Remote Network Architect — Palo Alto & Juniper Expertise

Cognizant; Santa Clara (CA); Remote; USD 119,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Network Architect to design and optimize secure, scalable network architectures using Palo Alto and Juniper platforms. This remote US role requires strong expertise in firewall, routing, switching, and wireless (Juniper Mist) to support hi-tech clients and hybrid work environments.

You will mentor teams and drive architectures aligned with business outcomes. Applicants must be located in the US and authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Juniper platforms design and operation, including Mist.
• Extensive Palo Alto firewall design and integration in large enterprises.
• Strong Juniper switching routing and wireless with high availability.
• Experience with security zones, VPNs, and threat prevention.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise network architectures integrating Palo Alto and Juniper for secure, scalable connectivity.
• Develop security designs with Palo Alto capabilities and segmentation strategies.
• Create detailed design documentation for wired and wireless infra based on Juniper.
• Tune routing and switching configurations across Juniper for high performance and resiliency.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to translate business needs into network designs.
• Mentor junior architects and guide operations through complex incidents.

Skills

Juniper platforms

Palo Alto firewall

Routing & Switching

Wireless networking (Juniper Mist)

Security design & policies

SD-WAN

Tools

Juniper Mist

Palo Alto Firewalls

SD-WAN

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Network Architect to design and optimize secure, scalable network architectures using Palo Alto and Juniper platforms. This remote US role requires strong expertise in firewall, routing, switching, and wireless (Juniper Mist) to support hi-tech clients and hybrid work environments.

You will mentor teams and drive architectures aligned with business outcomes. Applicants must be located in the US and authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.