Senior Architect, External Networks & Zero Trust

Koitecc Solutions; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary incentive

Industry-leading benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a Senior Architect - External Networks to define strategic architectural direction for perimeter services, external connectivity, and DMZ environments. The role emphasizes Zero Trust, scalable cloud networking, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, cybersecurity, risk, and product teams.

You will establish target-state designs, reference patterns, and roadmaps while balancing security, resiliency, and business agility in a complex, regulated environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in network engineering, network security, or infrastructure architecture.
• 10+ years designing enterprise-scale network and security architectures.
• Experience as a senior or lead architect for cross-functional technology initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain architecture roadmaps for perimeter security, internet-facing workloads, and API exposure.
• Lead architecture of secure, resilient, scalable solutions across internet, partner, third-party, cloud, and hybrid connectivity.
• Mentor architects and engineers, promote consistent architecture practices, and provide guidance to teams.

Skills

Enterprise network architecture

Network security

Infrastructure architecture

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Container networking

Service mesh security

SDN / IaC (infrastructure as code)

Job description

Bank of America is seeking a Senior Architect - External Networks to define strategic architectural direction for perimeter services, external connectivity, and DMZ environments. The role emphasizes Zero Trust, scalable cloud networking, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, cybersecurity, risk, and product teams.

You will establish target-state designs, reference patterns, and roadmaps while balancing security, resiliency, and business agility in a complex, regulated environment.