Network Administrator - New York, NY

**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 ...

Job description

**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