Senior Network Architect – Dual-Site Enterprise Fabric

University Information Technology - Indiana Wesleyan University; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Part time

Job summary

Indiana Wesleyan University is seeking a Senior Network Engineer Consultant to design, build, and operate a dual-site, active/active network fabric across campus and colocation facilities. You will own complex Cisco and Palo Alto configurations, mentor engineers, and ensure security, performance, and reliability at scale.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, operational discipline, and collaboration with AI, security, and infrastructure teams to support enterprise-grade connectivity and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in enterprise network engineering, with 3+ years operating Cisco and Palo Alto platforms at production scale.
• Expert-level Cisco skills – routing and switching, Nexus/Catalyst, BGP/OSPF, EVPN/VXLAN, and data center design.
• Expert-level Palo Alto Networks skills – firewalls, security policy design, VPN/GlobalProtect, and threat prevention features.
• Experience designing and operating dual-site or multi-site topologies with active/active or DR patterns.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent demonstrated experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate enterprise network fabric across campus and colocation facilities.
• Mentor engineers through design reviews and complex change work.
• Ensure network observability, security, and availability at enterprise scale.
• Partner with security, AI, and application teams on requirements and incident response.

Skills

Cisco routing

Cisco switching

Palo Alto firewalls

Network design

BGP/OSPF

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cisco NSO

Terraform

Ansible

VMware

Job description

Indiana Wesleyan University is seeking a Senior Network Engineer Consultant to design, build, and operate a dual-site, active/active network fabric across campus and colocation facilities. You will own complex Cisco and Palo Alto configurations, mentor engineers, and ensure security, performance, and reliability at scale.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, operational discipline, and collaboration with AI, security, and infrastructure teams to support enterprise-grade connectivity and