Network Architect

Synergy Business Consulting, Inc.; Lowell (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergy Business Consulting, Inc. seeks an experienced Network Architect to lead the design, evolution, and governance of a global hybrid network infrastructure in Lowell, MA.

You will shape enterprise networking across on-premises, cloud, security, and connectivity environments, guiding engineering teams through complex transformations. You will drive architecture decisions, establish standards, and mentor teams while advancing reliability, observability, and security across Azure, Google

Qualifications

• 13+ years of experience in enterprise networking, architecture, or infra engineering.
• 10+ years designing and architecting global network environments.
• Leading architecture initiatives across hybrid and multi-cloud.
• Deep knowledge of BGP and OSPF, and cloud connectivity.
• Experience with Azure and Google Cloud networking at scale.
• Strong cloud security, traffic engineering, and multi-cloud design skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise network architecture roadmap.
• Design global network solutions across data centers, campuses, and cloud.
• Develop reference architectures, standards, and best practices.
• Evaluate emerging networking technologies and make strategic recommendations.
• Establish governance for scalability, security, and resiliency.
• Architect connectivity across Azure, Google Cloud, and on-premises.
• Design WAN, SD-WAN, MPLS, Internet, and cloud interconnects.
• Develop routing, segmentation, and traffic engineering strategies.
• Design cloud-native networking using Azure and Google Cloud services.
• Lead architecture reviews, POCs, and technology evaluations.
• Mentor network engineering teams and collaborate with Cloud/Security/Operations.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Azure

Google Cloud

Network security

Automation

Observability

BGP

OSPF

MPLS

SD-WAN

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Splunk

ThousandEyes

Wireshark

Juniper

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Network Architect to lead the design, evolution, and governance of a global hybrid network infrastructure.

This is a highly technical architecture role responsible for defining enterprise networking strategy across on-premises, cloud, security, and connectivity environments. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in enterprise network architecture, Azure, Google Cloud, network security, automation, and observability.

You will serve as a technical authority, influencing architecture decisions, establishing standards, and guiding engineering teams through complex network transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Network Strategy & Architecture

• Define and maintain the enterprise network architecture roadmap.
• Design global network solutions spanning data centers, campuses, branches, cloud environments, and Internet edge connectivity.
• Develop reference architectures, standards, and engineering best practices.
• Evaluate emerging networking technologies and make strategic recommendations.
• Establish architecture governance to ensure scalability, security, resiliency, and operational efficiency.
• Architect connectivity across Azure, Google Cloud, and on-premises environments.
• Design resilient WAN, SD-WAN, MPLS, Internet, and cloud interconnect solutions.
• Develop routing, segmentation, and traffic engineering strategies using BGP, OSPF, VRF, IPSec, and software-defined networking.
• Design cloud-native networking solutions using Azure and Google Cloud networking services.

Network Security Architecture

• Partner with security architecture teams on network segmentation and secure connectivity.
• Define firewall architecture, cloud security controls, Zero Trust networking, and secure access methodologies.
• Establish security baselines and compliance standards.
• Conduct architecture reviews and identify network risks and improvement opportunities.

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

• Drive adoption of network automation and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Develop automation standards using Terraform, Ansible, APIs, and CI/CD.
• Promote automation-first approaches to improve reliability and scalability.

Technical Leadership & Governance

• Provide architectural leadership for major network transformation initiatives.
• Review and approve technical designs and implementation plans.
• Lead architecture reviews, POCs, and technology evaluations.
• Mentor network engineering teams.
• Collaborate closely with Cloud Engineering, Security, Platform Engineering, and Operations.

Reliability & Observability

• Define network monitoring and observability strategies.
• Utilize tools such as Splunk and ThousandEyes to identify performance and connectivity issues.
• Analyze capacity and performance trends.
• Lead root-cause analysis for major incidents.
• Establish high-availability, resiliency, and disaster recovery standards.

Required Qualifications

• 13+ years of experience in enterprise networking, network architecture, or infrastructure engineering.
• 10+ years designing and architecting complex global network environments.
• Proven experience leading architecture initiatives across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Expert-level knowledge of:
• BGP and OSPF
• Juniper switching
• MPLS, SD-WAN, and IPSec
• Internet edge and cloud connectivity
• 10+ years architecting networking solutions across Azure and Google Cloud.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native networking and hybrid connectivity.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, traffic engineering, and multi-cloud architecture.

Network Security

• Extensive experience with Palo Alto and Juniper firewall architectures.
• Strong knowledge of Zero Trust, segmentation, secure access, and network security architecture.

Wireless & Application Delivery

• Experience architecting Aruba Wireless environments.
• Strong understanding of enterprise load balancing, including:
• F5
• Google Cloud Load Balancing

Automation

• Advanced knowledge of Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience integrating automation into large-scale network lifecycle management.

Observability & Troubleshooting

• Expert knowledge of Splunk and ThousandEyes.
• Strong packet analysis and protocol troubleshooting skills using Wireshark.
• Ability to translate operational findings into long-term architectural improvements.

Emerging Technologies

• Understanding of Agentic AI, Generative AI, and intelligent automation and how these technologies can modernize network operations and improve engineering productivity.

Leadership

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence architecture decisions across network, cloud, security, and engineering organizations.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale transformation initiatives and mentoring technical teams.

Why This Opportunity?

• Lead enterprise-scale network architecture and transformation
• Work across Azure, GCP, on-premises, and security environments
• Hybrid schedule with Monday-Wednesday in office