Role: Network Architect

Travel: 1 week per month throughout the US & Canada

Duration: 6–12-month contract

Certifications: Recognized industry credentials demonstrating advanced expertise, such as a CCIE (Data Center or Enterprise Infrastructure) or equivalent.

Technical Skills

- Must Have: Hands-on architecture and implementation experience with Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure), Cisco IOS, enterprise wireless, Cisco Catalyst Center/DNAC & Cisco SDA.
- Plus: Familiarity with manufacturing/OT networking, firewalls, Cisco ISE, IPAM, private 5G, ServiceNow & observability platforms.

Key Responsibilities & Requirements

- Experience of at least 8+ years in network architecture/design & 15+ years in overall enterprise networking.
- Architecture & Strategy: Define & evolve enterprise network principles, reference architecture & standards. Establish data center fabric strategies utilizing Cisco ACI & ensure seamless integration with the wider enterprise network.
- ACI Expertise: Deep knowledge of data center fabric architecture, including designing, deploying & managing complex Cisco ACI environments (Multi-Pod,



Multi-Site, or Tenant/Application profiles).
- Domain Breadth: Comprehensive expertise across LAN, WAN, data center, wireless, network security & cloud connectivity.
- Leadership & Influence: Proven ability to lead high-level technical discussions, build consensus across diverse stakeholders & challenge vendor recommendations through technical reasoning.

Preferred Qualifications

- Environment: Experience evolving large-scale networks within manufacturing or mission-critical environments where operational continuity is vital.
- Transformations: A track record of leading enterprise-wide migrations, segmentation & software-defined network adoptions (Cisco ACI, SD-WAN).
- Automation: Ability to leverage network automation and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Python, Ansible, or Terraform for Cisco ACI provisioning) to improve network scalability and efficiency.

Soft Skills

- Leadership & Mentoring
- Communication Skills
- Influence
- Teamwork
- Problem-Solving

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