Senior Network Architect - Enterprise WAN, Cloud & Security

SYSTEMTEC; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTEMTEC is seeking a Network Architect for an on-site role in Columbia, SC. You will provide senior-level network architecture and engineering to support enterprise modernization, resiliency, security, and operations, leading complex projects and developing standards, automation, and sustainable solutions for a large technology environment.

The position requires 4+ years of enterprise networking experience (LAN/WAN, Juniper, TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP/IPAM), network security expertise (Fortinet,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 4+ years in enterprise network architecture and engineering.
• 4+ years of LAN/WAN with Juniper routing/switching and TCP/IP.
• 4+ years of network security tech (Fortinet VPN/SASE, NAC, segmentation).
• 4+ years leading network architecture initiatives from design to operation.
• 4+ years in modernization, capacity planning, resiliency, high availability.
• 4+ years of AWS and/or Azure networking in cloud/hybrid environments.
• 4+ years of network automation, scripting, orchestration, and IaC.
• 4+ years of monitoring, observability, analytics, and capacity management.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, engineering, implementation, and modernization of enterprise LAN/WAN, data center, cloud, VPN, firewall, and NAC infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain network architectures, standards, reference designs, roadmaps and diagrams.
• Translate requirements into secure, scalable network solutions.
• Plan lifecycle, capacity, and high-availability initiatives; modernize aging systems.
• Serve as senior escalation resource for complex incidents, troubleshooting, and decisions.
• Collaborate with operations, security, cloud, facilities, vendors, and project teams.

Skills

LAN/WAN technologies

Juniper routing & switching

TCP/IP

DNS/DHCP/IPAM

Fortinet security

VPN/SASE

NAC

network segmentation

security policies

infrastructure modernization

AWS/Azure networking

network automation

scripting/orchestration

Infrastructure as Code

monitoring/observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Aruba/Cisco switching & wireless

Job description

SYSTEMTEC is seeking a Network Architect for an on-site role in Columbia, SC. You will provide senior-level network architecture and engineering to support enterprise modernization, resiliency, security, and operations, leading complex projects and developing standards, automation, and sustainable solutions for a large technology environment.

The position requires 4+ years of enterprise networking experience (LAN/WAN, Juniper, TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP/IPAM), network security expertise (Fortinet,