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

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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 ||

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