Senior Data Center Networking Architect (Hybrid/Cloud)

Corebridge Financial, Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness plans (medical/det

401(k) matching up to 6%

Paid Time Off: 24 days

Employee Assistance Program

Volunteer Time Off

Matching charitable donations

Job summary

Corebridge Financial, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Architect/Engineer to lead design and modernization of enterprise data center, cloud, routing, and switching platforms in a hybrid Houston environment.

The role emphasizes secure, scalable, and highly available network solutions for a regulated financial services setting. You will craft architecture standards, reference designs, and roadmaps, working with security, risk, and operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years enterprise network engineering and architecture experience; 5+ years in senior data center roles.
• Deep expertise in data center networking, routing, switching, EVPN/VXLAN, segmentation, QoS, and security.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical architect for data center, cloud networking, routing, and modernization initiatives.
• Develop and govern network architecture standards, reference designs, roadmaps, and governance docs.
• Lead design reviews across data center fabrics, hybrid cloud connectivity, and security integration.
• Partner with multiple teams to meet availability, resiliency, performance, and compliance requirements.
• Lead automation and AI-enabled operations improvements and tooling.

Skills

CCIE, Arista ACE, Juniper JNCIE

Enterprise data center networking

Cloud networking (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Network security technologies

Automation and scripting

Leadership and mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Advanced certifications preferred

Tools

Cisco Nexus

Cisco ACI

Arista CloudVision

Juniper Apstra

F5 LTM/GTM

Job description

Corebridge Financial, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Architect/Engineer to lead design and modernization of enterprise data center, cloud, routing, and switching platforms in a hybrid Houston environment.

The role emphasizes secure, scalable, and highly available network solutions for a regulated financial services setting. You will craft architecture standards, reference designs, and roadmaps, working with security, risk, and operations teams.