Principal Architect - Data Center (US)

*This position is hybrid in:

• NY, NY
• Pennington, NJ
• Jersey City, NJ
• Dallas, TX

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

We are seeking a Principal Architect to define and lead next‑generation data center architecture spanning physical and logical design, software-defined infrastructure, virtualization, and containerization. This role drives the strategy for workload, management, and control zones across regions and availability zones while enabling placement of core and foundation services.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Define target-state data center architecture with regional/AZ constructs.
• Establish workload, management, and control zone strategy.
• Lead design of next‑generation fabrics (leaf‑spine, EVPN/VXLAN).
• Align internal and external network designs for consistent policy.
• Develop VCF networking standards: VPC constructs, Distributed Transit Gateway, Distributed Firewall, Load Balancing.
• Integrate virtualization, SDS, and Kubernetes/Tanzu platforms.
• Drive software-defined infrastructure adoption and automation.
• Oversee architecture governance, design reviews, and roadmap execution.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• 10+ years data center/platform architecture.
• Expertise with VCF (vSphere, NSX, vSAN) and NSX networking.
• Strong background in fabric architecture (EVPN/VXLAN, BGP).
• Experience with Kubernetes/Tanzu and container networking.
• IaC, GitOps, automation, and observability expertise.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA:

• Certifications: VCIX/VCAP, NSX, CCNP/CCIE DC, CKA/CKS.
• Multi-region architecture and workload placement experience.
• Knowledge of SDS, storage, backup/DR, and cyber-resilience.

The EOS pay range for this job is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, market data, or other laws.

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Pay Range

$170,000—$200,000 USD