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Network Architect

Job in Pleasanton, Alameda County, California, 94566, USA
Listing for: Saicon
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-23
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Network Engineer, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 120000 - 180000 USD Yearly USD 120000.00 180000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
  • Expert knowledge of Palo Alto Network Firewall, Cloud Flare and, Prisma Cloud and Cisco ASA.
  • Expert knowledge of F5 Load Balancers LTM. GTM, WAF,and AWS ELB.
  • Advanced OSI layer 2 knowledge and practical experience, including various flavors of STP, ARP, QOS, etc.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of OSI layer 3 networks and protocols, including broadcast, multicast, anycast concepts, routing, etc.
  • Expert knowledge of various routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and multi-homing Internet circuit configuration
  • Proficient knowledge of network security methodologies as a whole, including but not limited to: ACLs, Stateful firewalls, VPNs (tunneling, IPsec, SSL, etc.)
  • Fluency with common network admin and monitoring tools such as Rancid, OpenNMS, Nagios, OpManager, Wireshark, Nmap, Nessus, Netflow, Sflow etc.
  • Advanced knowledge of Cisco IOS, NX-OS, both Cisco Nexus 1K, 2K, 5K 7K, 9K and non-Nexus series switches, Cisco routers and other Cisco networking gear.
  • Working knowledge of data center related technology and collocation environment.
  • Advanced knowledge of MPLS network.
  • Working knowledge of Nexus 9K and VPC
  • Advanced knowledge of Forcepoint configuration
  • Advanced knowledge and experience with Routing Protocols (BGP, RIP, OSPF, etc)
  • Working knowledge of Palo Alto Global Protect VPN
  • Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience on Cisco Network Devices automation
  • Working knowledge of Ansible or Python scripting for Network automation
  • Deep domain expertise in networking, network security and public/private clouds
  • Working knowledge deploying and maintaining wireless networks
  • Expert knowledge of AWS services i.e. EC2, ELB, RDS, S3, Route
    53, VPC, Cloud formation, SSM and Transit gateway
  • Working knowledge of deploying and maintaining Microsoft Team PBX VOIP deployments (network side, not telecom), SIP Trunking and Five 9 Content Center
  • Working knowledge of deploying and maintaining wireless networks
  • Working knowledge of managing network service and similar support providers in a client/vendor relationship
PREFERRED

SKILLS:
  • Advance hands-on experience in Palo Alto firewall, F5 LTM, GTM and WAF
  • Advance hands-on experience in AWS cloud
  • Extensive hands-on experience in automation with Ansible, Cloud Formation or Terraform
  • AWS solution architect certification and CCNP certification required
  • Deep knowledge in Forcepoint
PROFESSIONAL

SKILLS:
  • Ability to think and operate as a team player.
  • Extremely strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability to operate as independently or as part of collaborative effort.
  • Demonstrate strong project leadership and ability to develop strong working relationships with customer technical personnel.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to apply them during business impacting incidents.
  • Ability to mentor others and lead by example.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field (e.g. Computer Science, IT, or similar disciplines).
  • Equivalent work experience implementing and operating enterprise level data center and/or office networks.
  • Experience operating in a modern cloud environment such as AWS, GCP, or Azure or large scale data centers is a plus
  • CCNP is the very minimum requirement. CCIE R&S, or CCIE data center certifications and AWS certified solutions architect is a big plus.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
  • Act with integrity
  • Use sound judgement
  • Commitment to quality
  • Think strategically
  • Communicate effectively and influence others
  • Work well both independently and as part of a team
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