Senior Network & Security Architect

As the fastest growing distributor of food service equipment parts, we like to approach things a little differently. At Parts Town, we believe our team should feel like family—not the distant kind, but the family you choose to spend time with every day.

Living our core values and keeping safety as our #1 priority are essential. Beyond that, we’re looking for people who bring enthusiasm, integrity, and the courage to embrace change. A good sense of humor doesn’t hurt either—it might even earn you bonus points.

Don’t have a genius level knowledge of food service equipment parts? No problem. We value passion, fresh perspectives, and diverse backgrounds. That’s how we continue to innovate and stay ahead. We’re proud to be recognized on the Inc. 5000 list for 15 consecutive years , the Crain’s Fast 50 list ten times , and as a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace from 2020 to 2025 —as voted by our Chicagoland team members.

If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, go above and beyond, and have some fun along the way, we’d love to meet you. Apply today!

• Team member appreciation events and recognition programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Monthly IT stipend
• Casual dress code
• OnDemand pay options – Access your earnings as you earn them
• Comprehensive benefits package , including health insurance, 401(k) with match, employee assistance programs, and paid time away

The Job at a Glance

Our Senior Network & Security Architect is responsible for maintaining exceptional network security while ensuring voice and data traffic flows seamlessly and efficiently. This role evaluates, designs, and implements new technologies to keep our network infrastructure modern and resilient. The Network Architect also supports wireless, LAN/WAN, and telecommunications networks across the organization.

The role owns the strategy, design, and governance of our enterprise network and security architecture across all divisions. This role ensures high availability, resilience, modern Zero Trust alignment, and strong cloud connectivity. The architect provides internal expertise while establishing a new partnership with MSPs for 24×7 operations.

A Typical Day

• Work on new and evolving network technology projects
• Collaborate with team members on challenges and project initiatives
• Design and innovate technical solutions with internal teams and external partners
• Partner directly with multiple telecommunications and network service providers
• Document network designs, process updates, and security related policies

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Strategy

• Lead enterprise network and security architecture across HQ, DCs, offices, branches, and cloud environments.
• Design and govern Cisco switching (Catalyst 9K, VLANs, STP, routing boundaries, redundancy).
• Define modern Zero Trust segmentation for users, devices, servers, OT/IoT, and cloud workloads.
• Architect resilient WAN and SD-WAN strategies, including carrier diversity and automated failover.

Governance & Change Control

• Establish standards, reference architectures, and guardrails for network and firewall configurations.
• Approve high-impact changes: firewall rules, NAT, routing, segmentation, VPN, and connectivity patterns.
• Ensure consistent management and alignment across MSPs and internal teams.
• Lead RCA and post-incident improvements for network and firewall issues.
• Design secure connectivity patterns for GCP and Azure (VPC/ VNet design, routing, IPsec/Interconnect).
• Develop hybrid cloud network architecture integrating on-prem, cloud, and security services.
• Ensure cloud firewalling, segmentation, and routing policies align with enterprise patterns.

Operational Oversight

• Oversee MSP-operated NOC, firewall operations, monitoring, and 24×7 support.
• Ensure firewall firmware, signatures, and stability upgrades follow best practice.
• Govern performance and observability tools, including Dynatrace , Panorama, and Prisma logs.
• Lead regular HA failover drills, resilience testing, and site-level health assessments.

Security Alignment

• Partner with Security, SOC, and IAM teams to enforce Zero Trust, segmentation, and identity-driven policies.
• Ensure firewall logs, traffic patterns, and events to integrate cleanly into SIEM and monitoring…