Senior Network Architect

The Senior Network Architect will drive the lifecycle management and operational excellence of Rockwell's global network. In coordination with Rockwell's Operations and Engineering teams, the Senior Network Architect will lead the end-to-end lifecycle management of our enterprise network architecture. This includes future design and planning for operating systems, platforms, routing, deployment, optimization and continuous improvement.

You will report to the Senior IT Manager located in USA and have a hybrid schedule working in Katowice, Poland.

Your Responsibilities:

• You will create the full lifecycle management of network architecture, including planning, design, deployment, operations and decommissioning.
• Develop and maintain a robust framework for ongoing network health assessments, upgrades, and retirement planning to align with business and technology needs.
• Provide inputs into the optimization of our lifecycle processes to ensure minimal downtime and future scale.
• Coordinate with automation teams to champion the approach for network infrastructure to leverage automation tools and CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment of operating systems, hardware, and other technologies.
• Help develop and maintain network-as-code solutions to improve the efficiency, consistency and reliability of the network and its various elements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and business units to integrate network automation into broader IT, cloud and DevOps strategies.
• Lead proactive bug scrub processes to ensure timely identification, resolution and prevention of network issues while keeping the environment current with evolving software features.
• Establish procedures for continuous improvement based upon lessons learned from root cause analysis and performance monitoring.
• Help troubleshoot and remediation for complex network issues leveraging expertise to resolve challenges quickly.
• Be a subject matter expert and advocate for the best practices in network lifecycle management to influence stakeholders and mentor peers.
• Develop high-level and detailed network architecture designs and diagrams tailored to meet overall business objectives.
• Coordinate with Network Security to ensure architectural designs, and configurations, meet business, regulatory and security requirements.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related fields.
• 8+ years of experience with network architecture at a global enterprise: planning, design, and implementation of large-scale network architecture.
• Technology: Cisco switching, Cisco routing, Cisco SD-WAN, bug scrub.
• Expertise in network protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF), technologies (SD-WAN), and platforms (Cisco, Palo Alto, F5).
• Proficiency in network automation tools and scripting (Python, Ansible, API-driven).
• Experience with network DevOps methodology to include CI/CD integration.
• Technical writing skills for planned and corrective process documentation and lifecycle activities.
• Examples of mentoring junior engineers and serving at Subject Matter Expert (SME) for a technical area.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Advanced certifications (CCNP, CCIE).
• Experience in hybrid cloud networking (Azure).
• Ability to distill information from different data sources and the capability to tell the story behind it, and recommendations for next steps.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes and Agile project management.

What We Offer:

Our benefits package includes …

• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm,
• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees,
• Company volunteer and donation matching program – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation,
• Employee Assistance Program,
• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program,
• On-demand digital course library for professional development,

... and other local benefits!

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.