Senior Director, Cloud-Native Networking Architecture

Cypress Consulting; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Cypress Consulting in the United States seeks a senior leader to own the technical architecture for service provider networks migrating to disaggregated, cloud-native infrastructure. This hands-on role combines pre-sales, solution design, deployment guidance, and building a systems engineering team.

You will lead workshops, design IP/MPLS edge solutions, and mentor engineers while communicating cost/benefit to executives. 25% travel aligns with field engagements.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of service provider networking experience, including 5+ years in leadership.
• Deep hands-on IP/MPLS edge routing and large-scale SP architectures (BGP/IS-IS/OSPF).
• Experience with multi-vendor integrations and carrier-grade reliability.
• Strong cloud-native networking knowledge: Kubernetes, microservices, APIs, NETCONF/YANG.
• Ability to investigate packet-level behavior in Linux-based systems.
• Proven ability to present to CTOs/VPs and lead technical discussions.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture workshops and design reviews from discovery to deployment.
• Design scalable subscriber management, CGNAT, peering, DC interconnect, and IP/MPLS edge solutions.
• Translate use cases into requirements and own the technical win.
• Guide AI-assisted network operations with audited workflows and approvals.
• Represent field requirements in product roadmaps and prioritize engineering feedback.
• Explain roadmaps, total cost of ownership, and CAPEX tradeoffs to executives.
• Recruit, mentor, and build a team of systems engineers and solutions architects.

Skills

Service provider networking

IP/MPLS edge routing

BGP/IS-IS/OSPF

Kubernetes

Leadership

Pre-sales

Linux networking

Executive presentation

Job description

Cypress Consulting in the United States seeks a senior leader to own the technical architecture for service provider networks migrating to disaggregated, cloud-native infrastructure. This hands-on role combines pre-sales, solution design, deployment guidance, and building a systems engineering team.

You will lead workshops, design IP/MPLS edge solutions, and mentor engineers while communicating cost/benefit to executives. 25% travel aligns with field engagements.