1,172 Network Architect jobs in the United States

Job Title/LevelPrincipal Network Architect (Network Architect)Location100% RemoteSalary $160,000 - $175,000 annuallyScheduleFull TimePreferred ClearanceAble to obtain Public Trust & US CitizenshipCovid VaccinationAs a condition of employment, employ.

Title: Network Architect

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Job Type: Full Time

Experience Required

10 + years of experience in designing, developing, configuring, and implementing enterprise networks with diverse solutions from multiple vendors.

Knowledge of:

• Network and Telecommunications best practices
• LAN/WAN – TCP/IP, MPLS, BGP, VPN
• Some Experience with Cisco Voice – Call Manager, Unity, Packaged Contact Center Enterprise
• Voice networking tuning and troubleshooting
• Network Performance Tuning – SNMP, NetFlow, IP SLA
• Cisco Datacenter Technology – vPC, FEX, UCS
• Cisco Routed Campus – L3 Access configuration/maintenance
• Cisco Switches – Catalyst 9500/9300, Nexus 7K/9K/5K
• Routing: BGP,EIGRP, OSPF, ECMP
• Cisco NXOS/IOS
• Qos best practices and configuration for voice and data networks
• Spanning Tree protocol best practices and configuration
• Information Security best practices
• Load balancing: F5 Configuration/Administration, LTM/GTM, iRules, VIP/Virtual Servers

Emerging technology trends

Education/Certification

• Bachelor Degree Required
• Cisco CCIE Preferred

Job Title: Network Architect

Job Description

We are seeking a Network Architect to join a pivotal Cyber engineering team. This team is responsible for building new security architectures across large Naval Submarine subsystems. You will contribute to creating a common, open-architecture system-of-systems electronic design that promotes interoperability during joint operations with integrated fighting forces. Your engineering expertise will be utilized in designing the submarine's network system to establish a private cloud for edge communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, enhance, and plan computer network communications, including specifications and schematics for network architecture on multiple subsystems.

• Evaluate and make recommendations on network hardware and software selections, implementation techniques, and tools to meet tactical programmatic needs, including present and future capacity requirements.

• Monitor and maintain networks, manage configurations, provide network support and problem resolution, and conduct system performance analysis and evaluation.

• Interface with customers, developers, and support programs to ensure optimal communication flow between subsystems.

• Conduct performance and failover testing of network devices and assess their impact on system stability.

• Maintain technical expertise in network and computer hardware/software interconnection and interfaces, including firewalls, routers, switches, gateways, middleware, and OSI layer 1/2/3/4 functionality.

• Evaluate and recommend new technologies to enhance network system performance and monitoring capabilities.

• Perform network documentation for working group presentations and exchanges.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in IT or Engineering

• 8+ years of Network Integration and Architecture experience for various network protocol standards (including HSRP/VRRP, RIP, RSTP (802.1w), MSTP (802.1s))

• Experience analyzing VLANs, spanning-tree, routing (static and dynamically implemented protocols), ACLs, IP addressing and subnetting

• Knowledge of packet analysis tools such as Wireshark or Sniffers

• Experience using Python or Bash at the Linux Command Line for porting

• Experience leading working group discussions and preparing presentations for Navy/Company Executives

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance; U.S. Citizenship is required

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Network development and integration experience with protocols such as TCP/IP, HSRP/VRRP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, RSTP (802.1w), MSTP (802.1s), DHCP, 802.1q tagging, multicast, PAgP or LACP (EtherChannel), QoS, and Active-Active technologies (vPC and IRF)

• Familiarity with network device vendors such as Cisco and Arista

• Knowledge of 1/10/25/40/100 Gig protocols, serial and satellite links, cable standards, and optical specifications

• Familiarity with Linux OS, SNMP, Python, and Bash

• Knowledge of TCP/UDP protocol packet format

• Understanding of Software Defined Networking using OVS

• Experience with Kubernetes and VxLAN

Work Environment

This role offers a hybrid work environment, typically requiring 3 days in the lab and 1 day from home. The team works four 10-hour days per week, providing flexibility in scheduling, though onsite presence is required when working.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $90.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Manassas,VA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 22, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Job DescriptionJob DescriptionSalary: $184K $05K

Network Architect - San Diego, CA

Why Bird Rock Systems

At Bird Rock Systems, we take pride in being named one of the Inc. Magazines Best Workplaces Award winners and Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies. Our dynamic journey to success is fueled by a team of passionate individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment. We're more than a workplace; we're a community of fun-loving people dedicated to excellence.

What Sets Us Apart:

• Best Workplace Awards: Bird Rock Systems is honored to be recognized as one of San Diego Business Journal's Best Places to Work and Inc.'s Best Workplaces, highlighting our commitment to fostering a positive, collaborative, and innovative work environment.
• Fast-Paced Growth:As an Inc. 5000 honoree, we're committed to driving innovation and pushing boundaries. Join us to be part of a dynamic and ever-evolving company.
• Vibrant Company Culture:We believe in creating an environment where work feels like fun. Our team is more than colleagues we're friends who collaborate, support, and celebrate together.
• Core Values:Our values define us. Loyalty, work/life balance, kaizen (continuous improvement), unwavering integrity, exceptional customer service, and giving back to our community are the cornerstones of Bird Rock Systems.

Your Opportunity:

At Bird Rock Systems, you're not just an employee you're an essential part of our growth story. Join our team of driven professionals who embrace challenges, value camaraderie, and thrive on making a difference. If you're ready to work in an exciting atmosphere that blends passion, innovation, and purpose, we invite you to apply and embark on a rewarding journey with us.

Take the next step towards an inspiring career. Apply now and become a proud contributor to Bird Rock Systems' exceptional trajectory!

Join us on our journey. Apply today.

Position Summary

We are seeking a skilled and motivated hands-on Network Architect to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and troubleshooting network infrastructure for our clients. Additionally, you will provide sales support by assisting in the technical aspects of client proposals and presentations. This is a hybrid position, requiring you to work onsite at customer locations in the San Diego and other Southern California areas at least 1-2 days per week.

Location
Must be based in San Diego or Orange County, CA. Can be called into our San Diego office at managers discretion. This is a hybrid position, requiring you to work onsite at customer locations in Southern California area at least 1-2 days per week.

Main Duties

• Design, deploy, and troubleshoot complex enterprise network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless systems.
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure optimal operation.
• Implement network security measures to protect data and systems.
• Collaborate with clients to understand their networking needs and provide tailored solutions.
• Assist the sales team with technical expertise during client meetings and proposal development.
• Develop and maintain network documentation and diagrams.
• Automate network tasks using Python and other scripting .
• Create as-built documentation and provide over-the-shoulder training to customers for newly implemented solutions.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest networking technologies and industry trends.
• Create raving fans by delivering exceptional service to customers, coworkers, and partners.
  

What You Bring

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  

Qualifications & Key Skills

• 7+ years of experience in network engineering or a related role.
• Proficiency in Python for network automation and scripting.
• Strong understanding of all the layers of the OSI model.
• Hands-on experience with network switches, routers, and wireless, including Cisco, Juniper, Meraki, and HPE/Aruba).
• Hands-on experience with network security tools, including:
  • Firewalls: Design and configure (e.g., Cisco Firepower, Meraki, Palo Alto, Fortinet).
  • VPNs: Design and configure connections for remote access and site-to-site communication.
• Experience with multicasting, including configuring and troubleshooting multicast routing protocols, multicast addressing and group management.
• To show us youve read this posting carefully, please answer the following question in your application: Youre in a and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?
• Effective troubleshooting using packet captures
• Certifications such as CCNP, PCNSE, JNCIP, Azure Network Engineer.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Skills

• Familiarity with cloud networking concepts and services.
• Experience with network monitoring and management tools.
• Knowledge of SD-WAN and other advanced networking technologies.
• Experience with Network Access Control (NAC) to enforce security policies and control access to network resources.
• Experience with Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) to detect and prevent malicious activities.
  

Compensation

• Salary Range: 184K 205K
• The aboverepresents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining pay, well consider location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Benefits

At Bird Rock Systems, we make sure you have the support and resources to leverage and develop your skills, secure your financial future, and take care of your health and well-being. Bird Rock Systems continually seeks to provide a workplace where everyone can be their authentic self. Through Bird Rock Systems competitive benefits offerings and various training and development opportunities, we have you covered with our Benefits Program which includes:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Paid Family Leave Benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 100% Employer-Paid Life & AD&D Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Insurance
• Monthly Wellness Reimbursement
• 401k Profit Sharing

• SDWAN (Cisco, Meraki, Aruba), F5 load balancer, Network routing & switching, DNS and Network security
• (Firewall, VPN & access control)
• Network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP)
• Strong Knowledge in Network LAN, WAN, Wireless, Network security (Firewall, VPN & Access control), Voice (Avaya)

• Design, configure, Network devices, SDWAN
• IPAM management & strong in BGP, OSPF, VLAN
• SDWAN design and build
• Manage and maintain the support contract with vendor
• Plan and mitigate the vulnerabilities by periodic firmware upgrades and hotfix patches
• Coordinate with vendor for part replacement and high priority issues
• Provide design and solutioning on setting up the new environment
• Analyze and perform bug scrub validation for the newly recommended codes
• Triage, identify and fix the incidents related to Network LAN, WAN & Voice
• Deep dive analysis of reoccurring major / critical incidents and provide root cause analysis
• Coordinate with other support teams Network, Security, and application team for regular BAU operations

Description

The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos has an opening for a senior Network Engineer on the DISA Defense Red Switch Network team in support of an enterprise VoIP management system - GSM-O II contract at Fort Meade, MD. The successful candidate will have a Network Engineering background responsible for the design, document, test, deployment and maintenance of the IP network solutions within an enterprise environment on a high-paced, fast-moving program.

As a Network Engineer, the successful candidate will be a part of a team that interacts with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including customers and vendors but primarily with subject matter expert teammates. In this role, the candidate will be a subject matter expert (SME) in all things related to the IP Network technologies, ensuring optimal performance, security, and scalability of WAN and LAN infrastructure across multiple environments (DEV/TEST and Production). The candidate will also provide technical assistance, administer configurations, upgrade software, develop and/or update related documentation, ensure applicable STIGs are applied and documented, conduct and support testing on work performed, recommend enhancements, and troubleshoot and resolve issues associated with the various network components.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with DRSN engineers and site personnel for coordinating deployments and maintenance actions.
• Evaluate system network requirements and make appropriate technical recommendations.
• Proficiency with Juniper networking devices to include establishing remote management connectivity, updating the operating systems, coordinating and performing verification test (BER or "burn-in" tests) configuring alarm and system profiles, and configuring/testing various layers of the OSI model.
• Assist IA personnel regarding network security and SSP maintenance. Ensure that the network configuration meets all IA requirements.
• Perform installation test and acceptance (IT&A) of network components both directly through the various GUI/CLI or interface systems, by directing and/or facilitating remote testing with on-site field engineering support.
• Monitor network performance.
• Support deployments as required. 
• Expert Knowledge of IP principles

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of overall related experience or Master with 10+ years. Specific experience, education and training may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Experience in remotely configuring networking or transport devices.
• Ability to map IP addresses and subnets for networking devices or ability to establish in-band/out of band management connections on transport devices.
• Ability to interpret network topology diagrams and proposed device configuration changes.
• Knowledge of configuring, deploying and supporting HAIPE (KG-175D)- especially with GD GemOne.
• Security+
• Must possess an active Top Secret with SCI eligibility clearance.
• Must possess current DoD 8750 certification at IAT level II, Security +ce
• Proficiency with Juniper IOS or other IP/transport specific management tools (EMS) and general practices.
• Basic Linux Administration or command line interface (CLI) and scripting skills.

Desired Skills:

• Experience managing configurations with JunOS space
• Expertise in IP technologies, i.e. Networking architectures and methodologies and Voice Services
• Proficiency in at least two or more of the following devices: SONUS SBC, Juniper MX5 routers, Juniper SRX firewalls, Juniper EX switches, SONUS SBCs, KG175
• Proficiency in at least one of the following tools:  SolarWinds or Junos Space
• JNCIA or JNCIP
• Proficiency with RADIUS, SNMP, and NTP protocols
• General knowledge of TLS and PKI

Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.

We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don't wear capes (they're a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for how it's always been done.

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril Engineers in the Connected Warfare (CW) Division work across disciplines to build, deploy, integrate, extend, and scale Anduril's software and hardware systems to deliver mission-critical capabilities to our customers at the tactical edge. As the engineers closest to customers/end-users, ECC NEXT Engineers are designed to solve technical challenges of operational scenarios while owning the end-to-end delivery of winning capabilities to bring new capabilities from zero to one.

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
ABOUT THE JOB

As a Network Architect on the Edge Compute and Comms (ECC) NEXT Engineering team, you will combine industry leading commercial technologies with legacy military systems to rapidly prototype and create new products and solutions to address a wide variety of customer problems involving software, hardware, networking, autonomy/robotics, systems integration, and more, while making pragmatic engineering tradeoffs along the way. Your efforts will ensure that Anduril and 3P products seamlessly work together to achieve a variety of critical outcomes. Above all, ECC Engineers are driven by a "Whatever It Takes" mindset-executing in an expedient, scalable, and methodical way while keeping the mission top-of-mind and making sound engineering decisions to deliver successful outcomes correctly, on-time, and with high quality. You will work on new technology introduction and enhancing products like the Menace Family of Systems to bring integrated C4 (Compute, Comms, Command, and Control) capabilities to the tactical edge.

Our C4 systems must function in highly dynamic and adversarial environments where nodes have varying states of link quality & availability, have frequently changing network topologies and are under constant threat of interference ranging from electronic warfare to physical destruction. In addition, our assets are deployed to austere combat zones which do not have the well-developed network infrastructure which most network solutions rely on. Our challenge is to provide networking software and hardware systems that provide reliability, resilience, speed and security in these challenging environments.

We are looking for an highly organized, growth mindset, hands-on, Network Architect to design, prototype, build and collaborate with cross functional engineering and business development teams to exceed customer expectations and bring new products and capabilities to market.
WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Work directly with customers and product teams to identify network designs and features necessary to achieve mission success
• Design and deploy networking and communication architectures for tactical edge products
• Design, implement and deploy mesh networks, physical and logical
• Incorporate SDWAN architectures to meet customer needs
• Leverage software to integrate networking hardware
• Measure and improve system performance
• Create diagnostic, testing, and simulation tools
• Review and improve product security
• Debug issues at all layers of the stack from low level kernel bugs to cloud networking issues

• Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Networking, Mathematics, or Physics
• 3+ years as a technical leader on Agile engineering teams
• 8+ years working with a variety of networking & routing tools such as Linux, Cisco IOS, Junos OS, BGP, EIGRP, etc
• Expertise in a broad variety of networking and communications protocols and waveforms
• Excellent algorithmic problem solving abilities
• Willingness to own solutions across their entire lifecycle from design to deployment
• Experience in several areas such as: computer networking, routing protocols, time sync, security, zero trust, IPsec/MACsec, systems performance, Linux
• Experience with classified over commercial networks
• CSfC and other modern approaches to network security
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• Travel up to 10%

• Military tactical networking and radio experience
• Familiarity with scripting and programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript, etc.
• Deep technical knowledge of switches and routers
• Deep technical knowledge of radios and waveforms

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits:For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
  • For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
  • For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
• A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
• Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
• Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
• Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
• 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

When you join the Federal Reserve—the nation's central bank—you’ll play a key role, collaborating with leading tech professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems. We invest in contemporary and emerging technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we’re building a dynamic team for our future.

Bring your passion and expertise, and we’ll provide the opportunities that will challenge you and propel your growth—along with a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health, wealth, and life. In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes tuition assistance, generous paid time off, top-notch health care benefits, child and family care leave, professional development opportunities, a 401(k) match, pension, and more. All brought together in a work environment where you can truly find balance.

About the Opportunity

As an architect you will be a leader that is expected to set strategic technical direction for the Federal Reserve. This position is expected to be able to advise and influence across the Federal Reserve organization. As an architect you will need to align technical strategic directions and roadmaps for network products with the FRS business and security strategies. Work with peers and leaders in the Network Product Line to influence their roadmaps including ensuring that they are enabling Infrastructure Architecture and Security strategic priorities. As an architect you will be communicating and presenting at all levels of the organization, including non-technical audiences. Participate in planning, design, and execution of critical and strategic efforts with a focus on recognizing, providing resolutions, and escalating issues before they have impact. Work closely with architects around the Federal Reserve System and business/product owners to understand and advance NIT strategic directions from a network and security infrastructure strategy perspective. This position will require an individual who is a self-starter and can work well in multiple roles including leading a team, participating as a member of a team, and also alone.

What You Will Do:

• Develop and maintain strategic network and security infrastructure architectural roadmaps with a 2-5 year outlook taking into account business direction, customer experience, and technology trends.

• Develop and maintain network and security infrastructure capability map.

• Be an active participant providing tactful advice and guidance during all Architecture Review Board activities.

• Partner with internal customers to provide guidance on architectural patterns. Recommend and implement changes to business information and technical architecture requirements.

• Partner with our clients and other resources in detecting critical architectural and infrastructure gaps or deficiencies in the IT environment. Recommend solutions for improvement.

• Provide input and directional guidance for network and security infrastructure automation.

• Work with peer architects to create integration patterns that inform and set standards for various traffic patterns in a hybrid enterprise environment.

• Oversee and direct major, critical, and emerging technology studies. Assess merit and impact, work with NPL Architects on architecture standards and influence designs.

• Understand inherited risks related to network and security infrastructure environment that encompasses colocation data centers, multiple CSPs, SaaS and on-premise sites that are interdependent on each other.

• Support Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) efforts to ensure adherence to CI/CD principles.

• Maintain working relationships with peers and business partners and communicate with key executives and stakeholders on successes, opportunities, and challenges.

• Initiate and oversee project development, system/design/testing, requirement direction and investigation of alternatives for implementation of feasible new technology.

• Provide key consultative leadership on system projects focused on planning, development and implementation of strategic technological directives.

• Provide strategic foresight and long-term development planning for future technology impacting the Federal Reserve System.

• Work with a team of highly motivated and skilled professionals to solve business critical challenges.

• Embrace the System IT Principles, to guide daily decisions and strategic decision-making processes.

• Occasional travel may be required, including overnight stays.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable discipline or the equivalent is required.

• 10+ years of technical experience in a complex enterprise IT environment, for large-scale systems across multiple hardware and software platforms.

• 7+ years of experience in network and security infrastructure technology engineering (e.g., routing and switching, firewall).

• DevOps/Automation: TerraForm, Ansible, Python.

• In-depth knowledge of the following:

• Network Routing protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP.

• Network WAN technologies MPLS over mGRE, DMVPN, IPSEC VPN, WAN MACSec.

• Juniper and Palo Alto Firewalls.

• Algosec or similar firewall policy tool.

• Cisco Nexus Hardware (ACI & Nexus Mode), Cisco Catalyst 8500, 9k Series, ASR and ISR series.

• Expert at network fundamentals including the OSI model, TCP/IP, IPv4 and IPv6.

• Must be comfortable with Linux commands/file system.

• Strong technical knowledge of IT enterprise systems and tools.

• Experience with IDS/IPS, network access control, load balancers preferred.

• Experience learning, sharing, and implementing best practices with the ability to determine operational processes.

• Progressive leadership experience with responsibility for leading technical staff and matrixed teams within large mission-critical systems with complex network requirements, or the equivalent required.

• Experience implementing network and security infrastructure for large critical enterprise environment that is a target of Nation-State attackers.

• Deep understanding of network and security infrastructure capabilities and gaps.

• Understanding of NIST and FedRAMP security requirements.

Discover the Reason Why So Many People Love It Here!

When you join Federal Reserve’s National IT organization, not only will you find a challenging and purposeful career, you’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health and wealth, including:

• Great medical benefits

• Pension and 401(k) with employer match

• Paid time off

• Tuition reimbursement

• Paid volunteer leave

• Onsite amenities that make working here fun

Other Requirements and Considerations :

• Candidates should review the Bank’s Employee Code of Conduct ( to ensure compliance with conflict of interest rules and personal investment restrictions.

• If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please notify .

• Sponsorship is not available for this role. The selected candidate will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility for this specific position requires U.S. Citizenship.

• The hiring range for this Network Architect role is $173,000 to 216,000.

• For candidates located near other National IT locations, outside of Richmond, VA, the listed hiring and salary ranges may be adjusted based on your geographic location.

• Salary offered will be based on the job responsibilities and the individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience as defined in the job qualifications.

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply by August 27, 2025.

• Always verify and apply to jobs on Federal Reserve System Careers ( or through verified Federal Reserve Bank social media channels.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Information Technology Family Group

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

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• Re-architect customer facing secure network solution for a large, complex enterprise.
• Evaluates, designs, documents, installs, implements, tests, and performs problem isolation and resolution, monitors, tunes, sets standards and maintains a range of network and voice components and systems.
• Performs these functions across some, but not all, physical media, Operating Systems, File Systems, protocol stacks & network components.
• Provides client consulting and training on the design and use of the network systems and architectures.
• Plans, researches, evaluates and recommends new storage area network equipment and related technologies.
• Uses monitoring, performance analysis, network management, software and hardware equipment to troubleshoot and isolate problems; gauge performance and activity.
• Architects solutions to operational problems within the capacity and operational limitations of installed equipment.
• May develop and execute contingency plans for network related hardware failures including isolated and major outages.
• Provides internal consulting, technical guidance, information and support to application developers, computer operations, workstation support, management, and departmental clients.

• Bachelor's degree in a network engineering/computer engineering related discipline; may accept additional experience in lieu of degree.
• 14 years IT network engineering and architecture experience (Tier III and above, network infrastructure design and implementation).with large, complex networks.
• CCNA. Additional related certifications on the architect level are highly preferred.
• Strong/Deep knowledge of Layer2/Layer3, routing and switching, tunneling, and networking protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, static, L2TP, IPSEC, VPN, DMVPN, GRE Spanning tree, etherchannel, vlan trunking, 802.1q, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, VPC, .
• Deep knowledge of Cisco switching and routing product lines.
• Strong experience in design/support/troubleshoot large/complex networks end-to-end.
• Expert experience in one or more of the following: Unclassified Voice Systems, Secure Voice Systems to include red switch, TDM Switching, Voice Over IP (VOIP).
• Experience with DWDM optical core design
• Experience supporting the government customers in secure environments, familiarity of NIPRNET and SIPRNET operating standards and applicable guidelines.
• Firsthand experience in developing and providing quality assurance review of engineering change orders relating to the replacement or enhancement of perimeter security hardware and software.
• Experienced with performing root cause analysis, risk identification, and risk mitigation.
• Expert Knowledge of cabling standards, fiber optic and copper cable termination.
• Management of personnel supporting large government customers.

• US Citizenship.
• Active Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance.

• ITIL ® Foundation certification.
• Certifications: Network +, Cisco CCNP, CCDP, CCIE, CCDE, JDCI, CCVP, Aruba or equivalent, BICSI Certifications.
• Familiarity with DoS environment (data and voice networks, IT security systems, policies and procedures), Foreign Affairs Handbooks (FAHs), Foreign Affairs Manuals (FAMs).
• Interpersonal skills including the ability to collaborate effectively, self-awareness, and excellent presentation skills.