Job Summary
At CDW, we deliver customer outcomes through deep technical expertise, trusted relationships, and a strong services‑led approach. The Senior Network Architect operates as a senior presale overlay within the Secure Networks practice, responsible for shaping, designing, and leading complex network and security solutions aligned to customer business outcomes. This role translates business requirements into high‑level architectures, drives solution strategy across multi‑vendor environments, and leads engagements from early discovery through to proposal and handover to delivery.
Role Overview
Owning solution architecture for complex customer opportunities
Leading discovery, design, and proposal activities
Aligning technology solutions to business outcomes, KPIs, and commercial objectives
Driving the integration of CDW’s Professional and Managed Services into solution designs
Supporting revenue growth through high‑value, outcome‑led engagements
Customer Engagement & Solution Ownership
Lead customer discovery sessions to capture business and technical requirements
Translate customer outcomes into scalable, high‑level architectures
Act as the technical authority throughout the engagement lifecycle
Present solutions confidently to technical and non‑technical stakeholders
Architecture & Design
Produce high‑quality solution proposals and high‑level designs (HLDs) aligned to customer requirements
Design secure, scalable, and resilient network architectures across campus, data centre, WAN, and cloud domains
Ensure alignment with best practices, vendor‑validated designs, and CDW standards
Support pricing, sizing, and commercial positioning
Identify opportunities to enhance solutions with additional services or capabilities
Contribute to pipeline growth and strategic opportunities
Multi‑Vendor Solution Strategy
Define optimal technology stacks across networking and security domains
Assess multiple vendor solutions for compatibility, scalability, and business fit
Leverage vendor relationships, tools, and resources to validate designs
Services Integration
Embed Professional and Managed Services into solution designs
Support scoping and estimation of services aligned to customer outcomes
Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure smooth transition post‑sale
Core Experience
10+ years in network architecture, design, or consulting roles
Strong experience across enterprise and/or data centre networking
Proven track record of leading customer‑facing technical engagements
Technical Expertise
Enterprise networking: LAN, WAN, Data Centre (EVPN/VXLAN desirable)
Security technologies: NGFW, ZTNA, IPS/IDS, segmentation (Micro & Macro), WAF
Strong vendor experience (Cisco, Juniper, HPE Aruba, Arista, Fortinet, Palo Alto)
Architecture & Consulting Skills
Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
Strong problem‑solving and solution design capability
Experience producing high‑quality technical documentation (HLDs, proposals)
Communication & Stakeholder Management
Confident presenter to senior stakeholders
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to influence and build consensus across technical and commercial teams
Commercial Awareness
Understanding of solution pricing, risk, and commercial positioning
Ability to align technical design with revenue and margin objectives
Key Competencies
Customer focused and outcome driven
Strong analytical and decision‑making capability
Effective collaboration across cross‑functional teams
High level of accountability and ownership
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
Nice to Have
Experience with Zero Trust architectures and modern security frameworks
Exposure to cloud networking (AWS, Azure)
Exposure within observability and AIOps (Splunk, Logic Monitor, Big Panda)
Experience with automation and AI‑driven operations (Python, NetBox, Ansible, Terraform)
Relevant certifications (CCNP/CCIE, JNCIP/JNCIE, etc.)
Working experience with AI within the workplace (Microsoft CoPilot)
Additional Requirements
Willingness to travel as required (typically up to 25%)
CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.
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