Senior Network Architect – Hybrid Cloud & Security

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company is seeking an experienced Enterprise Network Architect and Cloud Networking expert to design and evolve our network across campus, data center, and Azure environments.

You will lead Azure networking administration, implement secure hybrid cloud connectivity, and develop standards and docs to support our modernization and manufacturing infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 8+ years of enterprise network engineering, architecture, and implementation.
• Strong expertise in enterprise routing and switching, Layer 2/3 networking, DNS, DHCP, VPNs.
• Experience with Azure networking services and Cisco Nexus platforms.
• Experience with VMware NSX and VeloCloud SD-WAN is required.
• Familiarity with Zscaler Branch Connector, Cloud Connector, and ZPA.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve enterprise network architecture across campus, branch, data center, and Azure environments.
• Lead Azure networking administration and design (VNets, subnets, NSGs, route tables, DNS, load balancers).
• Design secure hybrid cloud connectivity between on-premises and Azure-hosted services.
• Create technical standards, reference architectures, implementation plans, and operational docs.
• Monitor network performance, troubleshoot complex issues, and lead incident responses.
• Support manufacturing and data center networking, including Cisco Nexus and NSX implementations.

Skills

Enterprise routing and switching

Layer 2/3 networking

DNS, DHCP, VPNs

Network security and segmentation

Azure networking

VeloCloud SD-WAN

Zscaler (Branch Connector, Cloud, ZPA)

VMware NSX

Cisco Nexus

Leadership & project management

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Cisco Nexus

VMware NSX

VeloCloud SD-WAN

Zscaler ZPA/Branch/Cloud Connector

Azure networking services

Job description

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company is seeking an experienced Enterprise Network Architect and Cloud Networking expert to design and evolve our network across campus, data center, and Azure environments.

You will lead Azure networking administration, implement secure hybrid cloud connectivity, and develop standards and docs to support our modernization and manufacturing infrastructure.