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Inizio Partners Corp lists this Network Architect opportunity in new york, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Position: Network Architect – Level III (2 openings)
Client: CUNY Central Office, 395 Hudson Street, New York, NY (onsite)
Start: Around October 22, 2026
Duration: 1 year (12 months)
Hours: 8am–5pm EST (40 hrs/week), plus after hours/weekends as needed
Travel: Regular travel to CUNY campuses across the five NYC boroughs and Long Island
Work Authorization: Must be legally authorized to work in the US
Equipment: Consultant brings own Windows laptop
Project Overview:
CUNY is standardizing IP addressing across its 26 schools and central office. The architects will design and implement new IP schemes for campuses, review campuses that completed their own Re-IP, audit routing/switching designs, and support hybrid/multi-cloud connectivity and load balancing.
Mandatory Qualifications:
7+ years hands-on Network Architect experience (expert routing and switching), including 2+ years in a leadership role on complex projects
IP addressing/subnetting, Re-IP planning and migration, segmentation (VLANs, VRF Lite, SVIs)
Cisco network configuration, EIGRP, spanning tree, VoIP with QoS, Wi-Fi, firewalls, NAC/802.1X
DDI on Infoblox (DNS, DHCP, IPAM)
Load balancing architecture (F5; L4/L7, SSL offload, GSLB, WAF)
Hybrid/multi-cloud network design (Azure, AWS and/or GCP)
Palo Alto firewalls; Aruba/Fortinet exposure a plus
Complex multi-site environments strongly preferred
Key Duties:
Assess current IP schemes, routing, VLANs and dependencies (DHCP, DNS, firewalls, NAC, VPN, VoIP, IoT, etc.)
Build Re-IP strategy, target-state design, cutover and rollback plans
Audit campus and data center networks; deliver prioritized findings report
Implement changes in change windows, validate, and provide post-change support
Produce design documents and MOPs; knowledge transfer to CUNY network/NOC staff
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Worksite address
new york, NY, 10261, US
Who can apply
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