Principal Architect, Technology - Transport

This is a remote position. Position Title: Principal Architect, Technology - Transport Base Salary: $155,000 to $230,000 annually DOE Bonus: Target annual bonus Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending account, paid sick leave and paid time off, parental leave, quarterly performance bonus, training, career growth and education reimbursement programs. Ziply Fiber is a local internet service provider dedicated to elevating the connected lives of the communities we serve. We offer the fastest home internet in the nation, a refreshingly great customer experience, and affordable plans that put customers in charge. As our state-of-the-art fiber network expands, so does our need for team members who can help us grow and realize our goals. Our Company Values: Genuinely Caring: We treat customers and colleagues like neighbors, with empathy and full attention. Empowering You: We help customers choose what is best for them, and we support employees in implementing new ideas and solutions. Innovation and Improvement: We constantly seek ways to improve how we serve customers and each other. Earning Your Trust: We build trust through clear, honest, human communication. Job Summary Ziply Fiber 's competitive advantage is fiber — and fiber starts with transport. The Principal Architect for Transport is the technical authority for Ziply's physical layer backbone: the dark fiber routes, long-haul rings, DWDM infrastructure, and data center interconnects that carry every bit we deliver. You will define transport topology, drive capacity planning, architect the infrastructure that enables Ziply's expansion into adjacent and edge-out markets and own the co-location strategy that positions us at the right interconnection points across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. This is a hands-on senior independent contributor role for a transport architect who thinks in fiber strands, route diversity, and wavelength economics — and who has the project management discipline to ta