Network Architect

VSG Business Solutions LLC; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

VSG Business Solutions LLC is seeking an experienced Network Architect to lead the design and governance of a global hybrid network infrastructure. The role covers on-premises, cloud (Azure, GCP), and security domains, with emphasis on scalability, performance, and operational excellence.

You will develop a roadmap to support business growth, design WAN/SD-WAN/MPLS, and drive network security through Zero Trust and advanced firewall expertise.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in designing and architecting complex global network environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, evolution, and governance of a global hybrid network infrastructure.
• Define and drive enterprise networking strategy across on-premises, cloud (Azure, GCP), and security domains.
• Ensure network scalability, resiliency, performance, and operational excellence.
• Develop and maintain a network architecture roadmap to support business growth and cloud adoption.
• Architect and design global network solutions for data centers, campuses, branches, clouds, and internet edge.
• Design resilient WAN, SD-WAN, MPLS, Internet, and cloud interconnect solutions.
• Promote Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and network automation using Terraform, Ansible, APIs, and CI/CD.
• Establish network monitoring and observability strategies using platforms like Splunk and ThousandEyes.
• Apply deep expertise in Palo Alto and Juniper firewalls, Zero Trust, segmentation, secure access, and network security.
• Architect enterprise load balancing solutions with F5, Azure Load Balancer, and Google Cloud Load Balancing.
• (Preferred) Identify modernization opportunities using Agentic AI, Generative AI, and intelligent automation frameworks.

Job description

Job Summary (in list format):

• Lead the design, evolution, and governance of a global hybrid network infrastructure.


• Define and drive enterprise networking strategy across on-premises, cloud (Azure, GCP), and security domains.


• Ensure network scalability, resiliency, performance, and operational excellence.


• Develop and maintain a network architecture roadmap to support business growth and cloud adoption.


• Architect and design global network solutions for data centers, campuses, branches, clouds, and internet edge.


• Design resilient WAN, SD-WAN, MPLS, Internet, and cloud interconnect solutions.


• Promote Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and network automation using Terraform, Ansible, APIs, and CI/CD.


• Establish network monitoring and observability strategies using platforms like Splunk and ThousandEyes.


• Apply deep expertise in Palo Alto and Juniper firewalls, Zero Trust, segmentation, secure access, and network security.


• Architect enterprise load balancing solutions with F5, Azure Load Balancer, and Google Cloud Load Balancing.


• (Preferred) Identify modernization opportunities using Agentic AI, Generative AI, and intelligent automation frameworks.


• Minimum 10+ years' experience in designing and architecting complex global network environments.