Solution Architect

Innovation Starts With You

Propel your career at Belden, where innovation creates possibilities—for our people, our customers, and the communities we serve. We connect people, information, and ideas to solve the world’s most complex connectivity challenges, turning curiosity into meaningful impact. Here, you’ll take on work that challenges you, supports your growth, and empowers you to shape what’s next. You’ll collaborate with global teams, gain diverse perspectives, and contribute to solutions that extend beyond our business—creating value in the world around us.

Together, we are shaping the future of digitization and paving the way for the next generation of innovation.

Solution Architect role within the organization will assess, design, develop, build, and validate network solution designs. With in-depth technology knowledge, the Solution Architect leads the development of solution concepts, architectures, use cases, and best practices across multiple industries and applications.

The Solution Architect contributes to translating technical ideas and market needs into structured solution architectures through a defined process including architecture definition, design documentation, lab validation, and proof-of-concept testing. Innovation and sharing technology insights internally and externally are part of the role. 

Principal Job Accountabilities

• Evaluating network architecture and design requirements originating from market needs, internal initiatives, or project requirements.
• Providing guidance and recommendations for both greenfield and brownfield network designs.
• Developing solution architectures and technical concepts based on defined requirements and design objectives.
• Developing standard practices, reference architectures, and common design frameworks for typical use cases.
• Supporting internal teams in the development of technical designs and solution frameworks.
• Documenting and visualizing network architectures in the forms of design prerequisites, topology drawings, reports, configuration procedures, performance metrics, and demonstrations.
• Validating solution designs in lab environments and through proof-of-concept activities, including validation with third-party technologies where required.
• Staying apprised and educated on industry standards, best practices, and emerging technologies that influence future design innovation.
• Sharing technical insights and project feedback with Sales, Product Management, and Engineering teams.
• Supporting technical workshops, demonstrations, and internal knowledge sharing activities when required.

Required Skills:

•  Strong knowledge of Layer-2 and Layer-3 networking protocols and architectures.
• Strong knowledge of IP and Ethernet networking technologies.
• Experience with IP/MPLS, MPLS-TP, and Carrier Ethernet technologies.
• Familiarity with emerging networking technologies such as Segment Routing (SR-MPLS).
• Understanding of network resiliency mechanisms, QoS, traffic engineering, and synchronization.
• Knowledge of network management and monitoring systems (NMS).
• Knowledge of legacy technologies such as TDM, SDH, or SONET is an advantage, particularly in migration scenarios.
• Understanding of network migration strategies from legacy infrastructures to modern packet-based networks.

• Strong technical and commercial awareness.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
• Customer-oriented mindset with strong relationship-building skills.
• Proactive, flexible, and pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear explanations for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong presentation and demonstration skills.

Let’s Create Possibilities Together.

Join a global community shaping the future of intelligent connectivity. At Belden, you’ll help push the boundaries of technology and write the next chapter of innovation, creating possibilities for your career, your future, and the world around you.

These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.