a competitive salary, bonuses, and a flexible remote work environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in senior IT roles focused on enterprise network architecture.
• Expertise in IP networking, cybersecurity, and related technologies.
• Strong collaboration and team-oriented skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver technical architecture and engineering designs.
• Lead platform and technology architecture engagements.
• Build strong client relationships as a trusted advisor.
• Create technical proposals and documentation.

Skills

Technical leadership in enterprise network

IP addressing and routing

Cybersecurity knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics

Tools

Cisco products

SDN technologies

Cloud networking tools

Job description

Windval Technology Solutions is a strategic advisory consulting firm with deep expertise spanning enterprise infrastructure and cloud, applications, and platform technologies. Our seasoned team of advisors has extensive experience across various industries and consulting organizations, making Windval uniquely qualified to deliver exceptional business, technology, and advisory services that enable enterprise IT organizations to optimize legacy IT investments, integrate and operationalize modern technologies, and deliver new service capabilities that transform their business.

Position Overview

The Windval Principal Architect is a customer-facing, industry-seasoned, member of the Windval Technology Services team responsible for developing and delivering successful and thought-leading technical architecture and engineering design engagements to clients. As a trusted technologist to our enterprise clients, the Principal Architect is responsible for understanding unique infrastructure requirements and translating business needs into technical solutions and services that deliver positive business outcomes.

The Principal Architect is responsible for considering the entire solution lifecycle from ideation and design through technical configuration and deployment. The Principal Architect will serve as a client advocate delivering thought leadership through technical briefings, technology roadmaps, service and solution workshops, and strategy ideation. Leveraging specialist (and generalist) technology expertise, business knowledge, and professional experience, the Windval Principal Architect will lead complex client technical projects, with the support of broader Windval teams. The Principal Architect will have a strong balance of theoretical and practical hands-on knowledge, skills and experience in their assigned area(s) of focused expertise.

This Principal Architect position is primarily focused on the platform solution areas of the Enterprise Network (EN) domain including developing durable solutions to evaluate strategy selection criteria and identifying/validating requirements for comprehensive enterprise network solution areas including but not limited to the following EN subdomains: data center, campus (wired, wireless, IoT), wide area network (WAN), remote access, cybersecurity controls, connectivity to external business partners and intra/inter/enterprise cloud connectivity solutions. Demonstrated technology and large enterprise project experience with all EN technologies is required including but not limited to IP addressing, routing and routing protocols (IPV4, IPv6 also preferred), multilayer switching (campus and data center fabrics including SDN), SDWAN, wired and wireless (such as 5G and LEOS) WAN technologies such as optical, TDM and MPLS, cybersecurity technologies such as NGFW, etc. Wired and wireless (primarily WiFi) technologies, networking to and within public clouds, identity and policy management, ZT/ZTNA, SASE, site to site and client VPNs, application load balancing, DNS/DHCP, QoS and treatment of latency sensitive applications such as voice and video, IP Multicast and network management tools, processes and operations including visibility, analytics, monitoring, logging, automation, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and alerting functions.

The Windval Principal Architect is a senior technical professional with diverse industry knowledge, deep technology expertise and know-how. The Principal Architect will have a passion for technology strategy, architecture and engineering, a strong desire to deliver best-in-class service levels that exceed client expectations, and a proven ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform a hybrid platform & technology architecture/engineering role with authority for your deep areas of technical subject matter expertise (full stack/comprehensive enterprise network)
• Lead and deliver platform & technology architecture and engineering engagements including, high-level technical leadership and service / solution designs in all sub-domains of enterprise network
• Understand and assess client business and technology challenges and solution needs using a professional and structured discovery approach, requirements gathering and a keen problem-solving skillset
• Create and develop client solutions that meet business and technology requirements and deliver successful outcomes that delight clients
• Develop effective and creative approaches to client challenges and deliver services and solutions for client projects that maximize value, minimize cost, and accelerate time to success
• Participate and lightly facilitate project management mechanics and successful project outcomes
• Bring a solid “generalist” working knowledge of multiple IT technology domains relevant to large enterprise IT teams to be able to successfully interact with different technology domain team experts, anticipate needs/challenges, build effective solutions with successful outcomes and be a continuous learner of industry trends, technology trends, etc.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships as a trusted advisor
• Engage clients and partners across a broad spectrum of technical and non-technical roles with tailored, interpersonal and business communication skills

Verbal – lead and conduct client and partner meetings, interviews, workshops, etc.

Written – creating technical proposals, strategic project documentation and related deliverables, technology/solution whitepapers, etc.

Presentations – creating and delivering client presentations, video on demand and webinar material, speaking engagements, etc.

Diagrams – developing conceptual, architectural, and procedural diagrams

• Foster key partnerships with manufacturers, service providers, and partners
• Maintain relevant industry and technology solution knowledge, skills, and experience
• Support Windval business development and participate in Windval marketing events as required

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in senior information technology technical leadership (architecture, engineering, operations roles preferred) in enterprise network
• Well-rounded understanding of all topics and technologies within the enterprise network domain including but not limited to: IP addressing, routing and routing protocols (IPV4, IPv6 also preferred), multilayer switching (campus and data center fabrics including SDN), SDWAN, WAN technologies (such as optical, TDM, MPLS, 5G, LEOS), cybersecurity technologies such as NGFW, etc. wired and wireless (predominantly WiFi) technologies, networking to,within and between public clouds, identity and policy management, ZT/ZTNA, SASE, site to site and client VPNs, application load balancing, DNS/DHCP, QoS and treatment of latency sensitive applications such as voice and video, IP Multicast and network management tools, processes and operations including visibility, analytics, monitoring, logging, automation, DevSecOps, IaC, and alerting functions.
• Deep experience with major manufacturer platforms.Cisco preferred.
• Strong preference given to having blended experience of employer company types and roles across enterprise IT client organizations, technology manufacturers, technology solution providers and service providers
• Strong preference given to active, relevant industry and/or manufacturer architect-level certifications in Modern Data Center / Hybrid Cloud domains
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related experienced preferred
• Advanced technical degree in computer science, engineering or MBA is a plus
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills, good listener, ability to connect with different personalities
• Demonstrated business acumen and executive presence
• Ability to solve complex, abstract problems
• Excellent collaboration and team-oriented skills including working with distributed, virtual teams
• Strong user of modern collaboration and office automation tools and services
• Organized and methodical with strong prioritization and multi-tasking skills
• Self-starter and self-directed ability
• Creative, thought-leading, and innovative thinker but grounded in practical realities is essential
• Enjoys and maintains a culture of self-driven and lifelong learning.
• Maintains a broad knowledge and understanding of the current and anticipated future of the technology industry including trends, technologies, products/services and standards

Windval provides a competitive salary + bonus + benefits compensation package commensurate with the candidate’s professional capability and experience. Windval is proud to invest in our people and provide benefits that include unlimited vacation policy and paid holidays, 401(k) with employer match, health / dental / vision insurance. Windval is a remote-first organization and offers a flexible, work from home environment.

Windval is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We believe great organizations are born from a safe environment where authenticity and creativity are encouraged and promoted. We conduct our business with integrity and require that our clients, partners, and employees be treated with respect.