Senior Network Architect - Hybrid Cloud & Campus IP Design

Inizio Partners Corp; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Inizio Partners Corp is sourcing a Network Architect – Level III for the CUNY Central Office, onsite in New York, to standardize IP addressing and design robust campus-wide networks. You will lead multi-site initiatives, review Re-IP outcomes, and audit routing with emphasis on hybrid/multi-cloud connectivity and load balancing.

The role requires 7+ years of hands-on experience, including leadership on large projects, and expertise in Cisco routing, IPAM, firewall/security, and DDI tools.

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on Network Architect experience (expert routing and switching) including 2+ years in a leadership role on complex projects
• IP addressing/subnetting, Re-IP planning and migration, segmentation (VLANs, VRF Lite, SVIs)
• Cisco network configuration, EIGRP, spanning tree, VoIP with QoS, Wi-Fi, firewalls, NAC/802.1X
• DDI on Infoblox (DNS, DHCP, IPAM)
• Load balancing architecture (F5; L4/L7, SSL offload, GSLB, WAF)
• Hybrid/multi-cloud network design (Azure, AWS and/or GCP)
• Palo Alto firewalls; Aruba/Fortinet exposure a plus
• Complex multi-site environments strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Assess current IP schemes, routing, VLANs and dependencies (DHCP, DNS, firewalls, NAC, VPN, VoIP, IoT, etc.)
• Build Re-IP strategy, target-state design, cutover and rollback plans
• Audit campus and data center networks; deliver prioritized findings report
• Implement changes in change windows, validate, and provide post-change support
• Produce design documents and MOPs; knowledge transfer to CUNY network/NOC staff

Skills

Network architecture

Leadership

Subnetting/IP addressing

Load balancing

Hybrid/multi-cloud design

VLANs/VRF/L3 routing

Firewall/WAF security

Tools

Cisco IOS

Infoblox

F5 Load Balancer

Palo Alto Firewall

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Inizio Partners Corp is sourcing a Network Architect – Level III for the CUNY Central Office, onsite in New York, to standardize IP addressing and design robust campus-wide networks. You will lead multi-site initiatives, review Re-IP outcomes, and audit routing with emphasis on hybrid/multi-cloud connectivity and load balancing.

The role requires 7+ years of hands-on experience, including leadership on large projects, and expertise in Cisco routing, IPAM, firewall/security, and DDI tools.