Senior Network Architect - Hybrid, Low-Latency Global WAN

Pico; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Pico is seeking a senior network architect to translate business needs into scalable designs and automated configurations. The role focuses on low-latency, secure, and highly available networks for global clients, operating in a hybrid model with some travel.

Ideal candidates have 7–10 years of experience with major hardware brands, strong packet-level analysis skills, and proficiency in scripting and Linux. This position reports to the Infrastructure team in New York.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience with Fortinet, Arista, and/or Cisco hardware and software.
• IP protocols (ICMP, UDP, TCP) and routing protocols (BGP, OSPF).
• Multicast routing (IGMP, PIM).
• NAT (Static, Dynamic).
• Network sniffers (TCP/IP analysis).
• NTP, PTP and network timing.
• Ability to analyse and diagnose problems and lead system recovery effectively.
• Clear verbal and written communicator.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into architecture and high-level designs.
• Convert availability, performance, and regulatory needs into technical designs and configurations.
• Create high-level diagrams depicting logical architecture and traffic flow.
• Define design principles with focus on scalability, resilience, simplicity, and standardization.
• Strategize on methods to improve overall network infrastructure with a low-latency profile.
• Design and deploy customer networks with automation, security, and operability as focus.

Skills

Fortinet hardware expertise

Arista hardware expertise

Cisco hardware expertise

Network performance optimization

Scripting (Bash or Python)

Linux familiarity

Problem solving

Clear communication

Education

CCIE or JNCIE certification

Tools

Wireshark

tcpdump

Linux

Job description

Pico is seeking a senior network architect to translate business needs into scalable designs and automated configurations. The role focuses on low-latency, secure, and highly available networks for global clients, operating in a hybrid model with some travel.

Ideal candidates have 7–10 years of experience with major hardware brands, strong packet-level analysis skills, and proficiency in scripting and Linux. This position reports to the Infrastructure team in New York.