Network Engineer, Principal (Architect) - Remote

OVERVIEW

REMOTE OPPORTUNITY with our client, a leading health system: The Network Engineer, Principal, will report to the Director, Technical Operations and join our client's Data Center and Infrastructure team. In this role, you will architect, design, and implement network infrastructure while providing expert-level support to enhance the client's corporate network capabilities. This team is responsible for the comprehensive management of corporate WAN, LAN, and network infrastructure—from initial design through engineering, administration, and ongoing support.

***Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship***

***Candidates must reside in California***

• Duration: 6 months contract to hire
• Location: Remote, but most be located in California
• Rate: $80/hr to $100/hr DOE

    RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be the SME in network hardware, software, and technologies
• Create a robust, supportable network infrastructure to better the users’ experience
• Carry out operational, strategic activities, and change management of all impact and risk levels
• Develop and maintain technology roadmaps
• Engage in Incident Response, Audit, and Disaster Recovery practices
• Define, publish, and maintain network infrastructure standards, and operational documentation
• Lead proof-of-concept and prototyping efforts in both an infrastructure design and engineering capacity including collecting, analyzing, and documenting results
• Socialize and promote Network technology offerings
• Communicate with stakeholders regarding network technology planning, design, requirements, and development activities
• Perform periodic and emergency system maintenance, minimizing business impact to the greatest extent possible, as well as troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, or other related issues
• Influence, review and approve support contracts
• Oversee third-party vendors’ performance

    QUALIFICATIONS

• Requires a college degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years of prior relevant experience 
• Requires extensive knowledge and experience with Cisco switching and routing, Palo Alto Networks, F5 load balancing, and Azure Cloud.
• At least 7+ years of experience in architecting, designing, and implementing network infrastructure
• 7+ years of experience with routers and switches, firewalls, WAN optimizers, Load Balancers, MPLS circuits, VPN
• Previously worked utilizing the Agile methodology
• Implementation of IDS/IDP/CTI a plus
• Experience with creating and implementing strategy and roadmap for on-prem to cloud migrations (Azure).
• Strong communication and presentation skills to all levels of IT management and stakeholders.
• Demonstrate understanding of architectural and design impacts while effectively gaining buy-in and influence with partnering organizations, stakeholders, and senior leadership
• Certifications:
  • CCIE is required
  • Azure Networking Certifications are highly preferred (AZ-700, AZ-305, etc.)

    We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other non-merit factor. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees.