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Piper Companies lists this Sr. Network Architect - 172375 opportunity in frederick, Maryland. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Senior Network Engineer
Location
Frederick, MD (Hybrid)
Compensation
$127,500 – $170,000
Benefits
PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Sick Leave (as required by law)
Overview
Seeking a Senior Network Engineer to lead the design, architecture, modernization, and optimization of enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments. This individual will serve as the network subject matter expert, driving network strategy, scalability, security, automation, and cloud networking initiatives that support business growth and digital transformation.
Responsibilities
Define and maintain enterprise network standards, reference architectures, and engineering best practices.
Design scalable, secure, and high-performing network solutions for enterprise and cloud environments.
Lead network modernization initiatives including: Zero Trust Architecture
SD-WAN
Cloud-native networking
Legacy infrastructure migration and decommissioning
Design and support hybrid cloud networking, including Azure hub-and-spoke architectures, routing, and segmentation.
Drive network automation, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and policy-based networking.
Introduce AIOps and telemetry-driven monitoring to improve reliability and proactive issue resolution.
Partner with Cybersecurity, Application Development, Infrastructure, Data, and Product teams to deliver secure and performant solutions.
Provide technical leadership and oversight to managed service providers and network operations teams.
Serve as Tier 3 escalation support for complex network incidents and root-cause analysis.
Develop and maintain network documentation, standards, diagrams, and operational runbooks.
Manage relationships with network vendors, carriers, and service providers.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across the network team.
Required Qualifications
Education & Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Preferred certifications: Cisco CCNP
Cisco CCIE (Enterprise Infrastructure, Data Center, or Security)
Experience
8+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.
Strong experience configuring and supporting: Routers
Switches
Firewalls
Load Balancers
VPN Technologies
QoS
Technical Skills
Advanced knowledge of: BGP
OSPF
IPSec
DMVPN
VPC
802.1X
QoS
Experience with: Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS-XE
Cisco NX-OS
Hands‑on experience with: Cisco Catalyst, ISR, ASR, Nexus, ASA/FTD
Palo Alto Firewalls
F5
NetScaler
Riverbed
Experience with network monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance analysis tools.
Strong understanding of enterprise networking architecture and hybrid cloud connectivity.
Preferred Experience
Azure networking and hybrid cloud design.
Zero Trust, SASE/SSE, and secure hybrid networking architectures.
Network automation and scripting.
Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks.
Experience supporting large-scale enterprise environments.
Soft Skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and business stakeholders.
Proven leadership, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
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Worksite address
frederick, MD, 21701, US
Who can apply
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