Principal Network Architect — Enterprise Networking

Advance Auto Parts; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Advance Auto Parts seeks a Principal Network Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority for enterprise networking, connectivity, automation, and infrastructure engineering. This role shapes network strategy, standards, roadmaps, and governance across retail, distribution, corporate, cloud, and remote-access domains.

The position is hybrid (4 days in office, 1 remote) at the Raleigh, NC headquarters, partnering with Architecture, Security, Cloud, and Operations to deliver secure,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in IT/Engineering.
• 12+ years of enterprise network engineering with increasing leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide data to drive enterprise networking strategy, standards, and roadmaps across environments.
• Lead the design and engineering of scalable, resilient networking solutions.
• Provide technical leadership across routing, switching, wireless, SD‑WAN, cloud connectivity, and emerging technologies.
• Serve as the highest level of escalation for complex issues and major incidents.
• Mentor engineers and drive engineering best practices across the team.
• Partner with vendors to evaluate solutions and optimize investments.
• Define and lead IaC strategy using Terraform, Ansible, Python, and cloud-native automation.

Skills

Leadership

Networking design

Strategic planning

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Job description

Advance Auto Parts seeks a Principal Network Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority for enterprise networking, connectivity, automation, and infrastructure engineering. This role shapes network strategy, standards, roadmaps, and governance across retail, distribution, corporate, cloud, and remote-access domains.

The position is hybrid (4 days in office, 1 remote) at the Raleigh, NC headquarters, partnering with Architecture, Security, Cloud, and Operations to deliver secure,