Remote Network Architect | Palo Alto & Juniper Expert

Cognizant; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 119,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Network Architect to design and optimize secure, scalable network architectures leveraging Palo Alto firewall platforms and Juniper switching, routing, wireless, and security technologies. This remote role requires US work authorization and will drive hybrid-work solutions for hi-tech clients while mentoring teams and aligning designs with business outcomes.

Responsibilities include designing integrated enterprise networks, validating security postures, documenting

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on Juniper switching routing and SD-WAN experience.
• Strong Palo Alto firewall policy design and threat prevention.
• Experience designing secure scalable enterprise networks.
• Wired/wireless network design using Juniper Mist.
• Ability to translate business needs into network designs.
• Hybrid work model experience and collaboration with global teams.

Responsibilities

• Design comprehensive enterprise network architectures that integrate Palo Alto firewall platforms with Juniper switching routing and wireless solutions to provide secure reliable connectivity for complex hybrid environments.
• Develop scalable network security designs that apply Palo Alto policies next generation capabilities and segmentation strategies to protect business critical applications and data while supporting evolving hi-tech use cases.
• Create detailed low level and high-level design documentation for wired and wireless infrastructures built on Juniper hardware and Juniper Mist platforms ensuring clarity for implementation and long-term maintenance.
• Optimize routing and switching configurations across Juniper devices to achieve high-performance low latency and resilient connectivity for day shift operations with zero tolerance for critical downtime.
• Configure and refine wireless networking solutions using Juniper Mist wired and wireless technologies to deliver stable secure and high-quality user experiences across offices labs and hybrid work locations.
• Conduct in depth reviews of firewall rules security policies and network access controls across Palo Alto and Juniper firewall environments to identify risks improve posture and enforce standardized configurations.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams in hi tech domains to translate business requirements into network and security designs that directly support product development cloud adoption and digital transformation objectives.
• Guide operational teams through complex problem analysis and troubleshooting for firewall switching routing and wireless incidents ensuring swift resolution and clear knowledge transfer for future prevention.
• Implement best practice monitoring logging and observability across Palo Alto and Juniper infrastructures so that performance issues security events and capacity trends are proactively detected and addressed.
• Evaluate emerging network and security technologies within the Palo Alto and Juniper ecosystems and recommend improvements that enhance automation resilience and sustainability of the overall architecture.
• Align network design standards and security controls with corporate compliance policies and industry regulations ensuring that architectures contribute positively to organizational trust and societal data protection expectations.
• Coordinate change planning testing and cutover activities for major network and security deployments in a hybrid work model while minimizing service disruption and ensuring transparent communication to stakeholders.
• Provide structured mentoring and technical guidance to peers and junior architects on firewall design advanced routing strategies and wireless optimization so that architectural knowledge spreads effectively across the organization.

Skills

Juniper Mist

Palo Alto

SD-WAN

Wireless networking

Routing

Switching

Security policies

Network design

Hybrid work collaboration

Tools

Juniper Mist

Palo Alto firewalls

Security operations tools

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Network Architect to design and optimize secure, scalable network architectures leveraging Palo Alto firewall platforms and Juniper switching, routing, wireless, and security technologies. This remote role requires US work authorization and will drive hybrid-work solutions for hi-tech clients while mentoring teams and aligning designs with business outcomes.

Responsibilities include designing integrated enterprise networks, validating security postures, documenting