What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Architect position at Masterapp Labs?
Job Details
Job Title: Network Architect
Position Type: Contract
Location: Richmond, VA, (Onsite)
Interview Mode: Webcam /F2F
Overview
Client is seeking an experienced Network Architect to join the Enterprise Architecture team. This role is responsible for strategic planning, network design, long-term architectural vision, and ensuring that all network solutions align with enterprise objectives. The architect will design secure, scalable, cloud-centric, and data-driven network environments that support efficient access to applications, data, and services across the organization.
The ideal candidate has deep expertise in complex, multi-tiered network environments, strong documentation skills, and the ability to guide architecture strategy across multiple domains.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and document comprehensive network designs incorporating LAN, WAN, wireless, and VPN technologies to support operational and communication needs.
- Lead cloud-centric network architecture efforts, including multi-tenant and multi-region (US-based) deployments across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments.
- Design data-centric network solutions that enable efficient and secure data transfer across agencies, business partners, and external data sources.
- Integrate network architecture with Cloud FinOps practices, providing cost analysis and modeling for networking-related expenses.
- Document end-to-end network implementation processes and produce high-quality architectural artifacts.
- Monitor network performance, troubleshoot latency and security concerns, and recommend enhancements.
- Establish patterns, standards, principles, and best practices for network designs across the organization.
- Analyze traffic and system performance to plan future upgrades and capacity improvements.
- Collaborate with internal IT teams and third-party vendors to ensure network requirements are met.
- Research, evaluate, and recommend emerging network technologies and solutions for potential adoption.
- Define multisite network operations and application connectivity strategies.
- Mentor, train, and transfer knowledge to extended technical teams.
- Work on highly complex projects requiring deep expertise spanning multiple network architecture layers and domains.
- Align network architecture strategy with business goals, and advocate for enterprise-wide technology direction.
Required/Desired Skills
| Skill | Required /Desired | Amount | Actual years of Experience |
| Experience in technical design and architecture around network equipment and network software systems. | Required | 10 | |
| Experience in design, build and maintain multi-tier networks | Required | 6 | |
| Experience in handling issues that arise with large networks, prioritize network security and compliance, understanding security protocols, firewalls, | Required | 10 | |
| Advanced Network Design and Architecture planning, proficiency in Network Simulation and Modeling Tools Network Security Frameworks and Best Practices | Required | 6 | |
| Conduct site assessment of current remote site WAN/LAN/WLAN environments, identifying network problem areas and develop hierarchical based network des | Required | 6 | |
| Experience with Project data and documentation tools & experience with developing network design documentations and presentations using VISIO | Required | 10 | |
| Designed and implemented multiple global Azure cloud solutions to support revenue generation. Worked to move key servers to cloud based services like | Required | 5 | |
| Network Security Frameworks and Best Practices, Cloud Networking and Virtualization Technologies, Internet of Things (IoT) Infrastructure and Protocol | Required | 10 | |
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