Network Architect

We are hiring a remote Network Architect located in Montreal, Canada or Quebec, Canada area. 

• Lead customer-facing network readiness assessments across the client’s enterprise environments.
• Conduct technical assessments to identify gaps, risks, and areas of misalignment against best practices.
• Document findings and clearly explain the delta between current-state and desired-state architecture.
• Develop remediation plans to address technical, operational, and architectural gaps.
• Build architectural roadmaps aligned to customer priorities and technology direction.
• Lead technical discussions with client stakeholders and internal teams.
• Support transformation activities involving campus networking, data center, wireless, and security technologies.
• Provide guidance across enterprise networking solutions, including SDA, Catalyst Center, ACI, and route/switch.
• Partner with SMEs for deeper technical expertise when required.
• Translate complex technical findings into clear recommendations and action plans.
• Support workshops, discovery sessions, and architecture review meetings.
• Support engagements in both French and English across Montreal and Quebec City sites.

• Strong experience as a Network Architect, Senior Network Consultant, or similar customer-facing technical role.
• Bilingual French and English communication skills.
• Strong consulting experience, including customer workshops, technical assessments, and executive-level communication.
• Deep expertise in at least one to two core Cisco technology areas, with broad knowledge across the wider Cisco portfolio.
• Strong campus networking experience, including route/switch and enterprise LAN design.
• Experience with Cisco ACI in data center environments.
• Experience with Cisco SDA / Software-Defined Access.
• Experience with Cisco DNA Center / Catalyst Center.
• Strong data center networking experience.
• Ability to perform gap analysis and develop remediation plans.
• Ability to create architecture roadmaps and technical recommendations.
• Strong communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable operating as a lead technical advisor while leveraging SMEs as needed.
• Ability to travel occasionally between Montreal and Quebec City client sites as required.