What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Architect position at Strivector?
Strivector Corp is a National Recruiting and Staffing agency established in 2012 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. We are a preferred partner for several Fortune 500 companies nationwide. Strivector has been consistently rated a rare 4.6/5 on Google, Indeed and Glassdoor by our candidates, customers, employees and contractors.
Elevate your professional journey with us. Strivector’s premier client (a well-known market leader in their space) is hiring for the following full-time direct hire position.
POSITION OVERVIEW (only W2)
As a Senior Core Network Architect & Consultant your roles and responsibilities will include:
QUALIFICATIONS
Most importantly, you need to be a passionate Senior Core Network Architect & Consultant who enjoys his work and is considered to be one of the best within your organization. The ideal Senior Core Network Architect & Consultant would be someone with deep experience in many (if not all) of the following:
We understand that even if you are a seasoned Senior Core Network Architect & Consultant you may not have all the skills listed here.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Compensation: Based on Experience. One of the best in the industry
Minimum Experience: Expert / Principal (8 Years Experience)
Type of position: Contract
Location: Northern New Jersey
Remote / Hybrid: Hybrid
Relocation accepted: No
Elevate your professional journey with us. Strivector’s premier client (a well-known market leader in their space) is hiring for the following full-time direct hire position.
POSITION OVERVIEW (only W2)
As a Senior Core Network Architect & Consultant your roles and responsibilities will include:
- As a consultant, you will be responsible for the "big picture" health of our network. You will ensure that our core architecture not only supports current traffic demands but is also engineered for extreme scalability, hardened security, and ultra-low latency performance to support future-proof emerging technologies.
- Architectural Strategy: Define the long-term technical roadmap for the core network, leading the transition toward cloud-native and virtualized environments (NFV/SDN).
- High-Level Design (HLD): Author and maintain comprehensive documentation, architectural diagrams, and technical specifications for core signaling and routing.
- Performance Optimization: Conduct deep-dive analysis of existing bottlenecks and provide actionable engineering recommendations for latency reduction and throughput optimization.
- Security & Compliance: Audit network architecture against evolving industry standards and lead the implementation of zero-trust security
QUALIFICATIONS
Most importantly, you need to be a passionate Senior Core Network Architect & Consultant who enjoys his work and is considered to be one of the best within your organization. The ideal Senior Core Network Architect & Consultant would be someone with deep experience in many (if not all) of the following:
- Experience: 12 years in Network Engineering, with at least 5 years in a Lead Architect or Principal Consultant role within a Tier 1 or Tier 2 provider environment.
- Soft Skills: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical jargon into clear, value-based language for non-technical stakeholders.
- Core Routing & Protocols: Mastery of: BGP, OSPF, MPLS, and Segment Routing (SR-MPLS/SRv6).Expertise in traffic engineering and peering optimization.
- Signaling & Mobile Core: Deep understanding of 4G/5G Core (EPC/5GC), IMS, SIP, and Diameter. Familiarity with CUPS (Control and User Plane Separation) architectures.
- Virtualization & Cloud: Hands-on experience with OpenStack, VMware NSX, or Kubernetes-based networking (CNFs). Experience in designing for hybrid-cloud connectivity.
We understand that even if you are a seasoned Senior Core Network Architect & Consultant you may not have all the skills listed here.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Compensation: Based on Experience. One of the best in the industry
Minimum Experience: Expert / Principal (8 Years Experience)
Type of position: Contract
Location: Northern New Jersey
Remote / Hybrid: Hybrid
Relocation accepted: No