Senior Network Architect: Cloud, Security & WAN

The Weather Channel; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Allen Media Group in Atlanta, GA is seeking an experienced Network Architect to design, optimize, and oversee our network and firewall infrastructure. This senior technical seat owns network architecture across data centers, cloud, and on-prem media networks, and leads through design authority while mentoring engineers.

The role requires deep hands-on capability with Palo Alto PAN-OS and Cisco platforms, with a focus on reliability, security, and measurable resilience in a 24x7 environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise network engineering.
• 3+ years in an architect or principal-level role.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and own LAN, WAN, and hybrid on-site/cloud architecture.
• Produce architect-grade documentation: requirements, constraints, alternatives, failure modes and migration path.
• Maintain IP/VLAN schemas and configuration standards.
• Set routing and switching standards—analyze traffic and address latency or bottlenecks.
• Design for resilience: no single points of failure and documented failure paths.
• Own capacity planning and technology lifecycle across the network.
• Evaluate platforms and vendors and provide defensible recommendations.
• Prepare project plans, budgets, and resources for infrastructure deployments.
• Technical peer to partner with other teams for operational needs.
• Serve as the top escalation point for network incidents and drive corrective actions.

Skills

Networking design

Troubleshooting

24x7 operations

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Palo Alto PAN-OS

Cisco platforms

Job description

Allen Media Group in Atlanta, GA is seeking an experienced Network Architect to design, optimize, and oversee our network and firewall infrastructure. This senior technical seat owns network architecture across data centers, cloud, and on-prem media networks, and leads through design authority while mentoring engineers.

The role requires deep hands-on capability with Palo Alto PAN-OS and Cisco platforms, with a focus on reliability, security, and measurable resilience in a 24x7 environment.