Akima ยท 1 day ago
LAN Architect - Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$115K/yr - $120K/yr
8+ years expAkima is a federal lifecycle solutions contractor that supports government projects and shareholder communities in Alaska. The LAN Architect will serve as a technical authority for Local Area Network infrastructure, leading the design and implementation of enterprise LAN systems to ensure secure and high-performance connectivity across USCIS facilities.
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Responsibilities
Lead architecture/design efforts for enterprise LAN infrastructure: switches, VLANs, routing, access layer, aggregation, core layers, redundancy, high availability
Define enterprise LAN standards, policies, and best practices (including physical cabling, fiber, copper, cable management, structured cabling, maps)
Perform capacity planning, performance analyses, modeling, and forecasting of LAN usage (bandwidth, latency, load, growth)
Design solutions for both wired and wireless LAN environments, including integration with wireless access points, controllers, RF planning, and site surveys
Ensure secure LAN designs: network access control (NAC), segmentation, micro-segmentation, authentication (802.1X, RADIUS), secure management, patching
Support migration / refresh of legacy hardware; recommend and evaluate new LAN technologies, switches, routers, and related optical/transmission gear
Integrate with other domains: wide area network (WAN), Data Center / Campus networks, cloud connectivity, virtualization, software-defined networking (SDN), software-defined access (SDA)
Work with the network operations center (NOC) to develop monitoring, operational procedures, troubleshooting guides, disaster recovery / business continuity plans specific to the LAN
Maintain detailed design documentation: logical and physical diagrams, configuration guides, change control, standard operating procedures
Provide subject matter expertise during procurement, vendor selection, RFPs, technical evaluation
Collaborate with security, compliance, and risk management to ensure architectures meet DHS, USCIS, and federal standards (e.g., FIPS, NIST, STIGs)
Mentor and train engineering staff on LAN architecture, design, implementation, and best practices
Participate in enterprise architecture reviews, contribute to roadmap planning and align LAN elements with enterprise and mission needs
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
At least 8-12 years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and managing enterprise LAN environments
Deep technical expertise in LAN technologies: switching, routing, VLANs, Spanning Tree Protocols, redundancy (e.g. MLAG, VPC), link aggregation, QoS, multicast, etc
Strong experience with network hardware (enterprise switches, routers), preferably with major vendors (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, etc.)
Experience with network design tools and diagramming (Visio, etc.), and ability to develop logical and physical network models
Good knowledge of network security related to LAN: NAC, 802.1X, network segmentation, access control, management-plane security
Experience in high availability / redundancy design and implementation
Strong troubleshooting and diagnostics skills (hardware, firmware, software, configuration)
Preferred
Experience with software-defined networking (SDN), software-defined access (SDA), network automation (Ansible, Python, etc.)
Experience integrating on-premises LAN with cloud infrastructure and hybrid environments
Experience in federal / DHS / USCIS or other government agency environment
Knowledge of IPv6, routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), multicast
Certifications such as CCNP, CCIE (or equivalent); or vendor-specific architecture certifications
Experience with wireless LAN site surveys, RF planning as part of LAN design is a plus
Familiarity with applicable federal security / compliance frameworks (NIST, FISMA, DHS policies, STIG)
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits
Competitive pay
Growth opportunities
Excellent retirement options
Company
Akima
Akima focuses on delivering services in the areas of logistics, IT, supply chain, systems engineering, construction and protective services.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Chris Jenkins
Group President
Michael Alvarado
Chief Growth Officer
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