Sr. Network Architect
Lam ResearchAbout the role
The group you’ll be a part of
The Global Information Systems Group is dedicated to the success of Lam through providing best-in-class and innovative information system solutions and services. Together, we support users globally with data, information, and systems to achieve their business objectives.
The impact you’ll make
A Network Architect is responsible for designing, planning, and evolving the organization’s network infrastructure to ensure it is secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with business objectives. This role focuses on developing high‑level architectural blueprints, establishing network standards, and guiding the implementation of complex network solutions across data centers, cloud environments, and enterprise sites. The Network Architect works closely with Business, cybersecurity, cloud, and infrastructure teams to define long‑term network strategy while ensuring day‑to‑day stability and performance. They evaluate emerging technologies, drive modernization initiatives, and provide technical leadership to ensure the network meets current and future operational demands.
What you’ll do
Network Strategy & Architecture
Develop network architecture aligned with business goals; set standards for LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, VPN, Cloud, and Data Center. Assess current infrastructure; recommend modernization, scalability, and optimization.
Technology Planning & Roadmaps
Create multi-year roadmaps for growth, resilience, and security. Evaluate emerging technologies (SDN, ZTNA, SASE, automation) for adoption.
Design & Architecture
Produce HLD/LLD documents for topology, routing, security, and integration. Architect solutions for campuses, branches, data centers, and hybrid/cloud environments.
Routing, Switching & Security
Design scalable routing (BGP, EIGRP, EVPN/VXLAN) integrated with security (firewalls, segmentation, VPN, NAC, ZTNA). Define global addressing, routing policies, and traffic engineering.
Performance & Resilience
Ensure high availability, redundancy, failover, and performance optimization. Define capacity planning for bandwidth, throughput, and resiliency.
Security & Compliance
Collaborate with cybersecurity teams on secure architecture (micro-segmentation, encryption). Maintain compliance (ISO 27001) and enforce governance frameworks.
Leadership & Collaboration
Provide technical leadership; guide engineers across projects. Partner with application, cloud, security, and infrastructure teams. Participate in vendor evaluation and solution comparisons.
Documentation & Standards
Maintain architecture diagrams, HLD/LLD, design standards, and topology maps. Define policies for configuration management and change control.
Troubleshooting & Escalation
Act as top-tier escalation for complex issues; lead RCA and long-term fixes.
Automation & Transformation
Promote automation, IaC, and SDN using tools like Ansible, Terraform, Python.
Cost Optimization & Vendor Management
Evaluate vendor solutions (Cisco, Palo Alto, Zscaler, Netskope). Optimize costs via consolidation, cloud planning, and contract reviews.
Who we’re looking for
- BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, with 15+ years of work experience in networking domain
- Have completed minimum 3 significant network solution designs
- In-depth knowledge of the OSI network model
- Experience with different network types (i.e. LAN, WAN, WLAN)
- Network protocols and technologies, e.g. DNS, HTTP, SSL, 802.1x, Load Balancing, WAN optimization, SD-WAN, VPN, PKI
- Cisco network products (Nexus and Catalyst switches, routers, WLC, ISE)
- Knowledge of Palo Alto Networks firewall and IPS configuration and troubleshooting
- Knowledge of F5 load balancer
- Knowledge of public cloud is highly desirable
- Knowledge of Zero-Trust networking is highly desirable
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