Costar Group
Provides commercial real estate data, analytics, and marketing services.
Network Architect
Design, implement, and manage enterprise network infrastructure and architecture.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The Network Architect is responsible for designing, supporting, managing, and maintaining the network infrastructure, conducting analysis, modeling, and planning, and acting as an architect consultant for all network initiatives. This role designs complex datacenter, LAN, and WAN strategies, coordinates implementation, optimization, and operation of network systems, and provides strategic planning, evaluations, and recommendations to users and management while maintaining comprehensive design records. • Coordinate network strategies and technology selection with business and IT stakeholders. • Develop and communicate long‑term infrastructure and enterprise architecture vision to executive leadership. • Serve as a hands‑on expert for enterprise‑wide network infrastructure, advancing Zero Trust Network Access initiatives. • Define infrastructure and enterprise architecture principles and standards. • Lead vendor evaluation, selection, procurement, and management of network technology solutions. • Design and implement datacenter, LAN, WAN, and wireless networks, including firewalls, routers, switches, load balancers, DNS/DHCP, and VPNs. • Install, configure, and monitor network equipment and performance. • Create and maintain detailed network design artifacts, documentation, and technical deliverables. • Evaluate system/network performance and recommend enhancements and innovations. • Manage hardware/software upgrades, firmware patches, and subcontractor installations. • Develop and troubleshoot Aruba ClearPass policies and legacy network designs.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸network design
- ▸vendor management
- ▸architecture planning
- ▸security implementation
- ▸performance monitoring
- ▸documentation
What You Bring
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. • 10+ years of enterprise network design, implementation, and support in complex architectures. • Cisco routing and switching expertise; NextGen firewall, wireless, and load balancer experience. • CCNP/CCDP or equivalent certifications. • Preferred: Palo Alto firewalls, Aruba wireless, F5 load balancers, Infoblox DNS/DHCP experience.
Requirements
- ▸bachelor's
- ▸10+ years
- ▸cisco
- ▸ccnp
- ▸palo alto
- ▸f5
Benefits
Joining CoStar Group offers a collaborative and innovative culture, generous compensation with performance‑based incentives, and extensive professional development opportunities such as internal training and tuition reimbursement. The benefits package includes comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and prescription coverage, life and legal insurance, 401(k) matching, an employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, fitness center access, mental health counseling, commuter benefits, and participation in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion employee resource groups. • Competitive compensation with performance incentives. • Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and prescription coverage. • 401(k) with matching contributions and employee stock purchase plan. • Paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and fitness center amenities. • Access to DEI employee resource groups and on‑site refreshments.
Work Environment
Office Full-Time