Principal Enterprise Network Architect

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of enterprise networking experience, including significant experience designing and guiding complex, multi-site enterprise network environments.

• Proven experience operating in a client-facing architecture, principal architect, enterprise architect, or trusted advisor capacity.

• Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate effectively with client leadership, technical teams, vendors, and internal delivery organizations.

• Deep hands-on and architectural experience with Cisco enterprise networking technologies.

• Strong experience with Cisco SD-Access, including fabric design, segmentation, border/control/edge node roles, transit models, and integration with campus, WAN, and data center networks.

• Strong experience with Cisco Catalyst Center, including automation, assurance, templates, workflows, software lifecycle management, and operational visibility.

• Deep expertise with Cisco ISE, including policy design, 802.1X, MAB, TrustSec, SGTs, authorization profiles, posture concepts, guest/BYOD, and scalable access policies.

• Strong experience with Cisco FTD/Firepower, including firewall policy, NAT, VPN, IDS/IPS, high availability, and secure edge integration.

• Strong experience with Cisco SD-WAN, including overlay/underlay design, application-aware routing, segmentation, security integration, policy design, and operationalization.

• Expert-level understanding of enterprise routing, including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, redistribution, route filtering, summarization, route policy, and resiliency design.

• Demonstrated ability to lead workshops, present architecture recommendations, document decisions, and influence stakeholders.

• Experience leading complex migrations, technical governance, design reviews, and multi-phase transformation programs.

• Ability to mentor engineers and guide delivery teams while maintaining strong client confidence.

• Strong documentation skills, including executive summaries, HLDs, LLDs, roadmap materials, standards, and architecture decision records.