Enterprise Architect

Piper Companies is seeking an Enterprise Architect to join a rapidly growing, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business supporting both federal and commercial clients in a fully remote (15-25% Travel) role. This is a highly strategic, client-facing technical leadership role focused on designing secure, scalable enterprise network architectures and driving the adoption of modern automation and orchestration frameworks across hybrid environments.

Responsibilities of the Enterprise Architect include:

• Engage with clients to understand business requirements, challenges, and objectives, translating them into tailored enterprise network architecture solutions.
• Assess existing infrastructures to identify opportunities for optimization, focusing on scalability, resiliency, performance, and security.
• Design, document, and present end-to-end network architectures across on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Lead implementation efforts, guiding engineering teams and ensuring deployments align with architectural standards and best practices.
• Drive adoption of network automation, infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC), and orchestration frameworks such as Ansible, Terraform, and Python-based automation.
• Develop and maintain automated configuration management and CI/CD pipelines for network infrastructure deployments.
• Standardize architectures and create reusable templates to streamline deployments and improve consistency across client environments.
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams, vendors, and technology partners to deliver integrated solutions aligned with client business outcomes.
• Provide mentorship, technical leadership, and training to engineering and client teams on automation tools and emerging technologies.
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies including SDN, SASE, Zero Trust, NFV, and cloud‑native networking.
• Serve as a trusted advisor during technical discussions and architecture reviews, ensuring compliance with security, scalability, and performance requirements.
• Troubleshoot complex network and automation-related issues, driving root cause analysis and long-term remediation.

Qualifications for the Enterprise Architect include:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field (preferred).
• 7+ years of experience in network architecture, network engineering, or related technical disciplines.
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-grade network infrastructures across on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Strong knowledge of networking protocols and technologies including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, QoS, VPNs, and SD‑WAN.
• Expertise in network security design including firewalls, segmentation, and access control.
• Hands-on experience with automation frameworks and tools such as Ansible, Python, Terraform, NetBox, Nornir, and REST APIs.
• Experience integrating automation into provisioning and change management workflows (CI/CD).
• Familiarity with cloud networking services across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Exposure to SDN, SASE, Zero Trust, and microsegmentation principles.
• Strong documentation, presentation, and communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Certifications:
  • IAT Level II or higher required

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code and DevOps methodologies.
• Familiarity with monitoring and telemetry platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or Cisco ThousandEyes.
• Understanding of containerized networking (Docker, Kubernetes, CNI plugins).
• Ability to lead architecture discussions and influence technology strategy.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and project management skills.

Compensation for the Enterprise Architect includes:

• Salary Range: $150,000 - $180,000
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave (as required by law), and Holidays

This job opens for applications on 09/09/2025. Applications will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date. #LI-RE1 #LI-REMOTE Enterprise Architecture, Network Automation, IaC, Ansible, Terraform, Python, SDN, SASE, Zero Trust, NFV, Cloud Networking, CI/CD, DevOps, Network Design, Hybrid Cloud, Technical Leadership, Federal IT, Commercial IT, CyKor