Senior Network Architect

• Hybrid, onsite Tues - Thurs. in Lowell, MA 01851
• 6-month contract-to-hire as a W2 employee of Talent Groups. We're unable to offer sponsorship.

We are seeking a senior Network Architect / Lead Network Engineer to lead the design and evolution of a global hybrid and multi-cloud network environment. This role will help define enterprise network architecture across on-premises, Azure, and Google Cloud environments, with responsibility for scalability, resiliency, security, automation, and operational excellence.

This is a hands-on architecture and technical leadership role requiring deep enterprise networking expertise combined with modern cloud networking and automation experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and evolve enterprise network architecture across data centers, campuses, branch locations, Azure, GCP, and internet-edge environments.
• Architect hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity solutions, including WAN, SD-WAN, MPLS, IPSec, and cloud interconnects.
• Define routing, segmentation, and traffic-engineering strategies utilizing BGP, OSPF, VRF, and related technologies .
• Design secure network architectures incorporating firewalls, Zero Trust principles, segmentation, and secure access.
• Drive Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and network automation using Terraform, Ansible, APIs, and CI/CD practices.
• Establish architecture standards, reference designs, resiliency patterns, and engineering best practices.
• Provide technical leadership for large-scale network transformation initiatives and guide engineering teams through implementation.
• Partner with Cloud, Security, Platform Engineering, and Operations teams on architecture decisions and technical strategy.

Required Experience

• 13+ years of enterprise networking/infrastructure experience with significant experience designing complex, large-scale network environments.
• Proven enterprise network architecture experience, including architecture standards, design decisions, and technical leadership.
• Strong hands-on expertise with BGP and OSPF , routing, segmentation, and traffic engineering.
• Deep experience with WAN technologies , including SD-WAN, MPLS, and/or IPSec.
• Strong Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) networking experience, including hybrid connectivity and cloud-native networking services.
• Experience designing hybrid and multi-cloud network architectures .
• Strong network security architecture experience, including Palo Alto and/or Juniper , firewall architecture, segmentation, and Zero Trust principles.
• Advanced experience with Terraform and Ansible for Infrastructure-as-Code and network automation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead architecture decisions, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and influence engineering teams and stakeholders.