Network Architect

We are seeking a Principal Network Architect to provide senior technical leadership while remaining highly hands-on in a mission-critical network environment. This role will lead network architecture, engineering, modernization, datacenter initiatives, security, and major incident response.

The ideal candidate can move seamlessly between enterprise architecture and hands-on troubleshooting/configuration.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise network architecture, modernization, and lifecycle strategies.
• Design, configure, troubleshoot, and optimize complex routing, switching, firewalls, VPN, load balancing, and datacenter networks.
• Serve as the highest level of technical escalation for critical network issues.
• Lead datacenter migrations, upgrades, cutovers, DR/BC initiatives, and major incident response.
• Design secure network architectures, segmentation, and firewall strategies.
• Work closely with Infrastructure, Security, Applications, and business stakeholders.
• Mentor network engineers and drive technical standards, accountability, and operational excellence.

Technical Environment

• Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, ISR/ASR
• BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP, VLANs, VRFs, QoS, Multicast, MPLS
• Cisco Firepower FTD/FMC, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA
• IPS/IDS, ACLs, Site-to-Site & Remote Access VPN
• Datacenter networking, HA, Layer 2/3, DR and migrations
• Enterprise wireless and cloud/hybrid connectivity

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.
• 5+ years as a Network Architect, Principal Engineer, or Technical Lead.
• Proven experience with large-scale datacenter migrations and complex Cisco environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Palo Alto and Cisco FTD/FMC.
• Experience supporting 24x7 mission-critical/healthcare environments.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to participate in maintenance windows, after-hours changes, and critical incident response.

Preferred: CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure, CCNP Enterprise/Security, CISSP, ITIL.