Network Architect

Seeking a Network Architect to assess, design, optimize, and modernize enterprise network infrastructure utilizing Cisco, Fortinet, and Extreme Networks technologies to improve network performance, security, resiliency, and availability.

Job Requirements

• Extensive experience designing, implementing, and supporting complex enterprise network environments.

• Advanced knowledge of Cisco routing and switching technologies, including network architecture, configuration, and troubleshooting.

• Hands-on experience with Fortinet/FortiGate firewall technologies.

• Experience designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting Extreme Networks wireless infrastructure.

• Strong understanding of LAN/WAN architectures, VLANs, routing protocols, switching, network segmentation, and high-availability configurations.

• Experience performing enterprise network assessments and identifying infrastructure risks, performance bottlenecks, and configuration deficiencies.

• Experience troubleshooting complex network performance, connectivity, and availability issues.

• Knowledge of network redundancy, automated failover, diverse connectivity, and disaster recovery strategies.

• Experience designing network architectures to minimize downtime and eliminate single points of failure.

• Experience developing network remediation plans, architecture standards, and long-term technology roadmaps.

• Proficiency in creating network diagrams, technical specifications, infrastructure assessments, and architecture documentation.

Preferred Skills

• Cisco networking certifications, including CCNP or CCIE.

• Fortinet certifications related to FortiGate firewall administration, engineering, or architecture.

• Extreme Networks technical certifications.

• Experience with enterprise network monitoring, observability, automation, and configuration management tools.

• Knowledge of Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN).

• Experience with network automation, zero-trust networking, and modern network access control technologies.

• Experience conducting network health assessments, resiliency evaluations, and infrastructure modernization projects.

• Familiarity with hybrid cloud and cloud-connected network architectures.

• Knowledge of network capacity planning, traffic analysis, and performance optimization methodologies.

• Experience with network lifecycle management and technology refresh planning.

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of existing LAN, WAN, wireless, firewall, and enterprise network infrastructure.

• Evaluate network architecture, device configurations, traffic flows, performance, capacity, redundancy, and resiliency.

• Identify network bottlenecks, single points of failure, configuration risks, technical debt, and infrastructure vulnerabilities.

• Develop recommendations to improve network performance, availability, security, scalability, and operational efficiency.

• Establish network architecture standards, configuration best practices, and infrastructure design guidelines.

• Design high-availability network solutions focused on minimizing outages and business disruptions.

• Review network dependencies and recommend redundancy, automated failover, and diverse connectivity solutions.

• Analyze recurring network incidents and identify architectural improvements to prevent future disruptions.

• Support root cause investigations for major network outages and develop long-term corrective action plans.

• Develop proactive network monitoring, alerting, capacity planning, and infrastructure health strategies.

• Assess Cisco routing and switching environments and recommend configuration and architecture improvements.

• Evaluate Fortinet/FortiGate firewall configurations, security policies, and network segmentation strategies.

• Assess Extreme Networks wireless infrastructure for coverage, performance, reliability, and optimization opportunities.

• Develop tactical remediation plans addressing immediate network risks and performance concerns.

• Design future-state enterprise network architectures incorporating modern networking technologies and security practices.

• Evaluate network hardware and software lifecycle requirements and recommend infrastructure modernization initiatives.

• Develop prioritized network improvement roadmaps covering performance, resiliency, security, and scalability.

• Prepare technical documentation, including network architecture diagrams, assessment reports, configuration standards, and implementation recommendations.

Key Deliverables

• Current-State Network Assessment

• Network Risk and Single-Point-of-Failure Analysis

• Network Performance and Optimization Recommendations

• Network Resiliency and High-Availability Strategy

• Future-State Network Architecture

• Technology Lifecycle and Modernization Recommendations

• Prioritized Network Improvement Roadmap

• Network Standards and Architecture Documentation

Pay: 58-78/hr

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client.

Pay Details: $58.00 to $78.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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