Senior Network Architect & Automation Leader

Kforce Inc; Roanoke (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce is seeking a Senior Network Administrator in Westlake, TX to design, optimize, secure, and support enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments. The role combines hands-on engineering with strategic planning, automation, documentation, and mentorship.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise across Fortinet, Cisco Meraki, Juniper, Azure networking, routing, security, and unified communications, and will lead initiatives while maintaining a highly

Qualifications

• Advanced hands-on network engineering expertise and strong documentation discipline.
• Experience leading infrastructure initiatives and secure, highly available networks.
• Education or training in relevant IT fields is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and maintain enterprise LAN/WAN using Fortinet, Meraki, and Juniper devices.
• Lead network implementations, upgrades, and migrations with minimal downtime.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues via root cause analysis and performance tuning.
• Design and manage SD-WAN, high-availability firewall clusters, VLAN segmentation, and secure zoning.
• Configure and troubleshoot BGP and OSPF routing.
• Implement and maintain IPSec/SSL VPNs and remote access solutions.
• Manage Azure networking, including VPN gateways, VNets, and NSGs.
• Develop/enforce firewall policies, IDS/IPS, and threat-protection controls.
• Support VoIP environments (SIP trunks, QoS, latency, jitter, MOS).
• Maintain network diagrams, SOPs, backups, and infrastructure documentation.
• Monitor uptime, security posture, performance, and capacity.
• Contribute to business continuity, disaster recovery, ZTNA, and hybrid-cloud initiatives.
• Mentor junior staff and drive automation.

Skills

Fortinet FortiGate

Cisco Meraki

Juniper networking

Azure networking

BGP

OSPF

VPN

VoIP QoS

SD-WAN

Network security

Documentation

Mentorship

Tools

Fortinet FortiGate

FortiManager

Cisco Meraki

Juniper SRX/EX

Azure networking (VNets/NSGs)

Job description

Kforce is seeking a Senior Network Administrator in Westlake, TX to design, optimize, secure, and support enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments. The role combines hands-on engineering with strategic planning, automation, documentation, and mentorship.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise across Fortinet, Cisco Meraki, Juniper, Azure networking, routing, security, and unified communications, and will lead initiatives while maintaining a highly