Lead, Network Architect - DC Core
Humana · Nashville, GA
$129,300–$177,800from the description
Jul 13, 2026
Nashville, GA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level data center network role focused on designing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex enterprise network infrastructure, including CLOS spine/leaf topologies, VxLAN BGP EVPN, and multi-vendor routing and switching across Cisco Nexus, Arista, and Palo Alto platforms. The position covers the full project lifecycle — from high- and low-level design through change management, deployment, and post-implementation validation — and includes on-call and after-hours responsibilities. It suits an experienced network architect with deep hands-on expertise across DC fabrics, security, automation, and observability tooling.
Senior level · Remote · Master's required · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
SOC classification is a close call: the role is titled 'Lead Network Architect' and involves high-level design and architecture (pointing to 15-1241 Computer Network Architects), but the day-to-day duties are heavily hands-on — Level 3 engineering, implementation, on-call, troubleshooting, and change execution — which aligns more with 15-1244. 15-1244 was chosen as the primary because the bulk of described work is operational engineering rather than pure architecture; 15-1241 is the runner-up.
The JD explicitly lists a Master's Degree in a Technical Field as a requirement. This is treated as a hard degree gate. PMP/PMI certification is also listed under Requirements but is a certification, not a degree, so it is not reflected in the degree requirement.
PMP or PMI certification is listed under Requirements but cannot be represented as a named technology skill; it is noted here for the hiring manager's awareness.
Multi-tenancy and Internet ingress/egress design are listed as required experience areas but name no specific tool or platform, so they are omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
AI/NVIDIA designs are listed as a required experience area; no specific named tool or platform is identified beyond the vendor name, so it is omitted from the skills list.
ServiceNow appears in the job narrative (change ticketing) rather than the Requirements section and is marked as preferred accordingly.
The caller has declared this a fully remote, national role; no metro is inferred.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): CLOS L3 Spine/Leaf.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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