Harbor Capital Leasing · 2 months ago
Principal Architect – Networking
US-CO-Littleton
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
10+ years expHarbor Capital Leasing is seeking a Principal Architect – Networking to lead their Network Modernization Practice. This role involves providing technical leadership, engaging with customers, and mentoring team members while driving networking strategy across various environments.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Partner with VP of Pre-Sales Architecture and CTO on practice strategy and go-to-market direction
Provide technical leadership across Red8’s networking practice
Conduct discovery sessions to translate business needs into outcome-based solutions
Develop and present architectures for wired, wireless, WAN, and data center environments
Serve as escalation point for complex sales and delivery challenges
Support NaaS initiatives with vendors like Nile, positioning consumption-based networking
Lead/assist delivery teams to ensure consistency and customer satisfaction
Define best practices and artifacts (HLDs, SOWs, BOMs, MOPs, and Playbooks)
Mentor and recruit team members to support growth
Collaborate across practices (Security, Cloud, Modern Workplace) for integrated offerings
Deliver training and knowledge-sharing sessions internally
Support field-facing activities (customer briefings, workshops, executive presentations)
Contribute to customer success materials (use cases, blogs, reference designs)
Qualification
Required
10+ years' experience in networking/infrastructure, including pre-sales and delivery
Proven leadership in mentoring or building technical teams
Excellent communication skills, comfortable with C-level audiences
Preferred
College degree preferred
Industry expert certifications (e.g., CCIE, JNCIE) strongly preferred
Deep expertise in routing, switching, wireless, and network security (BGP, OSPF, SD-WAN, firewalls, Zero Trust)
Experience with NaaS platforms (Nile, Meter, HPE GreenLake)
Background in data center, cloud, and hybrid environments
Familiarity with automation/scripting (Ansible, Python, PowerShell)
Knowledge of virtualization, storage networking, and IaaS (AWS, Azure)
Strong experience producing deliverables (designs, SOWs, proposals)
Company
Harbor Capital Leasing
Harbor Capital is an independent equipment lessor providing equipment finance, asset management and portfolio servicing for the benefit of companies in the public and private sector.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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