Lead Network Designer

Boeing

Lead Network Designer at Boeing, focusing on network architecture design and implementation across global environments. Overseeing multi-site, data center, and hybrid network solutions.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeHazelwood • Alabama, California, Montana, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $148,750 - $215,050 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudFirewallsPythonSwitching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead end-to-end network architecture and design for global, multi-site, data center, cloud, and hybrid network solutions
Define high-level and detailed designs (logical and physical), including topology, routing, IP addressing, segmentation, resilience, capacity, and Quality of Service (QoS)
Develop and maintain architecture standards, reference designs, design patterns, and best practices
Perform capacity planning, traffic engineering, and scalability analysis
Validate designs with modeling and lab testing
Lead technology selection and vendor evaluations for routing, switching, Wide Area Network (WAN) optimization, Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Ethernet Virtual Private Network/Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (EVPN/VXLAN), WAN acceleration, and security integration
Create and review solution documentation including design drawings, implementation runbooks, cutover plans, rollback procedures, and acceptance criteria
Provide technical leadership during implementation and handover to operations
Troubleshoot and resolve escalated design or deployment issues
Drive cross-team collaboration with security, cloud, storage, compute, procurement, and operations to ensure cohesive solutions
Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level network engineers and designers
Participate in architecture governance, architecture review boards, and present designs and trade-offs to stakeholders and executives
Ensure designs meet compliance, security, performance, availability, and cost objectives
Keep up to date on industry trends and emerging technologies
Recommend strategic adoption where appropriate
Present complex designs to multiple audiences, including executives
Lead cross-functional technical discussions
Manage multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously
Architect and document network reference designs and standards
Deliver complex network projects on time and within scope
Reduce incidents attributable to design issues
Measure improvements in performance and availability
Adopt and automate repeatable deployment practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in enterprise network design and architecture (or equivalent)
10+ years of experience designing and implementing solutions (e.g. client/server, storage, network, cloud, information security concepts, etc.)
Experience with Design, Implementation and Troubleshooting of Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN)
Experience with BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
Experience developing Python and Ansible scripts for automation
Experience with network devices including Routers, Switches, and Firewalls
Experience with precedence development, generating operating/recovery plans, capacity analysis, and constraint-based analysis
Experience writing proposals, Request For Information (RFIs) and/or Request For Proposal (RFPs)
Willing to work flexible hours, including on call support as needed (including weekends and holidays)
Willing to Travel Domestically and internationally as needed

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance programs
Paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

network architecturenetwork designcapacity planningtraffic engineeringBGPPythonAnsibleLANWANSD-WAN

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringcross-team collaborationpresentation skillsproblem-solvingproject managementcommunicationflexibilitystakeholder engagementstrategic thinking