Remote Senior Network Architecture Lead

Virtual Tech Gurus; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtual Tech Gurus seeks a Network Technology Lead to serve as the senior hands‑on design authority for a globally distributed enterprise network. You will define network architecture standards, guide design decisions, and drive a long‑term technology roadmap across WAN, LAN, data center, internet edge, cloud interconnect, and critical transport environments.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, credibility, and collaboration skills to influence outcomes with stakeholders across

Qualifications

• Active CCIE certification required (Enterprise Infrastructure, Service Provider, or Data Center).
• 10+ years of progressive network engineering experience, with 5+ years in senior architecture roles.
• Experience designing EVPN/VXLAN in production environments.
• Experience with SD-WAN or SASE in enterprise settings.
• Ability to influence outcomes without direct authority and set standards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior technical decision-maker for network architecture and design across WAN, LAN, data center, internet edge, cloud interconnect, and transport environments.
• Develop and maintain network architecture standards, reference designs, and decision records.
• Lead 12–24 month network technology roadmap aligned with business, security, and ops priorities.
• Own SD-WAN/SASE architecture including site design, policy models, and identity/security integration.
• Define telemetry, observability, and automation to improve config consistency and change safety.

Skills

BGP architecture

EVPN/VXLAN design

SD-WAN/SASE expertise

Network automation (Python/Ansible)

Communication & stakeholder management

Travel readiness

Education

CCIE certification

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related

Tools

Python

Ansible

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Virtual Tech Gurus seeks a Network Technology Lead to serve as the senior hands‑on design authority for a globally distributed enterprise network. You will define network architecture standards, guide design decisions, and drive a long‑term technology roadmap across WAN, LAN, data center, internet edge, cloud interconnect, and critical transport environments.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, credibility, and collaboration skills to influence outcomes with stakeholders across