Solution Architect III

Fujitsu; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

1Finity, a Fujitsu company, seeks a Senior Network Architect to lead design and engineering for complex customer projects. You will act as a primary technical contact, guiding RFP/RFI responses and providing pre-sales support to enterprise and government clients.

Responsibilities include coordinating with delivery, maintenance, and solution teams, and delivering scalable network architectures with MPLS, EVPN, and SD-WAN expertise. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or hands-on equivalent in CS/CE or related field.
• CCIE/JNCIE or equivalent certification required or understood concepts.
• Strong enterprise networking and SD-WAN knowledge preferred.
• Excellent communication and prior experience presenting complex solutions to large customers.
• Deep understanding of routing, switching, and design with OSI layers 2/3.
• 10+ years of experience with IP/MPLS, BGP, and multi-vendor networks.
• Ability to guide customers and internal staff through design and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and engineering for complex customer projects from qualification through turn-up.
• Assist in RFP/RFI processes and provide technical pre-sales support.
• Serve as a SME and primary technical contact for customers and field staff.
• Coordinate with delivery teams and cross-functional groups to resolve issues.
• Provide guidance on network architecture, security, and performance best practices.

Skills

CCIE/JNCIE

Enterprise networking

OSPF/BGP

SD-WAN

Customer-facing

Network design

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Juniper QFX

Nokia/Calix equipment

Job description

Job Location: Dallas, Texas, Virginia

Location Flexibility: Multiple Locations in Country

About 1FINITY

1Finity, a Fujitsu company, is a global provider of communications networks for our connected world. We uniquely combine technological leadership and expertise in open optical and wireless networking, network automation, and applied AI/ML to design, build, operate, and maintain critical digital communications network infrastructure. Collaborating closely with ecosystem partners, we deliver transformative outcomes for service providers and network operators, and enable them to lower TCO, improve network performance, and increase energy efficiency. We're also a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace that achieves together. We offer highly competitive compensation, benefits, and career development opportunities, as well as flexible options for working your way. See what working at 1Finity looks like at https://www.linkedin.com/company/1finity-inc/. For more information, please visit https://1finity.com/?utm_source=li&utm_medium=soc.

This position requires a leadership role facing customer and act as a liaison to help through the design and engineering process for various projects, working through and qualifying network and engineering architecture and design, assist in RFP/RFI , Technical pre-sales and business development. The candidate will work with 1FA Program Managers, Delivery Teams, Maintenance Team, and other cross-functional organization and groups and be the subject matter expert internally and the technical point of contact for external customers. The candidate is expected to provide guidance to field staff during the delivery phase and work with extended Solution Architect team to resolve technical issues.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a closely related technical field, or a comparable amount of hands-on experience.
• CCIE/JNCIE/CCIP/JNCIP or NOKIA certifications required or equivalent qualification or understanding of the concepts.
• Strong working knowledge of enterprise networks and SD-WAN is preferred.
• Strong communication skills and prior experience in presenting complex solutions to large enterprise or State and Local Government customers.
• Understanding of the networking concepts and guidelines behind traditional routing, switching, and system design.
• 10+ years experience with a deep understanding of OSI Layer 3 protocols and migration experience, with a general understanding of Layer 2 & 3 IP/MPLS technologies including but not limited to longhaul DWDM transport elements, MPLS routed traffic, fixed fiber access, and metro Ethernet services from design, through integration, test and turn up, and operations.
• Provide internal and external guidance on the key customer network, data center infrastructure, and security issues.
• Ideal strengths and experiences include:
• Expert level relationship management, communications skills, and interpersonal skills to manage face to face communications on a daily basis with multiple levels of customer management and engineering staff across multiple departments within the host company in a responsible and professional fashion.
• Customer Culture – Development/Analytics environment. The candidate does not need code development skills but needs to be able to efficiently describe basic TCP/IP/UDP and networking behavior/fundamentals to the developers. Must be willing to listen to customer ideas and work through potential designs that may or may not be implemented.
• Ability to apply knowledge to real-world scenarios.
• Ability to build internal customer labs and automate lab efforts as required, for customer network design validations and customer network deployments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects/tasks and work calmly under pressure.
• Self-starter, team player, personable, enthusiastic, hardworking, and enjoy interfacing with customers on a day to day basis.
• Familiarity and understanding with RFC Standards / IETF Standards at Architect Level
• Working Knowledge and hands-on experience with Network layer 1/2/3, MPLS/Ethernet, MPLS VPNs, VPLS, DWDM
• Experience with Fiber Access FTTx GPON/NGPON technologies is desired with Calix/Adran/Nokia vendors.
• Experience in design, deployment of transportation networks such as light-rail and rapid transit networks is a plus
• Strong Experience with the BGP, RIP, IPSec, Group VPN, MPLS, DGRE, QoS, IPv6, and L7 firewall (NGEN, IPS).
• Strong experience with Ethernet switching and spanning tree.
• Expert level troubleshooting methodology to isolate and identify configuration, design, and software anomalies; ability to articulate findings in written and verbal communications with development level engineering staff.
• Working experience with vertical markets, government, transportation, service providers is plus.
• Creation of network plans, network architecture design, detail design, element configurations and scripts, and methods of procedures.

• Expert level understanding of all protocols provisioned (8031, 8032, SONET, MPLS, EVPN, TCP/IP, IPv6, BGP, OSPF, ISIS BGP etc)
• Familiarity with the Optical layer (including Transponders, and extensive optical networks).
• Expertise with provisioning and commissioning of few of the following vendor equipment:
• Juniper QFX switch,