We are looking for a Network Architect to support our client's team here in Austin, Texas. This will be a contract opportunity with potential to become permanent. This position focuses on designing and maintaining reliable network environments while providing hands-on engineering support for controller troubleshooting and repair. The role is well suited for someone who can balance architecture planning with field-level problem solving and is comfortable with travel as part of project and support needs.
Responsibilities:
- Design and improve network architecture that supports renewable energy systems and related operational infrastructure.
- Provide engineering support for controller diagnostics, troubleshooting, and break-fix activities in live environments.
- Evaluate network performance and implement changes that strengthen stability, connectivity, and overall system reliability.
- Partner with technical teams to align infrastructure decisions with application, security, and operational requirements.
- Support integration efforts involving cloud platforms, APIs, and connected systems where network architecture plays a critical role.
- Travel to project or operating sites as needed to investigate issues, support deployments, and assist with technical resolution.
- Document architecture decisions, support procedures, and remediation steps to promote consistency across environments.
- Experience designing and supporting enterprise or industrial network architectures.
- Strong troubleshooting background with controller support and break-fix resolution.
- Knowledge of IAM concepts and their impact on secure infrastructure design.
- Familiarity with Snowflake, API development, Amazon EC2, and application architecture in connected environments.
- Ability to work across both strategic design efforts and hands-on technical support responsibilities.
- Willingness and ability to travel based on business and project demands.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and operational teams.