Senior Networking Architecture Lead

Arctiq; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Arctiq seeks a Networking Technology Lead to serve as the architecture authority for the networking practice. You will own design standards, reference architectures, and the technology roadmap, guiding complex engagements and ensuring repeatable, defensible designs.

This forward-facing role emphasizes architecture quality, not purely delivery, with a focus on automation, AI-driven tooling, and scalable patterns across LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, firewall, and cloud interconnects.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in networking engineering or architecture with a design focus.
• Experience designing enterprise networking solutions at scale across multi-site, multi-vendor and hybrid cloud environments.
• Ability to mentor engineers and lead standards; produce architecture diagrams and design guides.

Responsibilities

• Own the networking architecture library: reference designs, standard configurations, and approved patterns.
• Define and maintain design standards and configuration patterns used across managed services.
• Lead design reviews for complex deployments to ensure delivery against Arctiq standards.
• Provide pre-sales architectural depth for networking-intensive opportunities.
• Drive automation frameworks and AI-driven tooling for provisioning, config, and monitoring.
• Develop and maintain reusable architecture content for engineering teams.

Skills

Networking architecture

Architecture design

Mentoring engineers

Documentation

Pre-sales support

Automation tooling

AI-driven network management

Education

CCIE (Enterprise Infrastructure, Routing and Switching, or Security)

CCNP Enterprise

PCNSE/NSE7/8

Cloud certifications (AWS Advanced Networking, Azure Network Engineer)

Tools

Ansible

Python

Cisco Catalyst Center

Auvik

AWS Transit Gateway

Azure Virtual WAN

Job description

Arctiq seeks a Networking Technology Lead to serve as the architecture authority for the networking practice. You will own design standards, reference architectures, and the technology roadmap, guiding complex engagements and ensuring repeatable, defensible designs.

This forward-facing role emphasizes architecture quality, not purely delivery, with a focus on automation, AI-driven tooling, and scalable patterns across LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, firewall, and cloud interconnects.