Network Architect

🚨 Hiring: Network Architect – CCNA 🚨

Location: Rockville, MD 20850

Employment Type: Full-Time, W2

Certification: CCNA required

Experience: 8+ years

We are looking for an experienced Network Architect to design, implement, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Cisco networking, routing, switching, security, and large-scale enterprise environments.

🔹 Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable and secure enterprise network architectures

• Plan and implement LAN, WAN, data center, and cloud networking solutions

• Configure and troubleshoot routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and wireless networks

• Manage VLANs, IP addressing, routing, and network segmentation

• Work with OSPF and BGP routing protocols

• Analyze network performance and troubleshoot complex network issues

• Support network upgrades, migrations, and modernization projects

• Create network diagrams, technical documentation, and implementation plans

• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, cloud, application, and vendor teams

• Provide technical guidance to network engineers

🔹 Required Skills

✅ 8+ years of Network Engineering/Network Architecture experience

✅ Strong experience with Cisco routers and switches

✅ CCNA certification required

✅ Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VPN, and subnetting

✅ Hands-on experience with OSPF and BGP

✅ Enterprise LAN/WAN and data center networking experience

✅ Network security and firewall knowledge

✅ Network monitoring and troubleshooting experience

✅ Strong communication and documentation skills

🔹 Preferred Skills

• CCNP or other advanced networking certification

• Palo Alto, Fortinet, or Cisco firewall experience

• SD-WAN and wireless networking

• AWS or Azure cloud networking

• Python, Ansible, or other network automation experience

• Visio or other network diagramming tools

🎓 Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Networking, or a related field preferred.

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