Senior Network Architect and Advisor — Onsite

Job overview

The Senior Network Architect and Advisor — Onsite role is onsite, with a choice of Jersey City, NJ; Columbus, OH; Plano, TX; or Palo Alto, CA. Compensation is not specified. The full-time, one-year contract is scheduled to start in November 2026. The role supports customer data center and campus networking deployments. The senior engineer provides architecture, design, implementation, and troubleshooting expertise across routing and switching, WAN edge, and network observability. The work translates customer requirements into network solutions, supports deployment and operational efficiency, and includes technical workshops, testing, documentation, and coordination with customers and internal teams.

What you'll do

• Provide post-sales engineering design, architecture, and implementation support for Arista open networking deployments
• review EVPN, VxLAN, and leaf-spine designs
• configure and troubleshoot BGP/eBGP
• architect and implement MPLS environments
• support migrations and interconnections with other vendors
• assist with EOS, Python, and Ansible automation
• deliver technical workshops
• support proofs of concept and testing
• produce runbooks, blueprints, roadmaps, and reports
• advise customers and assist pre-sales teams.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior network architect

network advisor

jersey city nj

columbus oh

plano tx

palo alto ca

arista

evpn and vxlan

bgp and mpls

python and ansible

onsite

one-year contract

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires 10+ years architecting campus and data center network solutions and 5+ years in pre-sales support. One-year contract; onsite work may be based at any one of four listed locations.

About the employer

Wired360 is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.