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Networking Architect- Houston TX Onsite

VOLTO Consulting
Houston, TX Contractor
POSTED ON 7/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/27/2026
Networking Architect

4 positions

Location: Houston TX

Contract

100% ONSITE ROLE.

Juniper experience required**

Network Design experience on Juniper Switching/Routing products. Hands on experience on network security vulnerability management.

Role Descriptions: Job Description: Network Architect Datacenter & Availability Zone Design (Juniper & Aruba Specialization)

Overview

We are seeking a Network Architect with deep expertise in datacenter design| multi-availability zone architectures| and enterprise-grade fabrics.

This role requires specialization in Juniper Networks and Aruba (HPE) latest product portfolios| with proven ability to design| scale| and secure next-generation infrastructures supporting high availability| low-latency replication| and hybrid cloud workloads.

Key Responsibilities

Datacenter & Availability Zone Architecture

Architect spine-leaf fabrics leveraging EVPN-VXLAN for scalable L2/L3 segmentation.

Design multi-AZ topologies enabling 3ms synchronous replication| active/active distribution| and clean-room isolation for critical workloads.

Engineer 100/400GbE connectivity with DWDM integration for metro and regional datacenter interconnects.

Produce end-to-end design packages: logical/physical topologies| routing policy| security zoning| and DR strategy.

Juniper Specialization

Lead fabric automation and lifecycle operations using Juniper Apstra.

Deploy Juniper QFX series for EVPN/VXLAN overlays and PTX series for DC interconnect and WAN edge.

Integrate SRX firewalls with AppSecure| IDP| and Zero Trust for north-south and east-west security.

Automate provisioning and operations using JunOS automation (PyEZ| Ansible| REST APIs).

Aruba Specialization

Architect Aruba CX 10000 with Pensando DPUs for distributed firewalling| service insertion| and micro segmentation.

Deploy Aruba CX 9300/8400 for campus and datacenter spine-leaf roles.

Leverage Aruba Fabric Composer for automated network virtualization and multi-tenant segmentation.

Integrate Aruba Central for cloud-based operations| AI-driven assurance| and policy enforcement.

Align solutions with Zero Trust Networking (ClearPass| NAC| Dynamic Segmentation).Resiliency| DR| and Multi-CloudDesign WAN edge leveraging Juniper Contrail SD-WAN and Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN for hybrid/multi-cloud access.

Implement business continuity topologies with active/active and active/passive designs across AZs and DCs.

Define clean-room strategies isolating critical workloads for ransomware-resilient DR.Automation & Observability

Deploy telemetry-based observability (gNMI| streaming telemetry| Netconf/YANG)

Implement network observability stacks with Apstra| Aruba Central AIOps| NetEdit.Build IaC pipelines with Terraform| Ansible| and Python for repeatable deployments'.

Required Skills & Qualifications

10 years designing and deploying enterprise-scale datacenter networks.

Expert knowledge of: Juniper QFX/PTX/SRX platforms| Apstra automation. Aruba CX 10000| CX 9300| CX 8400| Fabric Composer| Central.

Deep expertise in EVPN-VXLAN| BGP| IS-IS| OSPF| Segment Routing| DWDM.

Strong understanding of multi-AZ architectures| synchronous/asynchronous replication| DR topologies.

Proven skills in network security

Salary : $70 - $80

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