• Senior Network Architect

    Insight Global (Edgewater Park, NJ)


    Job Description

    One of Insight Global's retail clients is embarking on a large-scale network modernization program spanning WAN, LAN, Wi-Fi, voice, and security across store, distribution centers, data centers, and corporate environments. As part of this effort, they are evaluating multiple strategic partners and technology solutions. We need a senior, hands-on network expert to serve as the technical back-stop – pressure-testing proposed designs, validating architectures, surfacing risks, and ensuring that the solutions we select are technically sound, scalable, and implementable at enterprise scale.

     

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    Skills and Requirements

    • 10+ years in network engineering/architecture with multiple large, multi-vendor transformations and MSP/outsourcing programs.

    • Proven RFP/RFI technical evaluation: can red-team designs, build scoring frameworks, and translate gaps into contractable requirements.

    • Hands-on depth in routing/switching, SD-WAN, campus/Wi-Fi, firewalls, and L4–7 services; knows where designs break in the real world.

    • Strong documentation chops: HLD/LLD, MOPs, runbooks, acceptance criteria.

    • Executive-savvy communicator who can challenge vendors and brief leadership crisply.

    • U.S.-based; able to travel for vendor presentations/workshops. • Retail, large multi-site, or high-scale branch experience.

    • Certifications: CCIE/CCNP, PCNSE, Fortinet NSE 4/7, ITIL; cloud networking (Azure/GCP) familiarity.