Network Architect

Location: Houston TX
Duration: 6 months
100% ONSITE ROLE.
Networking Architect- 4 positions

Juniper experience required**

Network Design experience on Juniper Switching/Routing products. Hands on experience on network security vulnerability management.

Role Descriptions: 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-Cloud Design WAN edge leveraging Juniper Contrail SD-WAN and Aruba Edge Connect 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 for 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