Hiring: Backbone and Peering Architect Company: NorthMark Strategies Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:14:33 Target Skills & Keywords : Embedded Systems, Project Management About the job Experience: •7+ years of experience in large-scale data center network design or architecture. Required Skills: •Own the architecture of the data center backbone interconnect (DCI), ensuring scalability, redundancy, and performance •Design and publish reference architectures for WAN connectivity, cloud service provider interconnects, and backbone extensions •Define architectural standards for routing, traffic engineering, failover, and telemetry across backbone networks •Align backbone design with capacity planning forecasts and long-term business growth •Partner cross-functionally with Solutions Architects to align network design with workload patterns. •Ensure network security, compliance, and observability are embedded in architecture. •Develop multi-tenant secure networking patterns to support customer isolation and SLA adherence •Contribute to digital twin models with network capacity and topology simulations. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent. •Deep expertise in data center fabrics (leaf-spine, Clos, EVPN, VXLAN). •Operational familiarity with HPC workloads and high-bandwidth, low-latency requirements. •Strong documentation and stakeholder communication skills. •Strong communicator with leadership and project management experience. •Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future. Compensation: •Company-Paid Lunch Stipend: Lunch is provided via GrubHub Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!