Cisco Network Architect

Job Description Job Description

Take the next step in your career by leading high-impact network initiatives, mentoring engineers, and shaping the future of a modern enterprise infrastructure.

FT Direct Hire

$150-180K plus excellent benefits

Hybrid in CT

Cisco, routing, switching, firewalls, VPN, enterprise network solutions

Overview

This role leads the design, implementation, and support of enterprise network and voice infrastructure. You'll serve as the senior technical resource, driving network strategy, improving performance and reliability, and leading infrastructure initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy enterprise network solutions (routing, switching, wireless)
• Maintain secure environments including firewalls and VPNs
• Act as escalation point for complex network issues
• Manage wireless performance and optimization
• Support routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and advanced switching
• Partner with security teams on segmentation and compliance
• Oversee monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity planning
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery readiness
• Lead infrastructure projects end-to-end

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 8+ years in network engineering
• Prior team lead experience preferred

Technical Skills

• Strong Cisco routing, switching, and wireless experience
• Firewall and VPN expertise
• Solid network security knowledge
• VoIP/SIP experience preferred
• Familiarity with monitoring tools and troubleshooting
• Automation/scripting (Python, Ansible) is a plus

Certifications (Preferred)

• Advanced networking (e.g., CCNP/CCIE)
• Wireless or security certifications

Company Description Top Prospect Group founders and management team offer more than 25 years
of experience in Information Technology and Creative Staffing. Our fundamental goal is to build successful relationships resulting in accurate job and prospect representations. Top Prospect Group meets with those we work with face-to-face to garner a better understanding of candidate or client requirements. By leveraging our experience and market insight, we are then able to provide a more consistent recruitment process. Company Description Top Prospect Group founders and management team offer more than 25 years of experience in Information Technology and Creative Staffing. Our fundamental goal is to build successful relationships resulting in accurate job and prospect representations. Top Prospect Group meets with those we work with face-to-face to garner a better understanding of candidate or client requirements. By leveraging our experience and market insight, we are then able to provide a more consistent recruitment process.