Staff Network Engineer (Senior Network Architect)

About the role

Cadence is hiring a senior, hands-on Network Engineer/Architect to design, deploy and operate its global enterprise network across data centers, campus environments and WAN. The role ensures secure and highly available connectivity and leads delivery of high-impact initiatives with measurable outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Design and deliver scalable, resilient Data Center and Campus Network solutions using Cisco, Arista, HPE and Aruba platforms.
• Support WAN operations, including internet edge and SD-WAN integrations with consistent routing and security.
• Lead complex troubleshooting, root-cause analysis and preventive changes to avoid incidents and unplanned outages.
• Partner with Data Center, Storage, Virtualization, Windows, Unix, Cloud Ops and Security teams on technical direction and cross-domain programs.
• Maintain network documentation, diagrams, standards and runbooks so designs are supportable and operationally ready.
• Operate delivered solutions for day 2: monitoring/alerting, capacity planning, lifecycle management and change/release processes.
• Report status, risks and trade-offs to stakeholders and manage deliverables, timelines and dependencies.

Required profile

• 12+ years of hands-on experience designing, deploying and operating enterprise networks (Cisco, Arista, Aruba wired and wireless).
• 12-15 years of experience in enterprise network architecture, design, deployment and operations (data center, campus, WAN and hybrid cloud).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• Cisco certification required (CCNP preferred; CCIE a strong plus).

Required skills

• Expert routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, EVPN/VXLAN), high availability (MLAG/vPC, LACP) and data center design patterns.
• Network security fundamentals (segmentation, ACLs, firewall integrations, secure remote access).
• NAC/AAA solutions such as Cisco ISE and/or Aruba ClearPass.
• SD-WAN design and operations; Cisco VPN, Aruba ClearPass and F5 Load Balancer experience is a plus.
• Network automation and observability (scripting, templating, telemetry, monitoring/alerting).
• Strong problem-solving, incident/change/risk management and communication skills.