Senior Network Architect - SATCOM & Cloud Orchestration

Viasat; Rhode Island; On-site; USD 147,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat is seeking an experienced network architect to lead design and architecture of Government SATCOM orchestration and service delivery platforms. You will guide large-scale multi-network networks providing real-time situational awareness and command-and-control capabilities to a global fleet of assets.

You will collaborate with Systems, Software, Cybersecurity, and Cloud engineers to deliver holistic networking solutions, mentor junior staff, and apply automation to scale operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on networking experience.
• 2+ years as a network architect.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field.
• CCNP or higher certification or equivalent experience.
• Experience with datacenter, cloud, and service provider networks.
• Experience automating large-scale network infrastructure.
• US Citizenship required; Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, implementation, and sustainment of enterprise and backbone networks.
• Collaborate with Systems, Software, Cybersecurity, and Cloud engineers to deliver a holistic networking solution.
• Iterate network designs to meet evolving customer needs.
• Act as SME for Network infrastructure and mentor junior engineers.
• Innovate ways to scale by applying automation and operational improvements.
• Perform vendor comparisons to ensure the best solutions are chosen.
• Stay updated on industry trends and applicability to our problems.

Skills

Networking experience

Network architecture

Automation skills

Cloud networking

Security concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Tools

Cisco networking

Juniper networking

SD-WAN

BGP/OSPF

Job description

Viasat is seeking an experienced network architect to lead design and architecture of Government SATCOM orchestration and service delivery platforms. You will guide large-scale multi-network networks providing real-time situational awareness and command-and-control capabilities to a global fleet of assets.

You will collaborate with Systems, Software, Cybersecurity, and Cloud engineers to deliver holistic networking solutions, mentor junior staff, and apply automation to scale operations.