Senior Network Architect

GeorgiaTEK Systems Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

GeorgiaTEK Systems Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Architect in Philadelphia to assess, design, and optimize an enterprise network with Cisco and VeloCloud.

You will independently evaluate current architecture, identify risks, define a scalable target state, and build a practical transformation roadmap. The role requires deep expertise in enterprise LAN/WAN/WLAN, data center networking, SD-WAN, and network security, plus the ability to translate findings into actionable recommendations for

Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise network architecture assessment and planning.
• Deep expertise in LAN/WAN/WLAN, data center networking, and SD-WAN.Proven ability to translate complex findings into actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive assessment of current LAN/WAN/WLAN, data center, and hybrid cloud connectivity.
• Design scalable target architectures for Cisco and VeloCloud environments and develop transformation roadmaps.
• Identify risks, gaps, and dependencies; communicate architectural impacts to stakeholders.

Skills

Enterprise Networking

Cisco Switching

Wireless Networking

VeloCloud SD-WAN

ACI SDN

Network Security

Hybrid Cloud Connectivity

DNS/IPAM

Network Performance

Documentation & Roadmaps

Stakeholder Communication

Tools

Cisco ACI

VMware VeloCloud

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Architect to assess, design, and optimize a complex enterprise network environment involving Cisco and VeloCloud technologies. The ideal candidate will independently evaluate existing network architecture, identify critical technical and operational risks, define a scalable target architecture, and develop a practical transformation roadmap.

This role requires deep expertise in enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, data center networking, SD-WAN, network security, and hybrid cloud connectivity. The successful candidate must be able to translate complex technical findings into actionable recommendations and communicate architectural risks and business impacts to both engineering teams and executive stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

1. Enterprise Network Assessment

• Assess the current-state enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, data center, and hybrid cloud connectivity architecture.
• Evaluate Cisco enterprise switches, wireless access points, and network infrastructure.
• Review core, distribution, and access-layer architecture, topology, and network segmentation.
• Assess routing, switching, redundancy, convergence, and failover mechanisms.
• Evaluate MPLS, internet connectivity, VPNs, SD-WAN, and hybrid network connectivity.
• Identify architectural gaps, technical debt, dependencies, and operational risks.

2. SD-WAN and Network Architecture

• Assess existing Cisco and VeloCloud SD-WAN environments.
• Evaluate SD-WAN architecture, design, performance, resiliency, and scalability.
• Review Cisco ACI, Software-Defined Networking (SDN), and enterprise network integration.
• Assess network security solutions, including Cisco edge network security technologies.
• Evaluate network segmentation, trust boundaries, firewalls, and IDS/IPS integration.
• Develop conceptual future-state architecture designs aligned with business and technical requirements.

3. Network Resiliency and Performance

• Identify physical and logical single points of failure involving network devices, circuits, power, and connectivity paths.
• Evaluate network availability, redundancy, disaster recovery readiness, and failover capabilities.
• Assess network performance, capacity, scalability, and future infrastructure requirements.
• Review wireless network coverage, capacity, resiliency, and scalability.
• Evaluate DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (IPAM) services and their dependencies.

Required Technical Skills

• Enterprise Network Architecture and Assessment
• Cisco Enterprise Networking: Switching and Wireless
• VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN Architecture and Design
• Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
• Cisco ACI and Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
• Cisco Edge Network Security Solutions
• Enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, and Data Center Networking
• Routing, Switching, Network Segmentation, and High Availability
• MPLS, VPN, Internet, and Hybrid Cloud Connectivity
• Network Security Architecture, Firewalls, and IDS/IPS
• DNS, DHCP, and IPAM
• Network Resiliency, Disaster Recovery, and Failover Design
• Network Monitoring, Observability, and Performance Assessment
• Architecture Documentation, Gap Analysis, and Transformation Roadmaps
• Technical Stakeholder Engagement and Executive Presentations