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The AES Group

Network Administrator

The AES Group
United States · Contract · Mid-Senior
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!

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Posted
Feb 20, 2026
Type
Contract
Level
Mid-Senior
Location
Manhattan
Company
The AES Group

Industries

Computer Games

Categories

Information Technology

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