Hybrid Cloud Network Architect | Boston-based PE firm
Boston, NH - USA
Job Summary
Hybrid Cloud Network Architect
Location: Boston MA (Hybrid 3 days in office / 2 days remote)
Compensation: $170k - $195k base salary / $233k - $267k total package
A leading global alternative investment firm is seeking a Hybrid Cloud Network Architect to design modernize and operate enterprise-scale hybrid network infrastructure across on-premises environments and public cloud platforms. This is a highly visible role with significant ownership technical depth and long-term growth potential. This role requires recent hands-on operational ownership of enterprise networks including on-call responsibility and incident response.
The Opportunity
This role sits within a centralized technology organization supporting a diverse global investment platform. Youll play a critical role in architecting and evolving secure scalable and automated network environments spanning data centers offices and cloud infrastructure (AWS and Azure).
The firm offers strong compensation a proven profit-sharing program excellent benefits and a culture that values technical rigor collaboration and long-term career development. This is an internal platform role (not consulting or professional services) with long-term ownership of the firms production network.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Engineering
Required Qualifications
Why This Role
Location: Boston MA (Hybrid 3 days in office / 2 days remote)
Compensation: $170k - $195k base salary / $233k - $267k total package
A leading global alternative investment firm is seeking a Hybrid Cloud Network Architect to design modernize and operate enterprise-scale hybrid network infrastructure across on-premises environments and public cloud platforms. This is a highly visible role with significant ownership technical depth and long-term growth potential. This role requires recent hands-on operational ownership of enterprise networks including on-call responsibility and incident response.
The Opportunity
This role sits within a centralized technology organization supporting a diverse global investment platform. Youll play a critical role in architecting and evolving secure scalable and automated network environments spanning data centers offices and cloud infrastructure (AWS and Azure).
The firm offers strong compensation a proven profit-sharing program excellent benefits and a culture that values technical rigor collaboration and long-term career development. This is an internal platform role (not consulting or professional services) with long-term ownership of the firms production network.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Engineering
- Design implement and maintain hybrid network architectures across on-prem and cloud environments
- Integrate cloud and on-prem networks using Direct Connect ExpressRoute VPNs and secure routing strategies
- Architect and support enterprise LAN WAN wireless and SD-WAN environments
- Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) adoption for network provisioning and configuration
- Build and maintain automation workflows using Terraform Git and scripting (Python/Shell/PowerShell)
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines enabling consistent auditable network deployments
- Support global network operations across North America EMEA and APAC
- Manage carrier services and connectivity providers
- Monitor troubleshoot and optimize network performance reliability and security
- Maintain clear architectural and operational documentation
- Participate in an on-call rotation for critical incidents
- Administer enterprise firewalls (policy management VPNs optimization)
- Implement network access control and segmentation solutions
- Ensure compliance with internal security standards across all environments
Required Qualifications
- 8 years of enterprise-level routing and switching experience
- Hands-on experience with Cisco and/or Aruba LAN WAN and wireless infrastructure
- Strong knowledge of BGP OSPF VLANs STP QoS
- Experience with cloud networking in AWS and/or Azure (VPCs/VNets routing connectivity)
- Recent hands-on experience operating Cisco and/or Aruba environments in production.
- Recent hands-on experience designing and deploying network infrastructure using Terraform (not just consuming IaC).
- Proficiency with Git and modern development tooling
- Scripting experience (Python Shell or PowerShell)
- Experience designing and documenting complex network architectures
- Background supporting secure highly available enterprise environments
Why This Role
- High-impact visible position within a global investment platform
- Exposure to modern cloud automation and security initiatives
- Strong track record of internal promotion and long-term career growth
- Hybrid work model
- Business-casual environment
- Industry-leading benefits bonus structure and profit-sharing program