Network Architect – Onsite NYC | 50% Travel

TEK Hire Solutions; New York (NY); On-site; USD 89,544 - 96,432; Full time

Job summary

A technology-focused firm is seeking a Network Architect for their New York office. This full-time role requires strong network management skills, experience with multi-vendor environments, and proficiency in hardware like Cisco and Juniper. Responsibilities include evaluating network designs, troubleshooting, and developing firewall policies. Candidates should have scripting abilities and a solid understanding of networking protocols. The role is aimed at mid-senior level professionals in the IT sector.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in managing network hardware and appliances.
• Experience with implementing and maintaining virtualized environments.
• Experience using Wireshark and similar tools for diagnostics.
• Strong knowledge of software-defined network platforms.
• Ability to automate network provisioning with scripting languages.
• Experience in cloud and endpoint security.
• Strong experience with both Linux and Windows systems.

Responsibilities

• Study the networking landscape and detect gaps in the IT environment.
• Evaluate network design based on performance metrics.
• Monitor and troubleshoot alerts from networking systems.
• Communicate with technical and stakeholder audiences.
• Lead the engineering and implementation of firewall policies.

Skills

Network hardware management

Multi-vendor virtualized environments

Wireshark

Software-defined networks

Network provisioning scripting

Cloud security

Linux system administration

Network architecture

Hybrid cloud infrastructures

Networking protocols

Palo Alto Networks

CISSP

Tools

Zscaler

Cisco

Juniper

F5

NetScaler

Job description

A technology-focused firm is seeking a Network Architect for their New York office. This full-time role requires strong network management skills, experience with multi-vendor environments, and proficiency in hardware like Cisco and Juniper. Responsibilities include evaluating network designs, troubleshooting, and developing firewall policies. Candidates should have scripting abilities and a solid understanding of networking protocols. The role is aimed at mid-senior level professionals in the IT sector.