Network Architect- Houston, TX-6 Months

Network Architect

Location: Houston TX

Duration: 6 months100% ONSITE ROLE.

Job Description:

Network Architect Datacenter & Availability Zone Design (Juniper & Aruba Specialization)

Overview

We are seeking a Network Architect with deep expertise in datacenter design| multi-availability zone architectures| and enterprise-grade fabrics.This role requires specialization in Juniper Networks and Aruba (HPE) latest product portfolios| with proven ability to design| scale| and secure next-generation infrastructures supporting high availability| low-latency replication| and hybrid cloud workloads.

Key Responsibilities:

Datacenter & Availability Zone Architecture Architect spine-leaf fabrics leveraging EVPN-VXLAN for scalable L2/L3 segmentation.Design multi-AZ topologies enabling 3ms synchronous replication| active/active distribution| and clean-room isolation for critical workloads.Engineer 100/400GbE connectivity with DWDM integration for metro and regional datacenter interconnects.Produce end-to-end design packages: logical/physical topologies| routing policy| security zoning| and DR strategy.

Juniper Specialization

Lead fabric automation and lifecycle operations using Juniper Apstra.

Deploy Juniper QFX series for EVPN/VXLAN overlays and PTX series for DC interconnect and WAN edge.

Integrate SRX firewalls with AppSecure| IDP| and Zero Trust for north-south and east-west security.

Automate provisioning and operations using JunOS automation (PyEZ| Ansible| REST APIs).

Aruba Specialization

Architect Aruba CX 10000 with Pensando DPUs for distributed firewalling| service insertion| and micro segmentation.

Deploy Aruba CX 9300/8400 for campus and datacenter spine-leaf roles.

Leverage Aruba Fabric Composer for automated network virtualization and multi-tenant segmentation.

Integrate Aruba Central for cloud-based operations| AI-driven assurance| and policy enforcement.

Align solutions with Zero Trust Networking (ClearPass| NAC| Dynamic Segmentation).Resiliency| DR| and Multi-CloudDesign WAN edge leveraging Juniper Contrail SD-WAN and Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN for hybrid/multi-cloud access.

Implement business continuity topologies with active/active and active/passive designs across AZs and DCs.

Define clean-room strategies isolating critical workloads for ransomware-resilient DR.Automation & Observability Deploy telemetry-based observability (gNMI| streaming telemetry| Netconf/YANG) Implement network observability stacks with Apstra| Aruba Central AIOps| NetEdit.Build IaC pipelines with Terraform| Ansible| and Python for repeatable deployments''.

Required Skills & Qualifications

10+ years designing and deploying enterprise-scale datacenter networks.

Expert knowledge of: Juniper QFX/PTX/SRX platforms| Apstra automation. Aruba CX 10000| CX 9300| CX 8400| Fabric Composer| Central.

Deep expertise in EVPN-VXLAN| BGP| IS-IS| OSPF| Segment Routing| DWDM.

Strong understanding of multi-AZ architectures| synchronoasynchronous replication| DR topologies.

Proven skills in network security