Requisition Number: 105026
Network Architect – CCIE Required (Route & Switch/ Enterprise Infrastructure)
Location: Remote with the ability to go onsite to support our client in Texas as needed (rare occasion)
Salary: Depending on experience, pay is up to $155K per year with a 10% bonus structure and full benefits
Network Architect serves as a subject matter expert responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise and data center network solutions, primarily within Cisco environments. This role is a mix of approximately 60–70% architecture, design, and consulting work, and 30–40% operational support and escalations.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement enterprise network architectures, including core, distribution, access, WAN, and data center environments
- Act as an SME for routing and switching, SD-WAN, wireless, load balancing, telephony, and network security technologies
- Develop and document customer requirements and implementation plans
- Lead network assessments, provide recommendations, and support solution delivery
- Participate in client-facing engagements, including workshops, solution design, and pre-sales activities (RFPs, SOWs)
- Provide Tier 3 support for complex network issues and perform troubleshooting, upgrades, and optimizations
- Support lifecycle management, capacity planning, and documentation handoff
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute as a technical lead when needed
Required Qualifications
- Current Cisco CCIE (Routing and Switching or equivalent) required
- 3–5+ years of post-CCIE experience in network architecture and design required
- Prior consulting or professional services experience
- Strong communication and client-facing skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Technical Expertise
- Routing and switching (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, VLANs, STP, QoS, VPNs)
- Network services (DNS, DHCP, NTP, Syslog, etc.)
- Cisco technologies including SD-WAN, ACI, Nexus, Catalyst, ASR
- Data center networking, high availability design, and disaster recovery
- Load balancing (F5), firewalls, and network security design
- Wireless technologies (Cisco, Aruba) and network access control (ISE)
Additional Experience
- Pre-sales support including solution design, scoping, and pricing
- Experience with multi-vendor environments and enterprise-scale deployments
The position described above provides a summary of some the job duties required and what it would be like to work at Insight. For a comprehensive list of physical demands and work environment for this position, click here.
Insight is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
Posting Notes: Remote || Texas (US-TX) || United States (US) || Engineering; IT Infrastructure & Support || None || US - Austin, TX ||
