Network Architect @ Only W2
Quick facts
- Pay
- 75 - 80 USD /HOUR
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Tallahassee, FL
- Industry
- Information Technology — 674 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Greetings from Skysoft
Job title: Network Architect
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Working Model: Onsite
Duration: 24+ months (long term)
Interview: MS Teams/In-person
Only US Citizens and GC/ H1B Transfers
Experience: 12+years Must
Note: Need Only Local to FL and Only W2 Candidates for this role
Job Description:
Minimum Qualifications – Respondents must provide a Network Architect who meets the following minimum requirements:
- Minimum of five (5) years working experience with Enterprise level IT support.
- More than five (5) years working experience in the following disciplines:
- LAN/WLAN/WAN design, implementation, and support
- Network Switches (Juniper, Cisco)
- Load Balancers (Kemp, F5)
- Design and Maintenance of Storage Area Networks (SANs)
- Network Security to include ACLs, Firewall Policy, Proxy Policy and Mail Gateway management (Palo Alto NGFW, Cisco IronPort’s)
- PRI and SIP Trunks
- Cloud Networking and hybrid connectivity
- Working experience implementing and supporting:
- Cisco Collaboration stack (UCM, UCCX, Unity Connection)
- Designing network resiliency (Disaster Recovery, High Availability)
- Experience with enterprise level network support procedures to include network monitoring, troubleshooting, configuration, maintenance, performance optimization, incident response, and network security.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with executive leadership, technical teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.
Visa sponsorship record: Skysoft, Inc.
Sponsors actively| Fiscal year | H-1B LCAs | USCIS approvals | USCIS denials | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 21 | 6 | 0 | — |
| FY2025 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 8 | 8 | 0 | — |
This exact kind of role (Architects) isn't among the roles Skysoft, Inc. sponsored most often.
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Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Architects (SOC 17-1011) — estimated from the job title.
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Architect / Landscape Architect” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
- Green card (EB-2 / EB-3 via PERM)
Filed 1 PERM labor certification: they have a track record of sponsoring permanent residence.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Architects · Tallahassee, FL. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $51,979 | ~15% |
| Level II | $67,954 | ~31% |
| Level III | $83,949 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $99,923 | ~61% |
The listing has no salary, so we can't place it on a wage level. Ask the employer which wage level they'd file at: Level III–IV registrations get 3–4 entries in the H-1B lottery.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.