W2 only - Need only Local to California Candidates- Senior Network Architect

Key Responsibilities • Design and support enterprise network solutions for on-prem to cloud migrations. • Provide Level III network support for critical infrastructure and incidents. • Support and maintain networking for investment platforms such as BlackRock Aladdin, Charles River, Bloomberg, and State Street Bank integrations. • Implement and maintain enterprise networking technologies including: • Routing & Switching • Firewalls and security solutions • Load balancing • VPN and Site-to-Site connectivity • Support monitoring and alerting tools and ensure network reliability with failover and automated monitoring. • Participate in architecture planning for SDN, SD-WAN, and modern networking technologies. • Maintain and support enterprise network tools such as: • Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) • Cisco DNAC • Cisco FTD firewalls • Infoblox IP management • F5 load balancers • Provide documentation, incident reports, and knowledge transfer sessions to internal teams. Required Skills (Mandatory) Candidates must have strong experience in: • Enterprise network routing and switching • Cisco networking technologies • Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) • Cisco DNA Center (DNAC) • Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) • Cloud networking and hybrid infrastructure • VPN and Site-to-Site connectivity • Firewall management • Network monitoring and troubleshooting • Supporting complex enterprise network environments Preferred Skills Experience with the following technologies is highly desirable: • SDN / SD-WAN / NFV architectures • F5 Load Balancers • Infoblox IP management • Monitoring tools such as SolarWinds or Cacti • Wireless networking infrastructure • SecureCRT or CLI management tools • Network traffic monitoring tools such as Gigamon • Financial services or investment platform networking