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Network Architect

AI summary of the role

Senior hands-on Network Architect SME supporting the U.S.

What you’ll do

  • Design, engineer, implement, and support secure, resilient enterprise cloud, network, and hybrid infrastructure solutions
  • Develop and implement secure connectivity solutions spanning cloud and on-premises environments
  • Produce and assess physical and logical architecture diagrams, routing and segmentation designs, and monitoring requirements
  • Support infrastructure automation, infrastructure as code (IaC), network automation, and software-defined networking

What you’ll bring

  • 12+ years of IT experience with significant hands-on cloud, infrastructure, or network engineering
  • Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, IS, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Strong networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, routing, switching, segmentation, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, load balancing
  • Experience with infrastructure as code and network automation

Technologies

TCP/IP · DNS/DHCP/IPAM · load balancing · infrastructure as code · network automation · software-defined networking · zero trust · SASE/SSE · observability · SD-WAN

About Capital Technology Group

Boutique consultancy delivering agile software, digital transformation, human-centered design, data analytics, and cybersecurity to US federal agencies and commercial clients.

Bootstrapped · 50–100 people

Source and classification

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are passionate about modernizing how the federal government delivers software. We partner with federal agencies to build secure, scalable, and mission-driven solutions that make a meaningful impact on millions of people. Recognized by The Washington Post as a Top Workplace in 2025 and 2026. CTG fosters a culture rooted in our core values. Our values guide how we work together and support one another, creating an environment where employees feel trusted, empowered, and encouraged to grow both personally and professionally. About the Role We are seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) Network Architect to join our team supporting the U.S. Census Bureau on a large-scale federal modernization program. This is a senior, hands-on technical role responsible for designing, engineering, implementing, and modernizing secure, resilient network and cloud infrastructure supporting mission-critical
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Capital Technology Group provides expert consulting services software development, digital transformation, human-centered design, data analytics and visualization, and cybersecurity. Our multidisciplinary teams use agile methodologies to rapidly and incrementally deliver value in close collaboration with our clients. For over a decade, we have been trusted by both federal and commercial clients to solve complex, mission-critical business challenges. The quality of our work has been recognized by our partners and peers through our inclusion in the Digital Services Coalition, a group of forward- thinking firms recognized for excellence in delivering IT services. Network Architect SME (Hybrid - Suitland, MD) Client Requirements: Applicants MUST BE U.S. Citizens and be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance. The CTG Experience At Capital Technology Group (CTG), our teams are passionate about modernizing how the federal government delivers software. We partner with federal agencies to build secure, scalable, and mission-driven solutions that make a meaningful impact on millions of people. Recognized by The Washington Post as a Top Workplace in 2025 and 2026. CTG fosters a culture rooted in our core values. Our values guide how we work together and support one another, creating an environment where employees feel trusted, empowered, and encouraged to grow both pers [... source excerpt omitted ...] and shared services across cloud and on-premises environments. The successful candidate will combine deep networking and cloud engineering expertise with enterprise architecture responsibilities, translating mission and technical requirements into scalable, secure, highly available cloud and hybrid infrastructure solutions. This role remains hands-on throughout the engineering lifecycle, from architecture and technical design through configuration, implementation, automation, migration, testing, troubleshooting, and operational transition. You'll produce technical designs and architecture artifacts, including physical and logical diagrams, while working directly with cloud, platfor [... source excerpt omitted ...] vernance, and technical gap analysis. This is a hybrid role based out of Suitland, MD. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance. You Will Get To Design, engineer, implement, and support secure, resilient enterprise cloud, network, and hybrid infrastructure solutions supporting mission systems and shared services. Develop and implement secure connectivity solutions spanning cloud and on-premises environments. Translate mission, technical, security, and architecture requirements into implementable infrastructure and network solutions. Produce and assess physical and logical architecture diagrams, routing and segmentation design

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