Network Architect

Position

Network Architect – Level III (2 openings)

Client

CUNY Central Office, 395 Hudson Street, New York, NY (onsite)

Start

Around October 22, 2026

Duration

1 year (12 months)

Hours

8am–5pm EST (40 hrs/week), plus after hours/weekends as needed

Travel

Regular travel to CUNY campuses across the five NYC boroughs and Long Island

Work Authorization

Must be legally authorized to work in the US

Equipment

Consultant brings own Windows laptop

Project Overview

CUNY is standardizing IP addressing across its 26 schools and central office. The architects will design and implement new IP schemes for campuses, review campuses that completed their own Re-IP, audit routing/switching designs, and support hybrid/multi-cloud connectivity and load balancing.

Mandatory Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on Network Architect experience (expert routing and switching), including 2+ years in a leadership role on complex projects
• IP addressing/subnetting, Re-IP planning and migration, segmentation (VLANs, VRF Lite, SVIs)
• Cisco network configuration, EIGRP, spanning tree, VoIP with QoS, Wi-Fi, firewalls, NAC/802.1X
• DDI on Infoblox (DNS, DHCP, IPAM)
• Load balancing architecture (F5; L4/L7, SSL offload, GSLB, WAF)
• Hybrid/multi-cloud network design (Azure, AWS and/or GCP)
• Palo Alto firewalls; Aruba/Fortinet exposure a plus
• Complex multi-site environments strongly preferred

Key Duties

• Assess current IP schemes, routing, VLANs and dependencies (DHCP, DNS, firewalls, NAC, VPN, VoIP, IoT, etc.)
• Build Re-IP strategy, target-state design, cutover and rollback plans
• Audit campus and data center networks; deliver prioritized findings report
• Implement changes in change windows, validate, and provide post-change support
• Produce design documents and MOPs; knowledge transfer to CUNY network/NOC staff