Good
morning! — I need a Sr. Lead Network Architect. Remote options but
preferred at locations listed below (same Client as Wiliam Robbins)
Preferred locations
1st Preference:
Findlay, Ohio; Denver, Colorado & San
Antonio, Texas
·Catlettsburg, KY
·Robinson, IL
·St. Paul Park, MN
·Garyville, LA
·Texas City, TX
·El Paso, TX
·Salt Lake City, UT
·Mandan, ND
·Dickinson, ND (converted refinery, still staffed as a core site)
·– Anacortes, WA
·Carson/Wilmington, CA
·Kenai, AK
·Robinson, IL
·Jal, New Mexico
Top Critical
Skills & Experience
· Large-Scale
Network Architecture & Design – Proven leadership designing resilient WAN,
datacenter, hybrid, and OT network architectures with high availability and
safety requirements.
· OT /
Industrial Networking Expertise – Strong experience with segmentation, secure
connectivity, and production-critical environments (SCADA, control systems, or
similar).
· Advanced
Routing, Resiliency & Security – Deep hands-on knowledge of BGP, OSPF,
failover strategies, zero trust, and OT cybersecurity principles.
· Hands-On
Technical Leadership – Ability to both define strategy and personally
implement, validate, and troubleshoot complex production networks.
· Operational
Excellence & Change Discipline – Experience building runbooks, SOPs, support
models, and driving stability through structured change management.
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Key
Responsibilities
Architecture
& Design
· Develop
High-Level Designs (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD) for enterprise and OT
network environments.
· Design
large-scale network topologies across WAN, datacenter, cloud, and hybrid
environments.
· Lead
design of advanced routing, failover, and resiliency strategies aligned to
uptime and safety requirements.
· Establish
and maintain network architecture standards, patterns, and reference designs.
· Provide
technical oversight and design reviews for new solutions and brownfield
improvements.
Implementation
& Configuration
· Deploy and
configure routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and related network
services.
· Lead
hands-on execution of OT and enterprise network builds, upgrades, and
remediation efforts.
· Validate
implementations against architectural standards and operational requirements.
· Operate in
a Cisco-first environment with exposure to multi-vendor platforms (Palo Alto,
Check Point, Fortinet, etc.).
· Troubleshoot
complex issues across routing, switching, and security domains.
Monitoring &
Optimization
· Monitor
network performance, latency, and throughput across critical OT and enterprise
environments.
· Proactively
identify and mitigate performance bottlenecks and reliability risks.
· Tune
routing behavior and configurations to optimize stability and performance.
· Perform
capacity planning and lifecycle analysis to support growth.
· Drive
continuous improvement in network observability, alerting, and telemetry.
Security &
Compliance
· Implement
network segmentation, VPNs, and secure access architectures aligned with OT
cybersecurity standards.
· Apply zero
trust principles and enterprise security requirements to all designs.
· Partner
with Cybersecurity teams to ensure regulatory and internal compliance.
· Support
incident response and remediation of network-related vulnerabilities.
Operationalization
· Develop
and maintain runbooks, SOPs, and operational documentation.
· Define
support models with clear ownership and escalation paths.
· Lead
operational handoff and knowledge transfer for new solutions.
· Provide
hypercare support for major deployments and changes.
· Drive
improvements in change management, service reliability, and operational
maturity.
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Information
Locations Position Open to Only localsIndustry Information TechnologyStatus OpenJob Age 8 Day'sCreated Date 06/09/2026No.of Positions 1Duration 12 monthsZip Code
