Role: Google Cloud Platform Network Architect
Work Location: USA, Remote
11/30/2026 to 09/30/2027
Job Description
The Network Lead Architect is responsible for helping the organization provide secure, available, and high-performing network and telecommunications services across enterprise environments. As an architect, this role combines domain expertise, disciplined delivery, and effective stakeholder engagement to produce secure, supportable, and measurable outcomes. The role works across business, delivery, engineering, operations, security, and supplier teams as required.
Key Responsibilities
Own designs, standards, roadmaps, and technical decisions from concept through operational acceptance.
Design, configure, monitor, and support network connectivity, routing, switching, security, and related services.
Diagnose incidents and performance issues using monitoring, telemetry, and structured troubleshooting.
Plan and execute changes, upgrades, testing, and lifecycle activities with controlled risk.
Maintain network standards, inventories, diagrams, configurations, and operational documentation.
Set priorities, clarify accountability, coach contributors, and provide concise updates and recommendations to governance forums.
Apply organizational security, privacy, risk, compliance, change, and documentation requirements to all assigned work.
Define or track meaningful measures and use evidence, feedback, and lessons learned to drive continual improvement.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years of relevant experience in network and telecommunications or a closely related environment.
Demonstrated knowledge of the methods, tools, controls, and lifecycle practices relevant to the Network Lead Architect role.
Experience working in complex enterprise environments with multiple technical teams, service providers, and stakeholders.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
Ability to manage priorities, risks, dependencies, and deadlines while maintaining quality and customer focus.
Proven ability to lead decisions, influence senior stakeholders, and create accountability across organizational boundaries.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting large-scale transformation, transition, modernization, or managed-service environments.
Knowledge of ITIL, Agile, DevOps, SIAM, and continual-improvement practices as relevant to the role.
Experience operating in regulated, security-conscious, or contractually governed environments.
Familiarity with automation, analytics, and modern cloud-enabled service-delivery practices.
Certifications Preferred
Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, or equivalent role-relevant certification
Relevant cloud networking certification
ITIL Foundation
Key Competencies
Network Lead Architect
Enterprise networking
Network security
Monitoring and troubleshooting
Change and lifecycle management
Technical documentation
Leadership and decision making
Stakeholder communication
Risk and issue management
Continual improvement"
