Hybrid Details:
Greater Boston Area, MA - Onsite/Remote
Duration: 12 months to start
The Opportunity
The client is seeking a visionary Senior Network Architect to lead the evolution of our statewide infrastructure. With over 250 locations — ranging from small community offices to large corporate hubs— their network is the backbone of their mission.
As they migrate on-premises applications to AWS, you will play a pivotal role in designing a resilient, scalable, and modern hybrid-cloud architecture. You will be the technical authority for their routing environment (EIGRP/BGP), security perimeter, and cloud connectivity strategies.
Core Responsibilities
Duration: 12 months to start
The Opportunity
The client is seeking a visionary Senior Network Architect to lead the evolution of our statewide infrastructure. With over 250 locations — ranging from small community offices to large corporate hubs— their network is the backbone of their mission.
As they migrate on-premises applications to AWS, you will play a pivotal role in designing a resilient, scalable, and modern hybrid-cloud architecture. You will be the technical authority for their routing environment (EIGRP/BGP), security perimeter, and cloud connectivity strategies.
Core Responsibilities
- Architectural Strategy: Design and maintain a robust hub-and-spoke and mesh network architecture supporting ~ 250 sites
- Hybrid Cloud Integration: Lead the design and optimization of high-speed, secure connectivity between on-premise infrastructure and AWS (Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, etc.).
- Routing & Switching: Manage and optimize a complex routing environment primarily utilizing EIGRP, complemented by BGP for external/cloud peering and targeted OSPF deployments.
- Security & Load Balancing: Oversee the integration of Fortigate Firewalls and manage application delivery via NetScaler and load balancers.
- Observability: Utilize SolarWinds and other monitoring suites to provide deep visibility into network health, performing proactive capacity planning and advanced troubleshooting.
- Modernization: Drive the transition from traditional hardware-centric models to Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Cloud-Native architectures.
Technical Profile
The ideal candidate is a Cisco expert with a "cloud-first" mindset and significant experience managing distributed site footprints.
- Networking: Expert-level command of Cisco IOS/XE/NX-OS. Deep mastery of EIGRP and BGP is important.
- Cloud: Proven experience architecting AWS networking environments (VPCs, Security Groups, Route 53, Direct Connect).
- Security: Hands-on experience with Fortigate (FortiOS) security appliances and VPN technologies.
- Traffic Management: Proficiency with F5 LTM/GTM or Citrix NetScaler for high availability.
- Monitoring: Experience using SolarWinds (NPM/NCM) for enterprise-wide alerting and reporting.
Qualifications
- Experience: 10+ years in network engineering, with at least 4 years in a lead Architect or Principal role.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience.
- Certifications: CCNP (Enterprise/Data Center) required; CCIE or AWS Certified. Solutions Architect - Professional preferred.
- Soft Skills: Ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and lead cross-functional projects.
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