Sr. Network Architect - 172375

Piper Companies; Frederick (MD); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Sick Leave

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to lead the design, architecture, modernization, and optimization of enterprise network infrastructure across on‑premises and cloud environments. This role will serve as the network subject matter expert, driving strategy, scalability, security, automation, and cloud networking initiatives that support business growth and digital transformation.

The successful candidate will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with Cybersecurity, Dev, Infra,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.
• Experience with routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN technologies, QoS.
• Strong knowledge of BGP, OSPF, IPSec, DMVPN, VPC, 802.1X, QoS

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise network standards and reference architectures.
• Design scalable, secure network solutions for enterprise and cloud environments.
• Lead modernization initiatives including: Zero Trust Architecture, SD-WAN, cloud-native networking, migration of legacy systems.
• Design and support hybrid cloud networking, including Azure hub-and-spoke architectures.
• Drive network automation, IaC, and policy-based networking.
• Introduce AIOps and telemetry-driven monitoring for reliability.
• Partner with Cybersecurity, Application Development, Infrastructure, Data, and Product teams.
• Provide technical leadership to managed service providers and network operations teams.
• Serve as Tier 3 escalation support for complex incidents and root-cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain network documentation, diagrams, and runbooks.
• Manage vendor, carrier, and service-provider relationships.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide team leadership.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Mentorship

Collaboration

Network design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Cisco CCNP

Cisco CCIE (Enterprise/Datacenter/Security)

Tools

Cisco IOS

Cisco IOS-XE

Cisco NX-OS

Cisco Catalyst

Palo Alto Firewalls

F5

NetScaler

Riverbed

Job description

Senior Network Engineer

Location

Frederick, MD (Hybrid)

Compensation

$127,500 – $170,000

Benefits

PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Sick Leave (as required by law)

Overview

Seeking a Senior Network Engineer to lead the design, architecture, modernization, and optimization of enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments. This individual will serve as the network subject matter expert, driving network strategy, scalability, security, automation, and cloud networking initiatives that support business growth and digital transformation.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise network standards, reference architectures, and engineering best practices.
• Design scalable, secure, and high-performing network solutions for enterprise and cloud environments.
• Lead network modernization initiatives including:
  • Zero Trust Architecture
  • SD-WAN
  • Cloud-native networking
  • Legacy infrastructure migration and decommissioning
• Design and support hybrid cloud networking, including Azure hub-and-spoke architectures, routing, and segmentation.
• Drive network automation, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and policy-based networking.
• Introduce AIOps and telemetry-driven monitoring to improve reliability and proactive issue resolution.
• Partner with Cybersecurity, Application Development, Infrastructure, Data, and Product teams to deliver secure and performant solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight to managed service providers and network operations teams.
• Serve as Tier 3 escalation support for complex network incidents and root-cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain network documentation, standards, diagrams, and operational runbooks.
• Manage relationships with network vendors, carriers, and service providers.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across the network team.

Required Qualifications

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Preferred certifications:
  • Cisco CCNP
  • Cisco CCIE (Enterprise Infrastructure, Data Center, or Security)

Experience

• 8+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.
• Strong experience configuring and supporting:
  • Routers
  • Switches
  • Firewalls
  • Load Balancers
  • VPN Technologies
  • QoS

Technical Skills

• Advanced knowledge of:
  • BGP
  • OSPF
  • IPSec
  • DMVPN
  • VPC
  • 802.1X
  • QoS
• Experience with:
  • Cisco IOS
  • Cisco IOS-XE
  • Cisco NX-OS
• Hands‑on experience with:
  • Cisco Catalyst, ISR, ASR, Nexus, ASA/FTD
  • Palo Alto Firewalls
  • F5
  • NetScaler
  • Riverbed
• Experience with network monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance analysis tools.
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking architecture and hybrid cloud connectivity.

Preferred Experience

• Azure networking and hybrid cloud design.
• Zero Trust, SASE/SSE, and secure hybrid networking architectures.
• Network automation and scripting.
• Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise environments.

Soft Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and business stakeholders.
• Proven leadership, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration abilities.