Network Architect

Our prospect is looking for a Network Architect to help them with leading their design and delivery of secure, scalable network and security solutions for their clients. This role owns complex project architecture and escalation, strengthens team capability through mentorship, and helps clients maintain reliable, high-performing network environments.

What You'll Own
Architect, design, and deploy secure, functional network solutions across switching, routing, wireless, firewalls, NAC, SD-WAN, load balancing, and monitoring environments.
Lead medium-to-large network and security projects from technical planning through implementation and delivery, including greenfield deployments and migrations.
Provide expert escalation support for complex networking, firewall, and load balancer issues; investigate root causes and recommend durable resolutions.
Govern and enforce network and security standards, and review and approve technical designs and documentation.
Create, oversee, and test security controls, including network access and intrusion-prevention measures and 802.1X implementations.
Assess network performance, capacity, and scalability; identify risks and recommend improvements to reliability and service quality.
Mentor network engineering and security team members, provide technical guidance, and support the development of less senior engineers.
Communicate project status, technical findings, and recommendations clearly to clients, including non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements
Required certification: CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure
10+ years of experience in senior network engineering, including hands-on network architecture, design, implementation, and administration.
Demonstrated experience leading medium-to-large networking and security projects.
Strong knowledge of core infrastructure services: switching (VLANs, STP, LACP, MLAG); routing (static, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP); wireless (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, captive portals, and channel management); DHCP; DNS; 802.1X; LLDP; SNMP; syslog; and ACLs.
Ability to deploy and maintain firewalls and help keep networks secure, including designing and validating network access and intrusion-prevention controls.
Proficiency in a general-purpose scripting language such as PowerShell or Python.
Strong analytical troubleshooting skills, including the ability to isolate where a problem originates, resolve it, and recommend ways to prevent recurrence.
Ability to provide technical mentorship and escalation support to less senior network engineering and security team members.