Role: Network Administrator
Location: New York City, NY (Hybrid)
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work with one of our clients in the interactive entertainment industry
- Competitive contract compensation aligned to senior-level networking expertise
- Hybrid work flexibility in New York City (collaboration onsite + focused remote execution)
- Support a high-performance, gaming-focused infrastructure environment
- Hands-on exposure to cutting-edge networking technologies powering development and live gaming platforms
- Join a collaborative, innovation-driven culture that values reliability, speed, and continuous improvement
About The Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Network Administrator with 10+ years of experience and strong exposure to gaming or interactive entertainment environments. This is a contract, hybrid role based in New York City, NY, focused on building and supporting high-availability, secure, low-latency network infrastructure that enables game development pipelines and live gaming services.
You will play a key role in maintaining network performance, uptime, and security across hybrid environments—partnering closely with DevOps, Infrastructure, Security, and Engineering teams. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on networking expertise, strong troubleshooting instincts, and a proactive approach to performance optimization and operational excellence.
What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities)
- Design, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure including routing, switching, segmentation, and access controls
- Ensure high availability and low-latency performance for gaming systems, production services, and development environments
- Monitor network health and performance; proactively detect issues and drive incident resolution using best-practice workflows
- Implement and manage firewalls, VPNs, and security protocols to protect services, users, and data
- Support cloud-integrated networking (AWS, Azure, or similar), including connectivity, routing policies, and hybrid integrations
- Perform capacity planning, bandwidth forecasting, and scalability assessments to meet growth and release demands
- Collaborate cross-functionally to support development, staging, and production environments, including release readiness and change management
- Maintain accurate documentation for configurations, standards, runbooks, and incident response processes
- Conduct root cause analysis for outages/performance degradation and implement preventative measures and long-term fixes
- Drive continuous improvement in monitoring, alerting, automation, and network reliability practices
What We’re Looking For (Required Qualifications)
Domain
- Proven experience supporting infrastructure within the gaming or interactive entertainment industry
- Experience working in environments that demand performance, uptime, and rapid response (development + production operations)
Skills
- Strong expertise in TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, switching, and network segmentation
- Hands-on experience with enterprise network equipment: Cisco, Juniper, or similar
- Hands-on experience with firewalls such as Palo Alto, Fortinet, or equivalent platforms
- Strong troubleshooting skills across layers (L2–L7), with a track record of performance optimization and stability improvements
- Experience supporting hybrid network environments with secure connectivity and consistent policy enforcement
Cloud & Tooling
- Working knowledge of cloud networking concepts in AWS, Azure, or GCP (VPC/VNet design, security groups, routing, peering/VPN connectivity)
- Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools and incident management practices (tool specifics flexible)
Experience
- 10+ years of Network Administration / Network Engineering experience
Nice To Have (Preferred Qualifications)
- Experience supporting live gaming platforms or multiplayer services with strict latency requirements
- Knowledge of low-latency architecture, traffic optimization, and content delivery networks (CDNs)
- Certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, or equivalent
- Experience working in Agile, DevOps, or SRE-aligned environments (change management, automation, collaboration rhythms)
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you thrive in high-performance environments and enjoy building stable, secure, low-latency networks that power modern gaming experiences, we want to hear from you.
Ready to make an impact? Apply now and join us on our journey!
