Enterprise Network Architect; IT Architect ; Provisional

The Office of Computing and Information Services (CIS) at the City University of New York (CUNY) supports the IT and telecommunications needs of CUNY's 26 colleges. CIS supports enterprise IT and applications, identifies and develops new technologies that advance the University's core mission, operates and maintains the University's network, the enterprise Data Center, and the CUNY Service Desk. Additionally, CIS manages the processes that safeguard the University’s IT assets and maintaining the security posture by operating the CUNY Security Operations Center (SOC), develops disaster recovery plans for business continuity, and supports the CUNYfirst Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution that integrates student administration, financial management, and human resources operations across CUNY’s 26 colleges.

Lastly, CIS provides strategic and operational IT leadership to all CUNY campuses.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Technology Officer of CUNY Network Services, the Enterprise Network Architect serves as a senior technical authority responsible for the design, governance, and evolution of enterprise network architecture across CUNY. This role operates with broad latitude for independent decision-making and is responsible for translating institutional and business requirements into scalable, secure, and resilient network architectures. The Enterprise Network Architect leads the development of architecture standards, ensures alignment with cybersecurity and cloud strategies, and oversees the implementation of highly complex and critical network solutions across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.

This role collaborates with the infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, and application teams to deliver enterprise-wide networking solutions supporting academic, administrative, and research initiatives.

Key duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Architects and oversees critical applications consisting of enterprise WAN, metro, and campus connectivity solutions, including routing, redundancy, traffic engineering, and optical transport strategies; defines and maintains enterprise network architecture across LAN, WAN (DWDM and IP), Wi-Fi, data center, and hybrid cloud environments, including current and future state designs.
• Establishes and oversees architecture standards, reference designs, and governance frameworks to ensure alignment with institutional strategy and cybersecurity requirements.
• Designs and ensures highly available, resilient network architectures supporting enterprise data centers, cloud platforms, and mission-critical services.
• Defines and implements network segmentation, trust boundaries, and secures architecture patterns across all network domains.
• Assists in the development and establishes critical enterprise network observability strategies, includes monitoring, alerting, telemetry, and end-to-end service visibility.
• Leads network automation initiatives, promoting Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), configuration management, and operational efficiency.
• Develops and governs architecture documentation, including high- and low-level designs, diagrams, SOPs, and MOPs.
• Evaluates emerging technologies and leads proof-of-concept (POC) and proof-of-value (POV) initiatives to inform architectural decisions.
• Provides technical leadership, mentorship, and design oversight to engineering teams, ensuring architectural alignment and quality.
• Collaborates with cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, and application teams to deliver integrated enterprise solutions and ensures compliance with security standards.
• Reviews vendor proposals, bills of materials (BOMs), and scopes of work (SOWs), and performs special projects and related duties, including travel across campuses and…