INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLATFORM ARCHITECT L2

Job ID: SRJ_8182Posted: 2026-01-14Location: Waltham, MASalary: USD 60-65 / Hourly (C2C)Employment Type: 1099, C2C, W-2Industry: Computer SoftwareClient: WiproContact: Meghana GorusuCompany: SRI Tech SolutionsJob Title: INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLATFORM ARCHITECT L2City: Waltham MA (onsite)/ remote is acceptable with occasional travelScope : Experienced Senior US based network engineer required for programmes of work within National Grid which aims to modernize and enhance the UK network infrastructure to improve reliability, security, and user experience. Key initiatives include replacing end-of-life LAN network hardware and provisioning high-speed internet connectivity services overlayed with new CISCO SDWAN technology.Responsibilities· Design, implement, and maintain WAN, LAN, and SDWAN infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability.· Provide technical expertise and strategic guidance on network architecture, upgrades, and emerging technologies to meet evolving business needs.· Translate business requirements into technical solutions, producing low-level designs and solution implementation.· Lead network projects, acting as both team leader and individual contributor to deliver on time and within budget.· Collaborate with internal stakeholders and managed service providers, ensuring requirements are understood and met effectively.· Create and maintain comprehensive network documentation, including configurations, designs, standards, and operational processes.· Assist with incidents & escalations related to networking services or performance, troubleshooting to resolution the problem areas as needed.· Ensure compliance with security and reliability standards, implementing best practices for network resilience and risk mitigation.· Produce and gain peer review approvals of RoC (Record of Change) documents for network changes.· Gain change management approvals for network changes by submitting well‑formed ServiceNow change requests with all required details.· Stay current with industry trends and technologies, recommending improvements and innovations to enhance network capabilities.· Prepare operational readiness: create/maintain configuration standards, as‑built documentation, and support runbooks; store artefacts in SharePoint; hand off for UTOC (operations centre) management.· Work type: This position is mostly remote but infrequent travel will be needed once or twice in a month sort of thing.SRI Tech Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship status or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria.