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Insight Investments · 1 week ago

Principal Architect – Networking

Middlesex County, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Insight Investments is seeking a Principal Architect – Networking to lead their Network Modernization Practice. This senior technical leader will drive networking strategy across various domains, provide technical leadership, and support customer engagement and team growth.

Business DevelopmentLeasingManagement Consulting

H1B Sponsor Likely

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

RoutingSwitchingNetwork securityNaaS platformsData center experienceCloud environmentsAutomation/scriptingMentoring teamsIndustry certificationsCommunication

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

Insight Investments

Insight Investments helps companies to control their technology, acquisition, leasing, and management requirements.

Founded in 1987

Costa Mesa, California, USA

201-500 employees

https://www.insightinvestments.com

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