Network Architect

Title: Network Architect Location: Remote - United States

Voyager is an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space. 

Forge the Future: Join Voyager Technologies 

The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, we’re building technologies that protect lives, expand frontiers and prepare us for what’s next. And we’re doing that with people who are wired to solve, build, adapt and lead. These roles are not for the faint of heart.  

You’ll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We’re a company of doers, thinkers and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality. 

If you want to put your skills to work where the stakes are real and the mission is bigger than any one person, forge the future with Voyager. 

The Network Architect is responsible for the discovery, architecture, design, engineering, and implementation of Voyager's enterprise network infrastructure across corporate offices, engineering environments, manufacturing facilities, secure environments, newly acquired companies, and mission-support locations.

Reporting to the Director of Networking, this role serves as a senior technical authority responsible for translating business, cybersecurity, compliance, and operational requirements into secure, scalable, resilient, and supportable network solutions.

The Network Architect will work across the complete network lifecycle - from current-state discovery and assessment through target-state architecture, detailed engineering, implementation, migration, testing, documentation, and operational transition. The successful candidate will help establish repeatable enterprise standards while supporting the unique mission and technical requirements of Voyager's classified and non-classified distributed aerospace, defense, and space technology environments. This role will require a minimum of an active TS / Top Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility or TS/SCI upon hire 

Responsibilities

Network Discovery & Assessment

• Lead technical discovery and current-state assessments across Voyager facilities, newly acquired companies, and other environments being integrated into the enterprise.
• Discover and document existing network topology, circuits, routing, switching, wireless, firewall boundaries, VPN connectivity, VLANs, IP addressing, segmentation, DNS/DHCP, network services, monitoring, and dependencies.
• Identify undocumented infrastructure, architectural inconsistencies, single points of failure, capacity constraints, security concerns, technical debt, and lifecycle risks.
• Develop current-state and target-state network diagrams, gap assessments, remediation plans, and migration recommendations.
• Work with site personnel, engineering teams, cybersecurity, IT operations, vendors, carriers, and other stakeholders to establish an authoritative understanding of each environment.

Enterprise Network Architecture & Engineering

• Design secure, scalable, highly available enterprise architectures for LAN, WAN, wireless, SD-WAN, internet edge, VPN, remote access, routing, switching, network segmentation, and related network services.
• Develop and maintain enterprise network standards, reference architectures, engineering patterns, configuration standards, and technology roadmaps.
• Produce high-level and low-level designs, logical and physical diagrams, implementation plans, bills of material, addressing strategies, VLAN/VRF designs, routing designs, and resiliency models.
• Establish standardized architectural patterns that can be reused across Voyager while accommodating mission-specific and regulated-environment requirements.
• Evaluate existing and emerging networking technologies and make technical recommendations based on capability, security, scalability, interoperability, lifecycle, and cost.

Network Build, Integration & Modernization

• Provide hands-on engineering leadership during network builds, site activations, office expansions, technology refreshes, migrations, and acquisition integrations.
• Design and support the transition of legacy or independently operated networks into Voyager enterprise architecture.
• Develop migration strategies that minimize operational impact and provide clear rollback, validation, and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate circuit provisioning, carrier connectivity, network hardware deployment, configuration, cutover, and testing.
• Validate routing, redundancy, failover, segmentation, security policy enforcement, application connectivity, and overall network performance following implementation.
• Help develop templates, automation, and repeatable deployment methods to improve the speed and consistency of network delivery.

Security, Compliance & Resilience

• Partner closely with Cybersecurity to incorporate Zero Trust, network segmentation, access control, logging, secure remote access, and least-privilege principles into network architecture.
• Design network solutions that support Voyager's CMMC, CUI, ITAR/EAR, government, and other applicable regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Support implementation of firewalls, VPN, network access control, security zones, enclave boundaries, segmentation, and network security monitoring.
• Maintain architecture diagrams, design records, configuration standards, change documentation, and other technical evidence required to support audit and compliance activities.
• Incorporate high availability, disaster recovery, business continuity, and operational resilience into network designs.

Technical Leadership & Operations

• Serve as a senior escalation point for complex network engineering and architecture issues.
• Lead or support root-cause analysis for significant network incidents and translate lessons learned into architectural or engineering improvements.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to Network Engineers and other infrastructure personnel without requiring direct personnel management.
• Partner with Network Engineering, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Cloud, IT Operations, application teams, and business stakeholders to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Work with vendors, managed service providers, telecommunications carriers, and technology partners on architecture, design, implementation, troubleshooting, and lifecycle planning.
• Maintain accurate as-built documentation and diagrams and ensure completed projects transition cleanly into operational support.

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Required Qualifications

• Approximately 8+ years of progressive enterprise networking experience, with substantial experience performing senior network engineering and/or architecture responsibilities.
• Expert-level knowledge of enterprise routing and switching, LAN/WAN, wireless, firewalls, VPN, internet connectivity, DNS/DHCP, IP addressing, network segmentation, and network monitoring.
• Strong understanding of routing protocols and enterprise network design principles, including technologies such as BGP and OSPF, redundancy, high availability, QoS, and resilient network design.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing networks across multiple geographically distributed sites.
• Experience performing network discovery, current-state assessments, architecture development, modernization, migration, and implementation.
• Ability to take a project from business or technical requirement through architecture, detailed engineering, implementation, testing, and operational handoff.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose complex problems spanning multiple network and infrastructure domains.
• Ability to develop professional network diagrams, design documentation, implementation plans, standards, and technical recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, leadership, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• U.S. Person status as required for applicable ITAR/export-controlled work.
• Requires a minimum of a TS / Top Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility or TS/SCI upon hire 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, government, advanced manufacturing, or other highly regulated environments.
• Experience integrating networks associated with acquisitions, mergers, new facilities, or previously independent business units.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise technologies from vendors such as Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Aruba, Juniper, Meraki, Zscaler, or comparable platforms.
• Experience with SD-WAN, network access control, enterprise IPAM/DNS/DHCP, cloud networking, and hybrid connectivity.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure/Azure Government, GCC High, or other secure cloud and collaboration environments.
• Experience with network automation, configuration templates, APIs, scripting, infrastructure-as-code, or automated documentation.
• Relevant industry certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, PCNSE, Security+, CISSP, or comparable certifications.
• Active U.S. Government security clearance required based on final position scope.

The good faith base salary range for this role is $170,000 - $190,000 at the time of this posting. Where you fall within the range depends on your experience, skills, and location. This range reflects base salary only and does not include benefits or bonus/incentive. This range may be adjusted in the future.

Voyager offers a highly competitive total compensation package designed to support the well-being, growth, and success of our employees. Employees benefit from a flexible and comprehensive rewards program that supports both professional and personal well-being.  

• Flexible Time Off (FTO), empowering employees to take the time they need to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many benefits paid at 100% for employees
• Flexible, affordable gym memberships with 12,700+ options nationwide, including 24 Hour Fitness, EoS Fitness, Crunch Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Blink Fitness, Chuze Fitness, and more! No long-term contracts and FREE on-demand workout videos before you enroll
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%, supporting long-term financial security
• Company wellness programs that support physical and mental well-being
• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources
• The opportunity to work alongside a highly talented team in an innovative, mission-driven environment

Voyager is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.  

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120–130) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730–774), applicants for this position must be a U.S. Person: a US Citizen, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3). Applicants must be eligible to obtain any required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce. 

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