Network Architect

At Garmin we create products that are designed indoors for outdoor activities. We do this to enable our customers to make the most of their time spent pursuing their passions.

We recognize the value of flexibility in supporting employee well-being, work-life balance, and effective collaboration. Associates may work from home up to four days per month, or one day per week, while remaining connected to the teams and culture that help us do our best work.

Our roles are primarily office-based because we believe the best ideas, innovation, and strongest professional relationships are built through in-person collaboration, making regular team interaction an important part of our culture and future success.

We leverage the full potential of both public and private cloud environments to drive innovation. These platforms empower us to efficiently manage technology, staffing, and costs as we evolve our product offerings.

We are looking for a Network Architect who will provide global thought leadership for Data Center, WAN, and Enterprise Networking. This role is responsible for the design and deployment of network technologies across multiple customer-facing applications and internal business functions. The Network Architect ensures best practices, security, and compliance throughout global network deployments.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop enterprise network architecture across Data Center, WAN, and Enterprise Networking environments.
• Define scalable, secure, and highly available network solutions aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Lead architecture planning for network growth, modernization, and infrastructure transformation initiatives.
• Evaluate the impact of new projects, applications, and releases on network architecture and performance.
• Develop architecture standards, design guidelines, and best practices for enterprise and data center networking.
• Analyze network performance, capacity, and traffic trends to identify architectural improvements and optimization opportunities.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend emerging networking technologies and strategic platform enhancements.
• Lead technology assessments, proof-of-concept activities, and product evaluations.
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, including high-level designs, standards, diagrams, and implementation plans.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance for enterprise-wide network initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, security, and business teams to deliver scalable and resilient network solutions.
• Support complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis for critical network-related issues when architectural expertise is required.