Urgent Hiring – Network Architect | Vacaville, CA (Onsite) | USC/GC Only

• StarTekk’s adoption of Digital Transformation is to accelerate organizational growth, increase efficiencies and help Star Workforce achieve focused business goals. The Employee will help our organization to identify and bridge the gap that exists in the business by analyzing the data, scale and support digital transformation initiatives.

We are seeking an experienced Network Architect to lead the design, implementation, and support of enterprise-scale network infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience with AWS Cloud, Data Center technologies, Palo Alto Firewalls, F5 Load Balancers, Cisco Networking, Network Security, and Automation. This role requires a highly skilled professional who can immediately contribute to complex infrastructure projects and provide technical leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and support enterprise network infrastructure.
• Lead network architecture and deployment projects.
• Review and improve network security and infrastructure.
• Manage cloud and data center networking solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and knowledge transfer.
• Perform network performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise solutions.
• Support mission-critical production environments and participate in on-call support.

• 10+ years of enterprise networking experience
• Strong expertise in Palo Alto Firewalls, Prisma Cloud, Cloudflare, Cisco ASA
• Extensive experience with F5 LTM, GTM, WAF, and AWS ELB
• Hands-on experience with AWS Cloud (EC2, ELB, RDS, S3, Route53, VPC, CloudFormation, Transit Gateway, SSM)
• Strong knowledge of Cisco IOS, NX-OS, Nexus 2K/5K/7K/9K, Cisco Routers and Switches
• Advanced knowledge of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VPC, QoS, STP, ARP
• Experience with Forcepoint security solutions
• Expertise in VPNs, Network Security, ACLs, Firewalls, IPSec, SSL VPN
• Experience with Ansible, CloudFormation, Terraform, or Python for network automation
• Experience with enterprise Data Center infrastructure
• Knowledge of Wireless Networks, VoIP, SIP Trunking, Microsoft Teams PBX
• Strong troubleshooting and performance optimization skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Solutions Architect Certification
• CCNP Certification (Required)
• CCIE (Routing & Switching or Data Center) is a strong plus
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Need USC & GC Only