Senior Principal Cellular and Wi-Fi Network Architect

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. Define and own the global wireless, such as private 5G, and other cellular technologies, and Wi‑Fi architecture vision, roadmap, and reference designs aligned with business, security, and digital transformation goals .

Posted 4/4/2026full-timeSeattle • California, Illinois, Montana, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $197,200 - $285,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

IoT

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and own the global wireless, such as private 5G, and other cellular technologies, and Wi‑Fi architecture vision, roadmap, and reference designs aligned with business, security, and digital transformation goals
Establish enterprise standards for Wi‑Fi, Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, and emerging cellular technologies
Evaluate and incorporate next‑generation wireless innovations, ensuring solutions are future‑ready, resilient, and globally scalable
Lead architecture and design for high‑density, mission‑critical, and geographically distributed wireless environments
Ensure architectures are grounded in real‑world operational experience, balancing theoretical design with proven deployability and maintainability
Drive consistent Radio Frequency (RF) design methodologies, site survey practices, validation processes, and lifecycle management across regions
Partner with operations teams to ensure architectural decisions improve reliability, resiliency, performance, and mean‑time‑to‑resolution
Integrate AI and machine learning into wireless architecture for predictive analytics, anomaly detection, capacity planning, self‑healing, and automated optimization
Define how telemetry, RF data, and operational insights are leveraged to enable intelligent, adaptive wireless networks
Partner with data, platform, and automation teams to embed AI into day‑to‑day wireless operations and decision‑making
Act as a subject‑matter expert in RF propagation, interference analysis, spectrum management, and performance optimization
Establish performance baselines, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and proactive monitoring strategies to ensure exceptional user experience
Lead root‑cause analysis for complex wireless performance issues and influence long‑term architectural improvements
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior technology leadership on wireless strategy, risk, and investment decisions
Mentor and develop wireless engineers and architects through coaching, design reviews, and technical communities of practice

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience with enterprise cellular & Wi-Fi networking, with significant responsibility for architecture and design at scale
10+ years of experience mentoring others
Experience working with cellular & Wi-Fi operations, including troubleshooting, performance optimization, and production support
Experience working with Wi‑Fi standards, Radio Frequency (RF) fundamentals, propagation modeling, and large‑scale deployment methodologies
Experience with network design, architecture, protocols, security, and/or operations for effective network management and implementation
Experience in data analytics
Experience working with Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance programs
Paid and unpaid time away from work

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Hard Skills & Tools

5GWi-FiInternet of Things (IoT)Radio Frequency (RF) designperformance optimizationpropagation modelingnetwork designdata analyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)machine learning

Soft Skills

mentoringleadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationcoachingstrategic thinkingadvisory skillsinfluencingtechnical review