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Also called cloud architect, enterprise architect, network architect and platform architect.
$134,050
Median pay a year
179,740
People do this work
6
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Maintaining computer networks
Conducting research
Monitoring computer network performance
Developing network specifications
Developing information models
Managing budgets for resources
Testing computer hardware
Estimating time and resources
Evaluating project designs
Analyzing website data
Analyzing data
Designing integrated computer systems
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Computer Network Architect
Summary
Computer Network Architect designing and implementing local and wide area networks, performing network analysis and planning, and developing security measures to enhance data communications
Experience
Computer Network Architect
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Developed and recommended network security measures, including firewalls and security audits
Maintained networks by performing file addition, deletion, and backup activities
Monitored and analyzed network performance to detect problems and identify resource inefficiencies
Coordinated installation of new equipment and upgrades for network systems
Communicated with system users to diagnose and solve operational problems
Prepared detailed network specifications, including diagrams and equipment configurations
Skills
Technical Skills
Maintaining computer networks, Developing network specifications, Developing information models
Core Skills
Conducting research, Monitoring computer network performance, Managing budgets for resources
Checking & Planning
Testing computer hardware, Estimating time and resources, Evaluating project designs, Analyzing website data
Tools and software
Amazon Web Services AWS software, Ansible software, Border Gateway Protocol BGP, Firewall software, IBM Terraform, Linux
Open to
On site, Remote
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
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Developed disaster recovery plansRecommended network security measuresImplemented solutions for network problemsMaintained networks through file managementCoordinated network operations and upgradesMonitored and analyzed network performance
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Developed comprehensive disaster recovery plans to ensure network resilience and continuity.
Implemented effective solutions for various network problems, enhancing overall system reliability.
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Regularly updated comprehensive disaster recovery plans every quarter to ensure network resilience and continuity
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Regularly updated every quarterTested plans twice a yearReviewed plans with the team monthly
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Show what improved in network performance after your solutions.
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Implemented effective solutions for various network problems, enhancing overall system reliability.
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Reduced downtime significantlyImproved response time for usersIncreased overall network speed
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What a Computer Network Architect does
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Design and implement computer and information networks, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), intranets, extranets, and other data communications networks. Perform network modeling, analysis, and planning, including analysis of capacity needs for network infrastructures. May also design network and computer security measures. May research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software.
What it pays
How much does a Computer Network Architect make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$104,620
Median
$134,050
75th percentile
$168,200
About 179,740 people do this work in the United States.
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What you have not done yet. Developing information models, Managing budgets for resources, Testing computer hardware
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Computer Network Architect
Maintaining computer networks
Conducting research
Monitoring computer network performance
Developing network specifications
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This page is about the occupation Computer Network Architects. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.