IT Architect - Network

Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is currently seeking a IT Architect - Network. The expected annual salary range for this role is $146000 - $215000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

## What you’ll do:

The Architect, IT Infrastructure Network & Security serves as Eaton's senior technical authority for enterprise network, cloud networking, interconnection, private wireless, and network security architecture. This role defines target-state architectures, technology roadmaps, standards, reference designs, and governance practices across Eaton's global network environment, including campus, data center, WAN/SD-WAN, Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Equinix interconnection platforms, and manufacturing connectivity.

As part of the Network & Security Architecture team, reporting to the Senior Manager of Network & Security Architecture, this position partners with fellow architects to establish future-state infrastructure strategies and advance Eaton's vision for automated, AI-enabled, predictive, and self-healing network environments. This role focuses on architecture, standards, and governance and does not own operational support, service delivery, incident management, or project execution.

## Job Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal architect for enterprise networking, cloud networking, interconnection, private wireless, and network security.
• Develop and maintain architecture standards, reference architectures, design patterns, roadmaps, and engineering principles.
• Define secure, scalable, resilient network architectures supporting cloud-first and hybrid-cloud strategies.
• Establish networking frameworks for Azure and OCI, including landing zones, hub-and-spoke designs, routing, segmentation, DNS, private connectivity, and hybrid-cloud integration.
• Define interconnection architectures leveraging Equinix Fabric, Equinix Network Edge, ExpressRoute, FastConnect, cloud on-ramps, BGP, and regional hub models.
• Provide architectural direction for private LTE/5G networks supporting industrial mobility, OT/IoT connectivity, manufacturing operations, and integration with enterprise networking and security controls.
• Lead architecture initiatives for network automation and AI-enabled operations, including AIOps, observability, telemetry, Infrastructure as Code, intent-based networking, automated remediation, and cloud-native automation.
• Collaborate with architecture, security, cloud, and infrastructure teams to drive governance and technology strategy.

## Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 7 years of experience designing enterprise network, cloud networking, private wireless, and/or network security architectures.
• Minimum 3 years in a senior architect, principal engineer, or technical leadership role.
• Must reside within 50 miles of Beachwood, OH; Galesburg, MI; Houston, TX; Menomonee Falls, WI; Moon Township, PA; or Raleigh, NC.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Technical Qualifications

• Expertise in enterprise networking, including routing, switching, LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, cloud connectivity, remote access, and telecommunications.
• Deep knowledge of Azure and OCI networking architectures, connectivity services, security, routing, and multicloud integration.
• Experience with Equinix interconnection solutions, cloud exchanges, BGP, private peering, and resilient hub architectures.
• Strong background in network security architecture, including firewalls, NAC, segmentation, Zero Trust, secure remote access, cloud security, and IT/OT convergence.
• Working knowledge of private LTE/5G technologies and industrial wireless networking.
• Experience developing enterprise architecture standards, governance processes, technology roadmaps, and reusable design frameworks.
• Experience designing AI-enabled, automated infrastructure solutions utilizing AIOps, observability, telemetry, analytics, IaC, and orchestration.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Cisco, Palo Alto, Check Point, Fortinet, F5, Zscaler, Aruba, Azure, OCI, Equinix, SD-WAN technologies, telecommunications providers, and network observability solutions.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity governance, risk management, enterprise architecture, and technology lifecycle planning.

Relevant industry certifications are preferred (e.g., CCIE, CCNP, CISSP, Azure, OCI, TOGAF, Terraform, Ansible, Private LTE/5G certifications).

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