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Network Architect

Elevance Systems IncReno, NV🇺🇸United States

Why this role stands out

Elevate your career as a Principal Network Architect at Elevance Systems Inc, where you will lead mission-critical modernization projects while enjoying the perfect balance of strategic leadership and hands-on technical engagement. This hybrid role is an ideal match for an expert problem-solver who thrives on designing complex enterprise architectures and wants to make a high-impact contribution within a collaborative, innovative team. Apply today to secure this pivotal position and take your professional growth to the next level.

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Work modeHybrid
LocationReno, NV, United States
Stakeholder ManagementACLSLoad BalancingITILNetwork Administration

Job description

We are seeking a Principal Network Architect to provide senior technical leadership while remaining highly hands-on in a mission-critical network environment. This role will lead network architecture, engineering, modernization, datacenter initiatives, security, and major incident response.

The ideal candidate can move seamlessly between enterprise architecture and hands-on troubleshooting/configuration.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead enterprise network architecture, modernization, and lifecycle strategies.
  • Design, configure, troubleshoot, and optimize complex routing, switching, firewalls, VPN, load balancing, and datacenter networks.
  • Serve as the highest level of technical escalation for critical network issues.
  • Lead datacenter migrations, upgrades, cutovers, DR/BC initiatives, and major incident response.
  • Design secure network architectures, segmentation, and firewall strategies.
  • Work closely with Infrastructure, Security, Applications, and business stakeholders.
  • Mentor network engineers and drive technical standards, accountability, and operational excellence.

Technical Environment

  • Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, ISR/ASR
  • BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP, VLANs, VRFs, QoS, Multicast, MPLS
  • Cisco Firepower FTD/FMC, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA
  • IPS/IDS, ACLs, Site-to-Site & Remote Access VPN
  • Datacenter networking, HA, Layer 2/3, DR and migrations
  • Enterprise wireless and cloud/hybrid connectivity

Required Qualifications

  • 12+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.
  • 5+ years as a Network Architect, Principal Engineer, or Technical Lead.
  • Proven experience with large-scale datacenter migrations and complex Cisco environments.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Palo Alto and Cisco FTD/FMC.
  • Experience supporting 24x7 mission-critical/healthcare environments.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to participate in maintenance windows, after-hours changes, and critical incident response.

Preferred: CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure, CCNP Enterprise/Security, CISSP, ITIL.

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