Senior Staff Principal Enterprise Architect - Networking

brk tech, A Berkshire Hathaway Group Company; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

BRK Tech, a Berkshire Hathaway portfolio company, seeks a Sr Staff Principal Enterprise - Network Engineer to lead enterprise-scale network architecture efforts. You will shape routing, switching, security, and automation across hybrid environments and multi-site deployments.

The role emphasizes Cisco platforms, DDI, SD-WAN, and next‑gen security tooling, with strong collaboration with senior stakeholders and architecture governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with extensive IT experience.
• 9+ years in IT across applications, data, infrastructure and integration.
• 2+ years in related technical work beyond baseline.
• Experience defining enterprise-scale network architectures in complex, hybrid environments.
• Deep Cisco networking expertise (ACI, SD-WAN, Nexus, Catalyst).
• Knowledge of DDI and security/app delivery technologies (Palo Alto, F5).
• Proficiency with BGP/OSPF/EIGRP in multi-site architectures.
• IaC and automation standards for networking; governance experience.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern enterprise-scale network architectures for distributed environments.
• Design DDI solutions and architectures and ensure security integration.
• Advance network automation and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Guide hybrid-cloud networking with AWS, Azure, OCI integrations.
• Collaborate with executives and architecture governance processes.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Routing & Switching

Firewalling

VPNs

Load balancing

Cisco (ACI, Nexus, Catalyst)

SD-WAN

Network automation

IaC (Ansible, Terraform, Python)

Hybrid cloud networking

Zero-trust networking

Observability (Prometheus, Grafana)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS or related field

Equivalent work experience

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Python

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Berkshire Hathaway companies power some of the most critical systems in North America—spanning transportation, energy, logistics, manufacturing, retail, and infrastructure. At BRK Tech, we partner across these businesses to design, build, and operate modern technology platforms that run at massive scale and support long‑term, real‑world impact.

We are hiring for a Sr Staff Principal Enterprise - Network Engineer for a Berkshire Portfolio company based onsite in Reno NV, Salt Lake City UT, Des Moines IA, Omaha NE, Portland OR, or Glen Allen/Richmond VA.

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or related field; or an equivalent work experience. (Typically four years of additional related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor’s degree.
• A minimum of 9 years of extensive progressive IT experience with broad exposure to applications, data, infrastructure, and integration technologies.
• A minimum of 2 years additional directly related technical experience is required.
• Experience defining and governing enterprise‑scale network architectures across complex, distributed, and hybrid environments. Experience in developing and reviewing Datacenter Network Architecture.
• Deep expertise in core enterprise networking domains, including routing, switching, firewalling, VPNs, and load‑balancing services.
• Strong architectural knowledge of Cisco networking platforms, including ACI, SD‑WAN, Nexus, Catalyst, and enterprise wireless solutions.
• Expertise in designing and developing DDI (DNS, DHCP, and IPAM) solutions and architectures.
• Experience guiding enterprise adoption of next‑generation security and application delivery technologies, such as Palo Alto firewalls and F5 load balancers.
• Advanced understanding of dynamic routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and their application in highly available, multi‑site architectures.
• Experience establishing standards and reference architectures for network automation and infrastructure‑as‑code, including Ansible, Terraform, Python, or purpose‑built automation platforms.
• Demonstrated experience architecting and governing hybrid cloud networking, including integrations with AWS, Azure, and/or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Familiarity with zero‑trust networking concepts, overlay networks, and software‑defined networking (SDN) from an enterprise architecture perspective.
• Experience defining enterprise approaches to network observability, monitoring, and alerting, including architectural use of tools such as Prometheus and Grafana, along with AI tools to perform AI-enable network analysis.
• Ability to translate business, reliability, and security requirements into scalable, resilient, and defensible network architecture standards.
• Strong communication skills, with experience advising senior stakeholders and participating in formal architecture governance processes.
• Experience ideating or influencing the use of AI, analytics, or automation within network architecture to improve operational efficiency, visibility, or service quality.

Preferred:

• Experience supporting utilities, energy, or other regulated or critical‑infrastructure environments, including reliability, availability, and compliance‑driven architecture considerations.

Note:

this role does not offer sponsorship now or in the future.

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