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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Architect - **Company:** Randstad - **Location:** Plano, TX, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $156,000.0 - $208,000.0 - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** IEEE 802.1X, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Border Gateway Protocol, Bioinformatics, Cisco IOS, Cloud Computing Security, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Python (Programming Language), Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Windows PowerShell, Ansible, Zero Trust Network Access, Systems Integration, Wide Area Networks, Wi-Fi Technology, Computer Network Technologies, Fortinet, Open Network Automation Platform, Cisco - **Published:** October 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.randstadusa.com/jobs/4/1367023/network-architect_plano/ ## About the Role soft skills,consulting experience ## Description job summary: Exciting opportunity to lead a growing team! Our customer has an immediate need for a top-notch Network Architect with excellent soft skills and consulting experience. This role will be client facing with some travel. Remote with 15-25% travel within US. Must be able to work in US without sponsorship. location: Telecommute job type: Contract salary: $75 - 100 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors responsibilities: Responsibilities: * Directs on-site engineers and field technicians * Design ownership on live migrations * Designs and delivers the move of each acquired company's WAN, edge, campus and site connectivity, including jobsites, yards and remote locations, onto the parent's Cisco SDWAN standard. * Discover the network estate: circuits and carriers, sites, firewalls, wireless and IP space * Design the target network, the interim VPN interconnect and the plan for fixing overlapping IP space * Define segmentation and hardening with the parent company's security architects * Plan the cutover sequence across sites, carriers and hardware lead times, including the impact on applications and voice * Move off inherited Palo Alto, Fortinet and Meraki equipment, and deliver Azure network connectivity as workloads move * Hands-on: Cisco configuration, staging and cutover, directing field crews on site * Lead a team of Engineers to integrate Network technologies and processes as part of complex acquisition integrations, often joining medium sized (typically private) companies into a publicly held enterprise environment (Fortune 200) * Typically leading 1 acquisition integration at a time, although that may vary based on size and scope * Own architecture through hands-on migration and cutover execution * Own the domain end to end, including discovery, architecture, planning, risk, team leadership and execution * Perform cutovers that may occur nights/weekends * Architecture: assess an environment that is usually poorly documented, design the target state against the parent company's standards, and defend it in review with the program architects and the other domain leads * Planning and risk: estimate effort, set the sequence and the dependencies other domains rely on, and define rollback and go/no-go criteria * Leadership: direct a small team, coach the acquired company's IT staff, and work across security, compliance and application owners * Repeatability: turn each deal into reference designs and runbooks so the next integration starts from the last one, and re-plan integrations that are already underway qualifications: Required Skills: 10+ years of Network Engineering experience 2+ years of recent experience as an Architect, Technical Lead, SME, and/or Lead Consultant including leading field techs and their activities Advanced to expert level technical skills in Cisco IOS/IOS-XE and SD-WAN design Advanced to expert level technical skills in BGP/OSPF Advanced to expert level technical skills in 802.1X/ISE Proficient with Azure networking Proficient with Python/Ansible Advanced to expert level technical skills with Quest On Demand Migration, PowerShell/Graph automation, Exchange hybrid and mail routing Preferred Skills: M&A integration experience Network automation (Zero touch provisioning) Zero Trust Cloud Security / SASE CCNP or CCIE AWS networking Enterprise WiFi survey and design Energy or heavy manufacturing/industrial experience Consulting experience Experience with SOX and other relevant compliance standards skills: soft skills,consulting experience Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com. Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility). This posting is open for thirty (30) days. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. , Responsibilities: * Directs on-site engineers and field technicians * Design ownership on live migrations * Designs and delivers the move of each acquired company's WAN, edge, campus and site connectivity, including jobsites, yards and remote locations, onto the parent's Cisco SDWAN standard. * Discover the network estate: circuits and carriers, sites, firewalls, wireless and IP space * Design the target network, the interim VPN interconnect and the plan for fixing overlapping IP space * Define segmentation and hardening with the parent company's security architects * Plan the cutover sequence across sites, carriers and hardware lead times, including the impact on applications and voice * Move off inherited Palo Alto, Fortinet and Meraki equipment, and deliver Azure network connectivity as workloads move * Hands-on: Cisco configuration, staging and cutover, directing field crews on site * Lead a team of Engineers to integrate Network technologies and processes as part of complex acquisition integrations, often joining medium sized (typically private) companies into a publicly held enterprise environment (Fortune 200) * Typically leading 1 acquisition integration at a time, although that may vary based on size and scope * Own architecture through hands-on migration and cutover execution * Own the domain end to end, including discovery, architecture, planning, risk, team leadership and execution * Perform cutovers that may occur nights/weekends * Architecture: assess an environment that is usually poorly documented, design the target state against the parent company's standards, and defend it in review with the program architects and the other domain leads * Planning and risk: estimate effort, set the sequence and the dependencies other domains rely on, and define rollback and go/no-go criteria * Leadership: direct a small team, coach the acquired company's IT staff, and work across security, compliance and application owners * Repeatability: turn each deal into reference designs and runbooks so the next integration starts from the last one, and re-plan integrations that are already underway