Key skills
PythonTerraformAnsiblecomposerPerformance OptimizationStakeholder ManagementCommunicationNetwork SecurityZero Trust
About this role
Network Architect Contract Houston, TX
Experience: 10+ Years
Job Responsibilities:
Design and architect enterprise-scale datacenter and multi-availability zone (AZ) network infrastructures.
Build scalable EVPN-VXLAN spine-leaf fabrics for high-performance L2/L3 networking.
Design high-availability, disaster recovery (DR), and business continuity solutions with active-active and active-passive architectures.
Implement 100/400GbE connectivity and DWDM integration for datacenter interconnects.
Design logical and physical network topologies, routing policies, security zoning, and disaster recovery strategies.
Deploy and manage Juniper QFX, PTX, and SRX platforms, including Apstra automation.
Design and implement Aruba CX 10000, CX 9300, CX 8400, Aruba Fabric Composer, and Aruba Central solutions.
Implement Zero Trust Networking, micro-segmentation, distributed firewalling, and network access control using Aruba ClearPass.
Design WAN solutions using Juniper Contrail SD-WAN and Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN.
Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Ansible, Python, PyEZ, REST APIs, and JunOS automation.
Implement network observability using gNMI, Netconf/YANG, Streaming Telemetry, Apstra, Aruba Central AIOps, and NetEdit.
Perform network security vulnerability management, performance optimization, and operational support.
Required Skills:
10+ years of experience designing enterprise datacenter networks.
Strong expertise in Juniper QFX, PTX, SRX, and Apstra.
Experience with Aruba CX 10000, CX 9300, CX 8400, Fabric Composer, and Aruba Central.
Strong knowledge of EVPN-VXLAN, BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, Segment Routing, and DWDM.
Experience designing multi-availability zone (AZ), disaster recovery (DR), and hybrid cloud network architectures.
Hands-on experience with network automation using Terraform, Ansible, Python, PyEZ, and REST APIs.
Strong experience with network security vulnerability management and Zero Trust architecture.
Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Education: At least a bachelor s degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Software/Electronics Engineering, Information Systems, or closely related field is required