Principal Network Architect – Enterprise, On-Site

OCH Technologies, LLC; Egg Harbor Township (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

OCH Technologies, LLC is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to lead enterprise network design and operations across multiple sites, including FAA environments in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. The role demands Cisco and VMware expertise, plus strong documentation and hands-on leadership.

You will mentor engineers, oversee upgrades, enforce security standards, and collaborate with security, applications, and infra teams while supporting federal compliance and a 24/7 on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in systems engineering with 5+ years in a senior/lead role.
• Extensive experience with Cisco networking technologies (routing, switching, firewalls).
• Hands-on experience managing multi-site, enterprise environments.
• Experience with Windows and Linux environments.
• Experience with VMware virtualization platforms.
• Experience with web and proxy services (e.g. Nginx, socat).
• Experience with network monitoring tools (Riverbed, ManageEngine, Wireshark, NetShark).
• Strong documentation and technical diagram skills.
• Ability to lead architecture design and provide technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority and lead architect for enterprise network infrastructure across multiple sites and data center environments.
• Design, implement, and maintain highly available, secure, and scalable network architectures.
• Oversee operations and performance of environments, ensuring uptime, redundancy, and resilience.
• Lead network modernization, optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage and support core networking technologies including routing, switching, load balancing, and network security.
• Provide expert-level troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex network issues.
• Oversee and optimize performance using monitoring and diagnostic tools.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams to ensure seamless system integration.
• Develop and maintain network documentation, standards, and SOPs.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and provide technical leadership across teams.
• Support federal compliance standards and frameworks (e.g., NIST, FAA guidelines where applicable).
• Participate in strategic planning, capacity planning, and technology road mapping.
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation for critical issues.
• Support configuration management and IT logistics activities.
• Assist with systems testing and maintenance.
• Occasional travel to government facilities is required.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Cisco networking

Network architecture

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Mentoring

Security concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

VMware virtualization

Riverbed

ManageEngine

Wireshark

NetShark

Nginx

socat

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Job description

OCH Technologies, LLC is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to lead enterprise network design and operations across multiple sites, including FAA environments in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. The role demands Cisco and VMware expertise, plus strong documentation and hands-on leadership.

You will mentor engineers, oversee upgrades, enforce security standards, and collaborate with security, applications, and infra teams while supporting federal compliance and a 24/7 on-call rotation.