Remote Field PLM Principal Architect - Campus and Branch

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Texas; Remote; USD 179,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Personal & Professional Development

Unconditional Inclusion

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Field PLM Principal Architect to provide expert architecture and leadership for Campus & Branch opportunities. You will work with Field PLMs, Territory Managers and Engineering to win complex deals, validate architectures, and remove technical barriers while scaling capabilities across the field.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, complex design decisions, and mentoring field teams in advanced Campus & Branch architectures.

Qualifications

• Extensive enterprise networking architecture and pre-sales experience.
• Expert-level knowledge of campus wired and wireless networking and enterprise design.
• Deep understanding of EVPN/VXLAN and modern campus fabrics.
• Strong knowledge of identity/NAC, segmentation, branch/WAN and AI-driven network operations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex discovery, architecture workshops, POCs and design reviews.
• Ability to communicate credibly with senior network architects, executives, PM and Eng.
• Strong troubleshooting and critical thinking across product, config, architecture and operations.
• Ability to influence without direct authority across sales, field, support, product and engineering.
• Strong written and verbal communication; willingness to travel.
• Relevant advanced networking certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery, drive architecture discussions, whiteboarding and solution design.
• Architect complex Campus & Branch solutions spanning Mist Wireless, Wired, EX/CX switching, EVPN, NAC, segmentation, branch/WAN, Marvis, APIs and integrations.
• Review end-to-end designs for scale, resiliency, security and outcomes; act as senior technical authority.
• Mentor Field PLMs and SEs on advanced architectures; develop reference designs and enablement.
• Engage on strategic opportunities and customer satisfaction escalations; drive remediation and communicate findings.
• Translate field experience into product feedback for PM and Eng.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Pre-sales experience

Wired/wireless design

EVPN/VXLAN

AI-driven networks

Architecture leadership

Education

Advanced networking certs

Tools

EVPN/VXLAN

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Field PLM Principal Architect to provide expert architecture and leadership for Campus & Branch opportunities. You will work with Field PLMs, Territory Managers and Engineering to win complex deals, validate architectures, and remove technical barriers while scaling capabilities across the field.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, complex design decisions, and mentoring field teams in advanced Campus & Branch architectures.