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# Lead SME Network Architect & Network Team Lead

- **Company:** INTERNET OF THINGS, LLC
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $166,400.0 - $191,360.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Border Gateway Protocol, Complex Networks, DevOps, IPv6, Network Security, Network Troubleshooting, Network Architecture, Routing, Dynamic Routing, Load Balancing, Computer Network Technologies, IT Architecture, Firewalls (Computer Science), Juniper, Open Network Automation Platform, Cisco
- **Published:** May 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=dcaf0f51f25ab1f7

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Infrastructure architecture design?, Lead SME Network Architect & Network Team Lead* A minimum of ten (10) years of experience as an Enterprise Architect specializing innetwork infrastructure services including a minimum of four (4) years of experience incloud technologies such as but not limited to Azure and AWS. Google Cloud Platform(GCP) desired.46* A minimum of five (5) years of experience designing critical network infrastructure for alarge / complex network.* Experience with infrastructure and network automation platforms and coding.* Experience designing and implementing enterprise solutions that increase the availabilityand security of the enterprise.* Experience in developing technology roadmaps.* Expert level understanding of network technologies. (SDN, SDWAN, routing, switching,firewalls, wireless, application load balancing, network visibility.)* Expert level understanding of network practices, and protocols.* Extensive experience with on premise physical infrastructure and Virtualizationtechnologies* Expert
knowledge of route optimization, dynamic routing, packet aggregation, IPV6, andBorder Gateway Protocol (BGP).* Extensive experience with networking and security methods and tools.* Experience performing network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common networkproblems at a SME level.* Expertise with major networking products from companies similar to Cisco, Juniper andVMWare delivered via major cloud providers.* Experience with managing and using DevOps concepts.* Current Relevant Certification: CCIE with continuous certification updates throughoutthe performance period as credentials are retired.



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