Network Architect

Title: Network Architect

Location : Lowell, MA office (hybrid Mon-Wed in office) local

Type: 6 month contract to hire

Notes

• Seeking an experienced and visionary Network Architect to lead the design, evolution, and governance of our global hybrid network infrastructure.
• This role is responsible for defining and driving the enterprise networking strategy across on-premises, cloud, and security domains while ensuring scalability, resiliency, performance, and operational excellence.
• The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in enterprise network architecture, multi-cloud networking (Azure and GCP), network security, automation, and observability.
• 10+ years of experience designing and architecting complex global network environments.
• Define and maintain the enterprise network architecture roadmap supporting business growth, cloud adoption, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Lead the architecture and design of global network solutions spanning data centers, campuses, branch locations, cloud environments, and internet edge connectivity.
• Architect resilient WAN, SD-WAN, MPLS, Internet, and cloud interconnect solutions.
• Drive adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and network automation frameworks.
• Define automation standards utilizing Terraform, Ansible Automation Platform, APIs, and CI/CD methodologies.
• Define network observability and monitoring strategies utilizing platforms such as Splunk, ThousandEyes, and related tools.
• Extensive experience with Palo Alto and Juniper firewall architectures.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust, segmentation, secure access, and network security design principles.
• Strong understanding of enterprise load balancing architectures including F5, Azure Load Balancer, and Google Cloud Load Balancing.
• Plus: Understanding of Agentic AI, Generative AI, and intelligent automation frameworks with the ability to identify opportunities to modernize network operations, improve decision-making, and accelerate engineering productivity.