Senior Network Architect

Job Title: Network Architect

Location: Toronto, Canada (onsite 3 days a week)

Duration: 6-month contract with strong possibility of extension

Job ID: 410782

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Network Architect to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in enterprise and cloud networking, security architectures, and hybrid identity platforms and a proven ability to design, implement, and operate scalable, secure, multi-vendor network solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, document, and deliver enterprise network designs for data center, campus, branch, and cloud environments.
• Lead deployments and migrations across routing, switching, VXLAN, SD-WAN, and security platforms.
• Establish standards, reference architectures, and automation approaches for reliable operations.
• Partner with security, cloud, and identity teams to enable Zero Trust, SASE, and ZTNA models.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Expert-level knowledge of enterprise networking, including routing, switching, VXLAN, and modern data center architectures.
• Broad expertise across WAN, LAN, and cloud networking technologies, including MPLS, SD-WAN, circuit provisioning and handoffs, wireless networking, firewalls, load balancers, proxy services, VoIP, and monitoring solutions.
• Advanced understanding of cybersecurity principles and technologies, including IPS, ISE, SASE, ZTNA, and Zero Trust architectures.
• Strong experience with hybrid cloud and identity platforms, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra ID, and Microsoft Intune.
• Demonstrated success in architecting, deploying, and operating multi-vendor network solutions across Cisco, Meraki, Arista, Fortinet, Check Point, and F5 technologies.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience designing automation and Infrastructure as Code for networking and security.
• Prior work in Agile environments with effective stakeholder communication.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Opportunities for growth with global clients
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects