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[Remote] GCP Lead Network Architect
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The hiring company is confidential. The GCP Lead Network Architect is responsible for secure, available, and high-performing enterprise network and telecommunications services, leading architecture and technical decisions through operational acceptance. The role works across business, engineering, operations, security, delivery, and supplier teams.
Responsibilities
- Own designs, standards, roadmaps, and technical decisions from concept through operational acceptance
- Design, configure, monitor, and support network connectivity, routing, switching, security, and related services
- Diagnose incidents and performance issues using monitoring, telemetry, and structured troubleshooting
- Plan and execute changes, upgrades, testing, and lifecycle activities with controlled risk
- Maintain network standards, inventories, diagrams, configurations, and operational documentation
- Set priorities, clarify accountability, coach contributors, and provide concise updates and recommendations to governance forums
- Apply organizational security, privacy, risk, compliance, change, and documentation requirements to all assigned work
- Define or track meaningful measures and use evidence, feedback, and lessons learned to drive continual improvement
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
- 8 years of relevant experience in network and telecommunications or a closely related environment
- Demonstrated knowledge of the methods, tools, controls, and lifecycle practices relevant to the Network Lead Architect role
- Experience working in complex enterprise environments with multiple technical teams, service providers, and stakeholders
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills
- Ability to manage priorities, risks, dependencies, and deadlines while maintaining quality and customer focus
- Proven ability to lead decisions, influence senior stakeholders, and create accountability across organizational boundaries
- Experience supporting large-scale transformation, transition, modernization, or managed-service environments
- Knowledge of ITIL, Agile, DevOps, SIAM, and continual-improvement practices as relevant to the role
- Experience operating in regulated, security-conscious, or contractually governed environments
- Familiarity with automation, analytics, and modern cloud-enabled service-delivery practices
- Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, or equivalent role-relevant certification, relevant cloud networking certification, ITIL Foundation
Benefits
- Remote work (USA)
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