# Enterprise Network Architect

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Departments: Infrastructure and Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Network Engineering and Architecture, Cloud and Network Infrastructure, Global IT Infrastructure.

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Computer Network Architects](/Occupations/Computer_Network_Architects) — parent · Occupations

### Siblings

- [Cloud Network Architect](/JobTypes/Cloud_Network_Architect) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Core Network Engineer](/JobTypes/Core_Network_Engineer) — siblings · JobTypes
- [DAS and Small Cell Engineer](/JobTypes/DAS_and_Small_Cell_Engineer) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Data Center Network Architect](/JobTypes/Data_Center_Network_Architect) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Inside Plant (ISP) / Facilities Engineer](/JobTypes/Inside_Plant_(ISP)_%2F_Facilities_Engineer) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Network Optimization Engineer](/JobTypes/Network_Optimization_Engineer) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Network Security Architect](/JobTypes/Network_Security_Architect) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Outside Plant (OSP) Engineer](/JobTypes/Outside_Plant_(OSP)_Engineer) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Pre-Sales Network Solutions Architect](/JobTypes/Pre-Sales_Network_Solutions_Architect) — siblings · JobTypes
- [RF Design Engineer](/JobTypes/RF_Design_Engineer) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Engineer](/JobTypes/Satellite_Communications_(SATCOM)_Engineer) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Service Provider Core Architect](/JobTypes/Service_Provider_Core_Architect) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Software-Defined Networking Architect](/JobTypes/Software-Defined_Networking_Architect) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Transport / Transmission Engineer](/JobTypes/Transport_%2F_Transmission_Engineer) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Unified Communications Architect](/JobTypes/Unified_Communications_Architect) — siblings · JobTypes
- [VoIP / Unified Communications Engineer](/JobTypes/VoIP_%2F_Unified_Communications_Engineer) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Wireless Mobility Architect](/JobTypes/Wireless_Mobility_Architect) — siblings · JobTypes

### Required knowledge

- [High-availability design](/Knowledge/High-availability_design) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Data Center Networking](/Knowledge/Data_Center_Networking) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Network Security Architecture](/Knowledge/Network_Security_Architecture) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [SD-WAN Architectures](/Knowledge/SD-WAN_Architectures) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Enterprise Routing and Switching](/Knowledge/Enterprise_Routing_and_Switching) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Problems this exposes

- [RTO/RPO resilience tiers set without per-application dependency mapping to prove the tier is achievable](/Problems/RTO%2FRPO_resilience_tiers_set_without_per-application_dependency_mapping_to_prove_the_tier_is_achievable) — exposes problem · Problems
- [resilience policy can't be validated short of a real outage, so paper tiers go untested for years](/Problems/resilience_policy_can't_be_validated_short_of_a_real_outage,_so_paper_tiers_go_untested_for_years) — exposes problem · Problems
- [security design review is a manual sign-off gate with no record of which threat assumptions were waived](/Problems/security_design_review_is_a_manual_sign-off_gate_with_no_record_of_which_threat_assumptions_were_waived) — exposes problem · Problems
- [review findings re-litigated each cycle because prior-review rationale isn't carried forward](/Problems/review_findings_re-litigated_each_cycle_because_prior-review_rationale_isn't_carried_forward) — exposes problem · Problems
- [per-project segmentation-standard exceptions granted ad hoc, eroding zero-trust intent with no exception registry](/Problems/per-project_segmentation-standard_exceptions_granted_ad_hoc,_eroding_zero-trust_intent_with_no_exception_registry) — exposes problem · Problems
- [routing-standard conformance unenforceable — each site team interprets the standard differently with no lint gate](/Problems/routing-standard_conformance_unenforceable_—_each_site_team_interprets_the_standard_differently_with_no_lint_gate) — exposes problem · Problems
- [overlay path-selection rules authored blind to the carrier underlay SLAs the architect can't observe](/Problems/overlay_path-selection_rules_authored_blind_to_the_carrier_underlay_SLAs_the_architect_can't_observe) — exposes problem · Problems
- [SD-WAN application-steering policy intent has no pre-deployment test harness before it hits live transport circuits](/Problems/SD-WAN_application-steering_policy_intent_has_no_pre-deployment_test_harness_before_it_hits_live_transport_circuits) — exposes problem · Problems
- [DC fabric oversubscription assumptions outpaced by east-west traffic growth](/Problems/DC_fabric_oversubscription_assumptions_outpaced_by_east-west_traffic_growth) — exposes problem · Problems
- [redundancy and failover paths left unvalidated until a real outage exposes them](/Problems/redundancy_and_failover_paths_left_unvalidated_until_a_real_outage_exposes_them) — exposes problem · Problems
- [segmentation design intent vs deployed firewall rulebase never reconciled](/Problems/segmentation_design_intent_vs_deployed_firewall_rulebase_never_reconciled) — exposes problem · Problems
- [vendor/platform bake-off results not comparable across vendors, hiding lock-in cost](/Problems/vendor%2Fplatform_bake-off_results_not_comparable_across_vendors,_hiding_lock-in_cost) — exposes problem · Problems
- [documenting designs that go stale the moment ops makes a hotfix](/Problems/documenting_designs_that_go_stale_the_moment_ops_makes_a_hotfix) — exposes problem · Problems
- [capacity-planning WAN/SD-WAN links against unpredictable app traffic](/Problems/capacity-planning_WAN%2FSD-WAN_links_against_unpredictable_app_traffic) — exposes problem · Problems
- [reconciling intended topology against drifted live device configs](/Problems/reconciling_intended_topology_against_drifted_live_device_configs) — exposes problem · Problems
- [modeling blast radius of a routing/segmentation change before deploy](/Problems/modeling_blast_radius_of_a_routing%2Fsegmentation_change_before_deploy) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Drift Between Design And Running Config](/Problems/Drift_Between_Design_And_Running_Config) — exposes problem · Problems

### Uses software

- [Visio](/Software/Visio) — uses software · Software
- [SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor](/Software/SolarWinds_Network_Performance_Monitor) — uses software · Software
- [VMware NSX](/Software/VMware_NSX) — uses software · Software
- [Cisco DNA Center](/Software/Cisco_DNA_Center) — uses software · Software

### Requires ability

- [Visualization](/Ability/Visualization) — requires ability · Ability
- [Information Ordering](/Ability/Information_Ordering) — requires ability · Ability
- [Systems Evaluation](/Ability/Systems_Evaluation) — requires ability · Ability
- [Deductive Reasoning](/Ability/Deductive_Reasoning) — requires ability · Ability

### Required skills

- [Vendor Evaluation](/Skills/Vendor_Evaluation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Capacity Planning](/Skills/Capacity_Planning) — requires skill · Skills
- [Network Segmentation Planning](/Skills/Network_Segmentation_Planning) — requires skill · Skills
- [Routing Protocol Design](/Skills/Routing_Protocol_Design) — requires skill · Skills
- [Network Architecture Design](/Skills/Network_Architecture_Design) — requires skill · Skills

### Engage in

- [Define Routing and Segmentation Standards](/Activities/Define_Routing_and_Segmentation_Standards) — engage in · Activities
- [Architect SD-WAN and WAN Connectivity](/Activities/Architect_SD-WAN_and_WAN_Connectivity) — engage in · Activities
- [Design Network Topologies](/Activities/Design_Network_Topologies) — engage in · Activities

### Perform

- [Set Network Resilience Policy](/Tasks/Set_Network_Resilience_Policy) — perform · Tasks
- [Design Data Center Network Fabric](/Tasks/Design_Data_Center_Network_Fabric) — perform · Tasks
- [Evaluate Networking Vendors and Platforms](/Tasks/Evaluate_Networking_Vendors_and_Platforms) — perform · Tasks
- [Review Network Designs for Security](/Tasks/Review_Network_Designs_for_Security) — perform · Tasks
- [Plan Network Capacity and Redundancy](/Tasks/Plan_Network_Capacity_and_Redundancy) — perform · Tasks
- [Architect SD-WAN and WAN Connectivity](/Tasks/Architect_SD-WAN_and_WAN_Connectivity) — perform · Tasks
- [Define Routing and Segmentation Standards](/Tasks/Define_Routing_and_Segmentation_Standards) — perform · Tasks
- [Design Network Topologies](/Tasks/Design_Network_Topologies) — perform · Tasks