Solution Architech
BH-336096
Posted: 21/05/2026
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- United States Texas Houston
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Oil & Gas
Solution Architect (Network & Connectivity) Location: Houston, TX 77002 (Onsite)
Duration: 6–7 Month Contract
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 40 hours/week
Rate: Up to $83/hour
Overview We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to design and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards. This role focuses on network automation and enterprise connectivity, ensuring solutions are secure, future-proof, and optimized for total cost of ownership.
You will play a key role in translating business needs into end-to-end technical solutions while driving architecture excellence across projects.
Key Responsibilities
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
Duration: 6–7 Month Contract
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 40 hours/week
Rate: Up to $83/hour
Overview We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to design and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards. This role focuses on network automation and enterprise connectivity, ensuring solutions are secure, future-proof, and optimized for total cost of ownership.
You will play a key role in translating business needs into end-to-end technical solutions while driving architecture excellence across projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the single point of contact for solution architecture across IT projects
- Design and integrate business processes, data, applications, infrastructure, and security into cohesive solutions
- Develop and maintain high-level architecture designs aligned with enterprise standards
- Review and approve detailed technical designs from project teams
- Guide teams on architecture standards, best practices, and governance
- Participate in Architecture Review Boards and support enterprise architecture initiatives
- Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and data privacy requirements (e.g., GDPR)
- Champion Security by Design and Privacy by Design principles
- Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve technical challenges and balance competing priorities
- Evaluate tools, support vendor selection, and oversee solution integration and data alignment
- Monitor technology trends and ensure solutions align with evolving IT strategies
- Enterprise network automation solutions
- Enterprise connectivity tools and Single Source of Truth implementations
- Infrastructure architecture, design, and operational solutions
- Workflow integration and CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure
- 7–10+ years of IT experience, including some leadership exposure
- Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to translate technical concepts into business value
- Deep knowledge of networking technologies (Routing, TCP/IP, SSL)
- Experience with AWS & Azure cloud networking (VPC/VNET, VPN, Transit Gateway)
- Familiarity with virtual firewalls (e.g., Palo Alto)
- Knowledge of Cisco data center design
- Experience with Aruba ESP (Central, ClearPass, wireless platforms)
- Strong background in network automation (Ansible, Infrastructure as Code, APIs, GitHub)
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure
- Knowledge of identity & authentication (SAML, PingID, Entra ID)
- Experience with smart inventory tools (e.g., NetBox) and integrations
- Strong documentation and service design capabilities
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.