Senior LAN/WAN Architect & Network Strategy Lead

Lincoln Electric; Euclid (OH); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Electric in Euclid, OH is seeking a Technical Lead III to guide enterprise LAN/WAN, data center, and OT networking. You will set technical direction, standards, and roadmaps while partnering with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and business teams.

The role requires 15+ years of experience, strong Cisco expertise, and a proven ability to drive modernization, security alignment, and operational excellence across global networks.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in complex enterprise networking.
• Expert-level knowledge of LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, routing, switching, network security.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco networking platforms.
• Understanding of Zero Trust concepts and secure access technologies.
• Experience with cloud networking and hybrid connectivity solutions.
• Proven experience leading large-scale enterprise network deployments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical authority for enterprise LAN/WAN, data center, and OT networking across the organization.
• Define and maintain enterprise network roadmaps, standards, and lifecycle plans.
• Lead evaluation, testing, and implementation of new networking technologies.
• Drive large-scale infrastructure modernization and technology refresh programs.
• Provide technical oversight for monitoring, performance, and capacity planning.
• Mentor engineers and lead cross-functional networks teams.

Skills

Enterprise networking leadership

LAN/WAN expertise

Technical leadership

Mentoring engineers

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Cisco networking platforms

Cloud networking

Job description

Lincoln Electric in Euclid, OH is seeking a Technical Lead III to guide enterprise LAN/WAN, data center, and OT networking. You will set technical direction, standards, and roadmaps while partnering with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and business teams.

The role requires 15+ years of experience, strong Cisco expertise, and a proven ability to drive modernization, security alignment, and operational excellence across global networks.