Take your career further with McLane!
McLane teammates, the driving force behind our success, are diverse professionals who work together seamlessly to keep our operations running smoothly. As a teammate, you will pair your dedication, expertise, and collaborative spirit with your fellow teammates to serve America's most beloved brands. McLane leaders think long-term, act with purpose, and inspire high performance. They lead with accountability, communicate clearly, and drive results through collaboration, innovation, and continuous growth. They empower each teammate to learn from industry leaders, develop their skills, and build lasting connections nationwide.
Lead the architecture behind a large-scale, always-on digital supply chain. As a Senior Network Architect, you'll set the enterprise network vision-designing resilient, secure, and scalable architectures across data centers, cloud, edge, and global connectivity. This role blends strategic influence with deep technical leadership to power mission-critical operations at scale.
This is a hybrid position which will require the candidate to report and work from the office at least three days a week. Therefore, interested candidates should be within a 50-minute radius from Temple, TX.
Benefits you can count on:
What You'll Do
What We're Looking For
Preferred Technologies
Why Join Us
Fit the following? We want you here!
Our roadmap. Our story.
We've been forging our path as a leader in the distribution industry since 1894. Building an expansive nationwide network of team members for 130+ years has allowed us to stay agile for our clients across the restaurant, retail, and e-commerce industries. We look to the future and are ready to continue making industry-defining moves by embracing the newest technology into our practices, continuing team member training, and emphasizing our people-centered culture.
Candidates may be subject to a background check and drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws.
All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
For our complete EEO and Pay Transparency statement, please visit https://www.mclaneco.com/legal/employment/
McLane teammates, the driving force behind our success, are diverse professionals who work together seamlessly to keep our operations running smoothly. As a teammate, you will pair your dedication, expertise, and collaborative spirit with your fellow teammates to serve America's most beloved brands. McLane leaders think long-term, act with purpose, and inspire high performance. They lead with accountability, communicate clearly, and drive results through collaboration, innovation, and continuous growth. They empower each teammate to learn from industry leaders, develop their skills, and build lasting connections nationwide.
Lead the architecture behind a large-scale, always-on digital supply chain. As a Senior Network Architect, you'll set the enterprise network vision-designing resilient, secure, and scalable architectures across data centers, cloud, edge, and global connectivity. This role blends strategic influence with deep technical leadership to power mission-critical operations at scale.
This is a hybrid position which will require the candidate to report and work from the office at least three days a week. Therefore, interested candidates should be within a 50-minute radius from Temple, TX.
Benefits you can count on:
- Day 1 Benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA/HSA, and company-paid life insurance
- Paid time off begins day one.
- 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan after 90 days.
- Additional benefits: pet insurance, maternity/paternity leave, employee assistance programs, discount programs, tuition reimbursement program, and more!
What You'll Do
- Define and govern enterprise-wide network architecture aligned to business growth and operational continuity.
- Design and evolve LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, data center, multicloud, and edge network architectures.
- Lead high-availability, high-performance network designs supporting real-time logistics and distribution systems.
- Drive architectural standards, design principles, and technology roadmaps.
- Provide thought leadership in network automation, infrastructure as code, and software-defined networking.
- Partner with executives, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and vendors to evaluate technologies and influence long-term investment decisions.
- Serve as a trusted advisor during major modernization initiatives, migrations, and escalations.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise-scale network architecture and design.
- Expert knowledge of routing, security, and network protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IPSEC, RADIUS).
- Deep experience with Cisco enterprise and data center architectures, including ACI (multi-site).
- Proven success designing SD-WAN, multicloud, and hybrid connectivity solutions.
- Strong background in network automation using Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools.
- Cisco CCIE (Enterprise Infrastructure or Data Center) required.
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business value
- This position requires the ability to read, write, and understand English at a level sufficient to perform job-related tasks effectively and safely. This includes understanding work instructions, safety protocols, and communications essential to the role. The requirement is directly related to the nature of the job and ensures compliance with workplace safety and operational standards.
Preferred Technologies
- CISCO
- Aruba Silver Peak
- GCP
- Azure
Why Join Us
- Architect platforms that directly power nationwide supply chain operations.
- Influence strategy, standards, and technology direction at an enterprise level.
- Work on complex, high-impact systems where resilience, scale, and innovation truly matter.
- Join a team that values deep expertise, ownership, and long-term architectural thinking.
Fit the following? We want you here!
- Teamwork oriented
- Organized
- Problem solver
- Detailed
Our roadmap. Our story.
We've been forging our path as a leader in the distribution industry since 1894. Building an expansive nationwide network of team members for 130+ years has allowed us to stay agile for our clients across the restaurant, retail, and e-commerce industries. We look to the future and are ready to continue making industry-defining moves by embracing the newest technology into our practices, continuing team member training, and emphasizing our people-centered culture.
Candidates may be subject to a background check and drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws.
All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
For our complete EEO and Pay Transparency statement, please visit https://www.mclaneco.com/legal/employment/