Inizio Partners

Job Description Job Description 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