Network Administrator

Globenet Consulting Corp

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled Network Administrator with 10+ years of experience and exposure to gaming/interactive entertainment environments. This contract, hybrid role (NYC) focuses on building and supporting high-availability, secure, low-latency network infrastructure that enables development workflows and production services. You’ll partner with DevOps, Infrastructure, Security, and Engineering teams to ensure performance, uptime, and operational excellence.

Requirements

Experience in environments demanding performance, uptime, and rapid response (development + production ops)
Strong networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, switching, segmentation
Hands-on with enterprise networking: Cisco, Juniper, or similar
Hands-on with firewalls: Palo Alto, Fortinet, or equivalent
Strong troubleshooting across L2–L7 with performance optimization/stability improvements
Working knowledge of cloud networking: VPC/VNet, security groups, routing, peering/VPN connectivity
Familiarity with monitoring/logging and incident management practices (tools flexible)
10+ years in Network Administration / Network Engineering

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting live gaming or multiplayer services with strict latency requirements
Knowledge of low-latency design, traffic optimization, and CDNs
CCNA/CCNP or equivalent
Exposure to Agile/DevOps/SRE ways of working (change management, automation, collaboration rhythms)

Responsibilities

Design, configure, and maintain network infrastructure: routing, switching, segmentation, and access controls
Ensure high availability and low-latency performance across development and production environments
Monitor network health, detect issues early, and lead incident resolution using best-practice workflows
Implement/manage firewalls, VPNs, and security protocols to protect services, users, and data
Support cloud-integrated and hybrid networking (AWS/Azure/GCP): connectivity, routing, peering/VPN, policy enforcement
Perform capacity planning, bandwidth forecasting, and scalability assessments for growth and release demands
Support release readiness, change management, and cross-environment stability (dev/stage/prod)
Maintain documentation: configurations, standards, runbooks, and incident response processes
Conduct root cause analysis for outages/performance degradation; deliver preventative and long-term fixes
Improve monitoring, alerting, automation, and network reliability practices