Shield AI
Network Architect (R6158)
$190K–$290K
Seattle, Washington · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise network engineering and architecture.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Defines and delivers secure, resilient network architecture across Shield AI’s offices, engineering and manufacturing sites, data centers, cloud environments, and international locations.
What you'll do
- Set enterprise network strategy, standards, roadmaps, and reference architectures; design LAN, WAN, wireless, cloud, data-center, and security solutions.
- Lead complex network deployments, migrations, escalations, and troubleshooting, translating architecture into implementation plans and operational handoffs.
- Develop secure connectivity and segmentation for manufacturing, IoT, operational technology, and hybrid cloud environments; advance network automation.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of progressive enterprise network engineering and architecture experience across complex, multi-site environments.
- Experience leading network architecture from requirements and design through implementation, validation, and operational handoff.
- Expertise in enterprise routing, switching, wireless, WAN, VPN, segmentation, high availability, and AWS and Azure networking.
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or equivalent practical experience; ability to travel periodically and support planned after-hours work or critical incidents.
Nice to have
- Experience designing secure IoT, industrial, operational technology, or manufacturing networks.
- Relevant advanced certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, JNCIE, PCNSE, AWS Advanced Networking, or equivalent experience.
Pay
USD 190,000–290,000 (per-year-salary); base salary
Tools
BGP, OSPF, IPsec, Terraform, Ansible, Python, AWS, Azure
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