Network Solution Design Owner / Architect

We are looking for an experienced Network Solution Design Owner responsible for detailed network solution design, supportability, resilience, and operational readiness across the environment. Support service mapping, operational readiness, continuity planning, risk assessments, and network recovery design activities.

Job Title: Network Solution Design Owner
Location: Dayton, TN 37321
Duration: 6 Months – Potential Extension
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Experience: Senior-Level Network Architecture/Design
 
Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced Network Solution Design Owner responsible for detailed network solution design, supportability, resilience, and operational readiness across the environment.
The resource will ensure network implementations align with established architecture standards, technical guardrails, lifecycle direction, and operational requirements.
 
Key Responsibilities

• Translate business and technical requirements into detailed network solution designs and implementation patterns.
• Ensure network solutions meet availability, resilience, operability, security, and supportability requirements.
• Develop and maintain detailed network design documentation, technical standards, HLD/LLD, and implementation records.
• Support network projects through design, build, testing, deployment, and transition-to-production activities.
• Work closely with the Network Solution Owner to ensure detailed designs follow approved architecture standards and lifecycle direction.
• Incorporate factory-specific and site-specific network requirements into solution designs.
• Perform network design validation, technical reviews, and dependency mapping for network-related projects and changes.
• Support service mapping, operational readiness, continuity planning, risk assessments, and network recovery design activities.
• Provide technical recommendations and participate in network architecture and design review meetings.
• Ensure accurate documentation of network dependencies, connectivity, operational procedures, and support requirements.
• Identify and escalate designs requiring architectural review, particularly when introducing new architecture patterns or deviating from approved standards.
• Escalate solutions involving significant cross-site/domain impacts, security, compliance, or connectivity implications.

 
Key Skills: Network Architecture | Network Solution Design | Network Design | HLD/LLD | Network Standards | Network Resilience | High Availability | Network Security | Network Connectivity | Dependency Mapping | Service Mapping | Operational Readiness | Disaster Recovery | Risk Assessment | Network Documentation | Design Validation | Data Center Networking | Routing & Switching
 
Preferred Technical Background

• Cisco Networking / Enterprise Networking
• Data Center Networking
• Cisco Nexus / ACI
• Routing & Switching
• BGP / OSPF
• WAN / LAN
• SD-WAN
• Firewalls & Network Security
• Network Monitoring & Troubleshooting
• Network Lifecycle Management