Principal Network Architect

Connectivity Infrastructure

• Design and expand private connectivity and interconnect capabilities across strategic data centers, cloud onramps, carrier hotels, and customer aggregation points.
• Own edge node deployments end to end: hardware selection, redundancy design, routing, monitoring, documentation, and lifecycle management.
• Build scalable network architectures for point-to-point connectivity, cloud interconnect, private WAN transport, data center interconnect, IP transit, wavelength services, and dark fiber.

Cloud Interconnect & Private Transport

• Expand private cloud connectivity offerings, with a focus on Azure ExpressRoute and comparable direct interconnect models.
• Define provisioning standards for cloud circuits, VLANs, BGP sessions, routing policy, bandwidth options, redundancy models, and customer handoffs.
• Build repeatable service models for private transport, data center interconnect, and multi-location private connectivity.

Carrier, Data Center & Vendor Strategy

• Source and negotiate data center presence, colocation, cross-connects, Ethernet transport, wavelength services, dark fiber, IP transit, and carrier relationships.
• Identify cost-effective expansion opportunities and help define long-term infrastructure growth priorities.
• Evaluate commercial models for wholesale connectivity, bundled transport, and service-integrated network offerings.

Product Development & Commercialization

• Translate technical infrastructure capabilities into clearly defined, repeatable, sellable product offerings.
• Define service packages, pricing inputs, operational handoff requirements, and support standards for the connectivity and transport portfolio.
• Collaborate with sales, operations, engineering, and finance to bring enhanced services to market and establish internal quoting and delivery standards.

Technical Operations & Enablement

• Install, configure, and troubleshoot routers, switches, BGP sessions, VLANs, QinQ, VRFs, cross-connects, and transport circuits.
• Develop operational runbooks for provisioning, monitoring, escalation, maintenance, and vendor coordination.
• Train sales, engineering, implementation, and support teams on how to design, quote, provision, and support the expanded portfolio.

Requirements

• Direct background building or operating network infrastructure at a carrier, MSP, data center provider, ISP, or managed connectivity provider.
• Hands-on proficiency in BGP, VLANs, QinQ, VRFs, Layer 2/3 transport, IP addressing, routing policy, redundant network design, and customer handoff design.
• Experience deploying routers, switches, circuits, and cross-connects in data center or colocation environments.
• Experience with private cloud connectivity, including Azure ExpressRoute or equivalent direct cloud interconnect models.
• Working familiarity sourcing and managing data center providers, carriers, fiber providers, transport vendors, and hardware partners.
• Demonstrated ability to translate infrastructure capabilities into commercial products: pricing, margins, vendor cost, contract terms, and operational delivery models.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.

Preferred

• Background expanding an existing network product line or infrastructure-based service portfolio.
• Experience with network automation, APIs, orchestration, or self-service provisioning.
• Familiarity with optical networking, DWDM, carrier Ethernet, or metro fiber.
• Customer-facing experience in technical sales, solution architecture, or pre-sales engineering.
• Familiarity with service provider billing models: usage-based pricing, port-based pricing, wholesale/resale structures, and bandwidth commitments.
• Certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, JNCIE, or Azure Network Engineer (or equivalent real-world experience).

Benefits

• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for full-time employees
• Flexible time off
• 401k
• Fun events at cool locations
• Free DoorDash lunches on Fridays
• Employee referral bonuses