Senior Network Architect

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Role Summary

The Senior Network Architect is responsible for the design, evolution, and technical integrity of Rockwell Automation's global network architecture. This role focuses on building scalable, secure, and automated network platforms across the enterprise.

You will act as a hands-on architect with deep expertise in Cisco, Palo Alto, and F5, driving architecture decisions and guiding the team toward infrastructure-as-code and automation-first delivery. This is an individual contributor role with no people management responsibilities.

You will report to the Senior IT Manager, Global Network and have a hybrid schedule working in Katowice, Poland.

Your Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end network architecture across planning, design, deployment, modernization, and retirement.
• Define and maintain global network architecture standards and reference designs.
• Design and implement scalable, resilient network solutions across on-prem and hybrid cloud environments.
• Drive adoption of network automation and network-as-code, including CI/CD-based deployment models.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to automate configuration, deployment, upgrades, and lifecycle activities.
• Develop and maintain high-level and detailed network architecture diagrams and documentation.
• Serve as senior technical authority for complex design decisions and architectural tradeoffs.
• Lead proactive lifecycle activities such as software currency, bug remediation, and platform modernization.
• Participate in complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis for critical network issues.
• Collaborate closely with Network Security to ensure architectures meet security, regulatory, and business requirements.
• Advocate best practices and mentor engineers in modern network architecture and automation approaches.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience designing and operating large-scale enterprise networks.
• Deep expertise in enterprise networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF).
• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco networking, Palo Alto firewalls, and F5 load balancing.
• Proven experience designing production-ready network architectures.
• Strong understanding of network lifecycle management and platform evolution.

The Preferred: You Might Also Have:

• CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure certified or CCIE level expertise.
• Experience with network automation and infrastructure-as-code (Python, Ansible, Git).
• Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines applied to network deployments.
• Experience with SD-WAN and modern enterprise networking architectures.
• Hybrid cloud networking experience (Azure preferred).
• Strong technical documentation skills.
• Familiarity with ITIL and Agile delivery models.

Additional Information

This role is part of a job family. Final level and compensation will be based on experience.

What We Offer

• What We Offer: Our benefits package includes …
  • Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees
  • Company volunteer and donation matching program - Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
  • On-demand digital course library for professional development.
  • Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm
  • Employee Assistance ProgramPersonalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program
  ... and other local benefits!

Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.