[Hiring] Principal Solutions Architect @SHI International Corp.

Role Description

The Principal Network Solution Architect serves as a senior technical authority and trusted advisor for enterprise networking. This role leads the discovery, strategy, architecture, and delivery of complex solutions spanning campus, branch, data center, cloud, and hybrid environments.

• Lead architecture assessments, discovery workshops, design sessions, and technical decision-making for large or complex customer environments.
• Design secure, resilient, scalable, and supportable solutions across routing, switching, wireless, load balancing, segmentation, VXLAN/EVPN, SD-WAN, Cloud WAN, firewalls, VPN, SSE, and SASE.
• Develop current-state assessments, future-state architectures, transition roadmaps, standards, reference designs, and implementation strategies.
• Provide technical governance during deployment, migration, upgrade, troubleshooting, and optimization activities, including review of high-level and low-level designs.
• Identify architectural risks, dependencies, constraints, and tradeoffs, and present practical recommendations aligned to customer objectives.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex design and delivery issues and guide teams toward timely resolution.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in enterprise network and cloud architecture across Cisco and at least one additional major networking platform (e.g., Juniper, HPE Aruba).
• Strong knowledge of AWS, Microsoft Azure, and/or Google Cloud connectivity models.
• Strong experience designing and architecting solutions across campus, branch, data center, cloud, hybrid connectivity, network security, WAN, SD-WAN, cloud WAN, and modern connectivity frameworks including VXLAN/EVPN.
• Proven ability to architect solutions across enterprise systems, integration layers, data platforms, and complex network infrastructures.
• Advanced knowledge of cybersecurity principles, network security architecture, data privacy, and regulatory compliance frameworks.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or technical degree in Network Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise networking, network security, architecture, engineering, consulting, or operations.
• 8+ years leading the design and delivery of complex customer-facing networks or security solutions.
• Industry-recognized networking, cloud, security, and enterprise architecture certifications strongly preferred.
• Availability to travel to customer sites up to 30% annually.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending.
• Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities.
• Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family.
• World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive – in our offices or yours.