Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Stephens is hiring a Network Architect to lead the design, operation, and continuous improvement of its enterprise network infrastructure. The role combines strategic architecture and hands-on operational oversight with team leadership, infrastructure governance, and support for remote offices.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and communicate the organization's network architecture vision and roadmap
- Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available network solutions that support business growth and operational requirements
- Translate business requirements into technical network architecture and infrastructure strategies
- Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends, recommending enhancements that improve reliability, performance, and security
- Develop short-, medium-, and long-term network infrastructure plans and technology roadmaps
- Provide oversight for daily network operations across data centers, corporate offices, and remote locations
- Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex network incidents and production outages
- Serve as the highest level of escalation for critical network issues and emergencies
- Ensure network hardware, software, and firmware are properly maintained and upgraded
- Oversee proactive monitoring, alerting, and operational visibility across all network platforms
- Conduct technical evaluations of network technologies, upgrades, and infrastructure improvements
- Lead, mentor, and develop Network Team personnel
- Establish team priorities, allocate workloads, and manage project assignments
- Maintain performance documentation and provide coaching to promote professional growth and technical excellence
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence
- Ensure team adherence to established processes, standards, and change management procedures
- Develop and maintain network standards, policies, procedures, and operational best practices
- Ensure accurate and current network documentation, including topology diagrams, equipment inventories, and site infrastructure layouts
- Maintain oversight of asset management and network lifecycle planning
- Ensure compliance with organizational governance, security standards, and operational requirements
- Maintain visibility into all remote office infrastructure additions, modifications, and decommissioning activities
- Collaborate with telecommunications and technology teams to support remote office initiatives
- Ensure remote office infrastructure documentation and inventories remain current and accurate
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- 10+ years of related experience and/or training
- Equivalent combination of education and experience
- Deep understanding of enterprise routing and switching concepts
- Strong hands-on experience with Juniper switches, routers, and enterprise networking platforms
- Experience designing, implementing, and supporting Juniper-based network infrastructures
- Practical expertise with EVPN/VXLAN, spine-leaf, and modern fabric networking architectures
- Experience with data center networking, WAN technologies, SD-WAN, and high-availability network designs
- Strong understanding of network security, segmentation, resiliency, and disaster recovery principles
- Experience supporting geographically distributed enterprise environments
- Strong enterprise networking experience with an emphasis on modern routing, switching, and data center technologies
- Substantial experience with Juniper networking solutions
- Routing/switching vendor certifications (JNCIS, JNCI-MistAI)
- Fiber testing and/or data center infrastructure certifications
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