Senior Enterprise Network Architect (Hybrid)

Ingram Micro; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 190,600 - 324,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingram Micro is seeking a Lead Principal Enterprise Network Architect to drive the enterprise’s network strategy and modernization. You will define reference architectures, govern standards, and translate business needs into architecture deliverables for automation, cloud adoption, and security.

The role requires guiding MSPs and internal teams, evaluating new technologies, and shaping roadmaps across campus, WAN, data center, and SASE initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise networking or network architecture roles.
• 5+ years in senior, lead, or principal architecture positions.
• Experience defining standards, reference architectures, and governance processes.
• Experience translating business/security requirements into architecture deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise network architecture strategy, standards, reference architectures, and target-state roadmaps.
• Develop modular network architecture patterns for campus, WAN, cloud, hybrid, data center, SASE, and Zero Trust.
• Establish guardrails for scalability, automation, resiliency, observability, and security.
• Review and approve network design submissions from MSPs, vendors, integrators, and internal teams.
• Translate requirements into ARDs, architecture decisions, and solution designs.
• Extract and consolidate network standards and SOPs from distributed repositories.
• Produce architecture documentation, design standards, and implementation guidance.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and cloud networking solutions.

Skills

TCP/IP fundamentals

Routing & switching

SD-WAN

SASE

Cloud networking

Zero Trust

Network security

Automation (IaC)

NetDevOps

Vendor/ MSP coordination

Tools

Fortinet

Cisco Meraki

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Ingram Micro is seeking a Lead Principal Enterprise Network Architect to drive the enterprise’s network strategy and modernization. You will define reference architectures, govern standards, and translate business needs into architecture deliverables for automation, cloud adoption, and security.

The role requires guiding MSPs and internal teams, evaluating new technologies, and shaping roadmaps across campus, WAN, data center, and SASE initiatives.