[Remote] Principal Network Architect
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CommandLink is a global SaaS Platform providing network, voice services, and IT security solutions. They are seeking a Principal Network Architect to lead the design and expansion of their private connectivity and interconnect capabilities, while also overseeing edge node deployments and building scalable network architectures.
Responsibilities
- 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
- Expand CommandLink's 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Skills
- 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 where the direction exists but needs sharper structure, ownership, and scale
- 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 to help you save for the future
- Fun events at cool locations
- Free DoorDash lunches on Fridays
- Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
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