**Lead Network Engineer / Architect**

**Category:** Infrastructure/Cloud

**Main location:** United States, Arizona, Phoenix

**Alternate Location(s):** United States, Pennsylvania, pittsburgh

United States, Ohio, Columbus

United States, Georgia, Atlanta

United States, Minnesota, Minnneapolis

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte

United States, Wisconsin,

**Position ID:** J0525-2289

**Employment Type:** Full Time

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**Position Description:**

Be part of building one of the largest independent technology and business services firms in the world. As digital transformation continues to accelerate, CGI is at the center of this change—supporting our clients’ digital journeys and offering our professionals exciting career opportunities.

This role can be located within proximity of any U.S. CGI office including Phoenix, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Atlanta, GA, Minneapolis, MN; Charlotte, NC; and Madison, WI. A hybrid work schedule may be supported.

This is a Lead architect and principal network engineering role supporting North America retail stores and Colo infrastructure consisting of approximately 8000 sites and 3 major colo environments and 3 cloud providers. Candidate must be experienced with Flex VPN and DMVP networks, Mega Port, Fortinet and Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco networking to include BGP and OSPF switching and routing protocols.

In this role you will be a part of a network team aligned with the client’s lead architect engineer to develop requirements and solutions for implementing complex networks and product upgrades. You will work with internal network engineers understanding their areas of expertise and aligning them to network project efforts. Primary focus will be:

• Project-oriented work including design, product selection, proposals, deployment strategies and execution

• Troubleshooting and resolving critical network incidents

**Your future duties and responsibilities:**

Future Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review technical data for products/ services being suggested by business partners and IT. Highlight deficiencies or changes required before product can be introduced to the environment

• Anticipate negative production and support ramifications and address concerns and solutions to minimize impact to business

• Provide guidance to management and other engineers on network architecture, standards and processes, both existing and new.

• Assist with developing proposals, strategies and cost estimates in support of support planning efforts collaborating with network engineers to design and implement functional company networks

• Install and configuring network hardware

• Creating and implementing network security measures

**Required qualifications to be successful in this role:**

• Cisco CCIE, CCNP level preferred

• 10 years proven network architecture experience

CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $76,300.00 - $190,100.00.

CGI expects to have this role open through 6/30/2025.

CGI’s benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:

• Competitive compensation

• Comprehensive insurance options

• Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan

• Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time

• Paid parental leave

•Learning opportunities and tuition assistance

• Wellness and Well-being programs

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**Skills:**

+ Cisco ASA

+ Cisco Catalyst Switches

+ Fortigate

+ Fortigate

+ Microsoft Visio

+ Network Architecture

+ Cisco Cert Network Prof - Sec

+ Cisco Nexus Series NXOS

**What you can expect from us:**

**Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.**

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status or responsibilities, reproductive health decisions, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics to the extent required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws where we do business.

CGI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to apply for a job in the U.S., please email the CGI U.S. Employment Compliance mailbox at US_Employment_Compliance@cgi.com . You will need to reference the Position ID of the position in which you are interested. Your message will be routed to the appropriate recruiter who will assist you. **Please note, this email address is only to be used for those individuals who need an accommodation to apply for a job. Emails for any other reason or those that do not include a Position ID will not be returned.**

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All CGI offers of employment in the U.S. are contingent upon the ability to successfully complete a background investigation. Background investigation components can vary dependent upon specific assignment and/or level of US government security clearance held. Dependent upon role and/or federal government security clearance requirements, and in accordance with applicable laws, some background investigations may include a credit check. CGI will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records in accordance with all local regulations and ordinances.

CGI will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with CGI’s legal duty to furnish information.