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# Network Architect

- **Company:** Elevance Systems
- **Location:** Reno, NV, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, Cisco PIX, Computer Networks, Data Centers, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol, Hot Standby Router Protocol, Intrusion Detection Systems, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Multi-protocol Systems, Network Security, Multicasting, Network Architecture, Cisco Nexus Switches, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Remote Access Technology, Virtual Local Area Networks, Wireless Networks, Integrated Service Routers, Load Balancing, Firewalls (Computer Science), Firepower, Cisco Switches, Cisco
- **Published:** October 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2c632641-b38e-4645-8baa-65818b5c77a6

## About the Role

* 12+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.
 * 5+ years as a Network Architect, Principal Engineer, or Technical Lead.
 * Proven experience with large-scale datacenter migrations and complex Cisco environments.
 * Strong hands-on experience with Palo Alto and Cisco FTD/FMC.
 * Experience supporting 24x7 mission-critical/healthcare environments.
 * Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
 * Ability to participate in maintenance windows, after-hours changes, and critical incident response.

Preferred: CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure, CCNP Enterprise/Security, CISSP, ITIL.

## Description

We are seeking a Principal Network Architect to provide senior technical leadership while remaining highly hands-on in a mission-critical network environment. This role will lead network architecture, engineering, modernization, datacenter initiatives, security, and major incident response., * Lead enterprise network architecture, modernization, and lifecycle strategies.

 * Design, configure, troubleshoot, and optimize complex routing, switching, firewalls, VPN, load balancing, and datacenter networks.
 * Serve as the highest level of technical escalation for critical network issues.
 * Lead datacenter migrations, upgrades, cutovers, DR/BC initiatives, and major incident response.
 * Design secure network architectures, segmentation, and firewall strategies.
 * Work closely with Infrastructure, Security, Applications, and business stakeholders.
 * Mentor network engineers and drive technical standards, accountability, and operational excellence.

Technical Environment

 * Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, ISR/ASR
 * BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP, VLANs, VRFs, QoS, Multicast, MPLS
 * Cisco Firepower FTD/FMC, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA
 * IPS/IDS, ACLs, Site-to-Site & Remote Access VPN
 * Datacenter networking, HA, Layer 2/3, DR and migrations
 * Enterprise wireless and cloud/hybrid connectivity