Friday, July 3, 2026

Hiring for Network Architect for Houston, TX- 100% Onsite

Hi,

Network Architect – Data Center & Availability Zone Design (Juniper & Aruba)

Location: Houston, TX (100% Onsite – Day 1)

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Open Positions: 4

Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite

Mandatory Requirement: Strong hands-on experience with Juniper Networking (QFX/PTX/SRX) is required.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Network Architect with extensive expertise in designing enterprise-scale Data Center, Multi-Availability Zone (Multi-AZ), and Hybrid Cloud Network Architectures. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on experience with Juniper and Aruba (HPE) networking technologies, along with strong knowledge of EVPN-VXLAN, network automation, SD-WAN, security, disaster recovery, and high-availability infrastructure.

This role will lead the design and implementation of scalable, highly available, secure, and automated next-generation network infrastructures supporting mission-critical enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

Data Center & Multi-Availability Zone Architecture

Design scalable Spine-Leaf Data Center fabrics using EVPN-VXLAN.
Architect highly available Multi-AZ network topologies supporting:

Active/Active architectures
Active/Passive disaster recovery
Synchronous and Asynchronous replication
Clean-room isolation for ransomware recovery

Design high-speed 100/400GbE Data Center Interconnect (DCI) solutions with DWDM integration.
Develop logical and physical network designs, routing policies, security zoning, and disaster recovery strategies.

Juniper Network Architecture (Mandatory)

Design and deploy enterprise networking solutions using:

Juniper QFX Series
Juniper PTX Series
Juniper SRX Firewalls

Implement EVPN-VXLAN overlay fabrics.
Deploy and manage Juniper Apstra for network automation and lifecycle management.
Configure SRX security features including:

AppSecure
Intrusion Detection & Prevention (IDP)
Zero Trust Security

Automate network provisioning using:

JunOS
PyEZ
Ansible
REST APIs

Aruba (HPE) Network Architecture

Design enterprise solutions using:

Aruba CX 10000
Aruba CX 9300
Aruba CX 8400

Implement distributed firewalling using Pensando DPUs.
Deploy Aruba Fabric Composer for automated network virtualization.
Utilize Aruba Central for:

Cloud-based network management
AI-driven assurance
Policy enforcement

Implement Zero Trust Networking with:

Aruba ClearPass
Network Access Control (NAC)
Dynamic Segmentation

Multi-Cloud & Disaster Recovery

Design hybrid and multi-cloud WAN architectures.
Deploy:

Juniper Contrail SD-WAN
Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN

Implement enterprise disaster recovery strategies.
Design resilient business continuity architectures.
Develop ransomware-resilient clean-room recovery environments.

Automation & Network Observability

Implement telemetry-driven network monitoring using:

gNMI
Streaming Telemetry
NETCONF/YANG

Deploy network observability solutions using:

Juniper Apstra
Aruba Central AIOps
NetEdit

Build Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) automation using:

Terraform
Ansible
Python

Security & Compliance

Design secure enterprise network architectures.
Perform network security vulnerability assessments.
Implement Zero Trust Network principles.
Support enterprise security and compliance initiatives.
Ensure secure segmentation and policy enforcement across Data Center and Cloud environments.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related field.
10+ years of experience designing and implementing enterprise Data Center networks.
Strong hands-on experience with Juniper Networking technologies (Mandatory).
Extensive knowledge of enterprise network architecture and automation.
Experience designing large-scale highly available enterprise infrastructures.
Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.

Required Technical Skills

Juniper Technologies (Mandatory)

Juniper QFX Series
Juniper PTX Series
Juniper SRX Firewalls
Juniper Apstra
JunOS
PyEZ

Aruba Technologies

Aruba CX 10000
Aruba CX 9300
Aruba CX 8400
Aruba Fabric Composer
Aruba Central
Aruba ClearPass
Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN

Routing & Switching

EVPN-VXLAN
BGP
OSPF
IS-IS
Segment Routing
Spine-Leaf Architecture
Data Center Interconnect (DCI)
DWDM

Network Automation

Terraform
Ansible
Python
REST APIs
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Observability

gNMI
Streaming Telemetry
NETCONF/YANG
Network Monitoring
AIOps

Security

Zero Trust Architecture
Network Segmentation
AppSecure
Intrusion Detection & Prevention (IDP)
Network Security Vulnerability Management

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with enterprise hybrid cloud networking.
Experience designing Multi-AZ architectures for mission-critical environments.
Strong understanding of synchronous and asynchronous replication.
Experience with disaster recovery planning and implementation.
Cloud networking experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
Industry certifications such as:

Juniper JNCIP/JNCIE
Aruba Certified Professional
CCNP/CCIE (Preferred)

Top Required Skills

Juniper Networking (Mandatory)
Juniper QFX
Juniper PTX
Juniper SRX
Juniper Apstra
Aruba CX 10000
Aruba CX 9300
Aruba CX 8400
Aruba Fabric Composer
Aruba Central
EVPN-VXLAN
BGP
OSPF
IS-IS
Segment Routing
Spine-Leaf Architecture
SD-WAN
DWDM
Network Security Vulnerability Management
Zero Trust Networking
Terraform
Ansible
Python
Data Center Architecture
Multi-Availability Zone (Multi-AZ)

Thanks & Regards

Shrey Sharma

Sr. Technical Recruiter

E: shrey.s@noviainfotech.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrey-sharma-322992370/
Novia Infotech, 4421 Avenida Ln, McKinney, TX, 75070, www.noviainfotech.com

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