Duration: 6+Months Contract to Hire Required: 5-7 years of experience in network design, implementation and documentation of medium-large scale enterprise networks(10,000+ users) 5-7 years of experience using cisco enterprise technologies – CCNP Enterprise (R&S) knowledge level required, CCIE nice to have: Knowledge of Layer2 LAN technologies (STP, VLANs, VTP, LACP) Knowledge of modern high availability technologies (VPC, SVL, HSRP, VRRP) Knowledge of routing protocols concepts (BGP, EIGRP, OSPF) 1-2 years of experience in designing, implementing and maintaining data center spine leaf fabrics (Arista/Cisco). Arista ACE L3 certification required. 1-2 years of experience with Cisco DNA Center 1-2 years of Experience with SDWAN technologies(Cisco, Palo Alto ION) Experience with Cisco Wireless technologies in a large enterprise environment (Cisco WLC, FlexConnect, CAPWAP) Desirable: Experience with designing, implementing and maintaining Palo Alto Centrally managed firewall platforms (NGFW Pan OS, Threat Prevention, UserID, Global Protect, HA setup, Prisma Access) Administering F5 Clusters, Load balancing, SSL decryption policies, DNS Geolocation (LTM, GTM, APM, ASM/Cloud WAF). Remote Access VPN solutions (Global Protect, F5 BIG-IP Edge) Certificate management (Venafi), Cryptographic protocols and algorithms, certificate PKI. Implementing NAC solutions (Forescout/Cisco ISE) Experience with Infoblox DNS/IPAM Familiarity with cloud computing principles and experience in designing secure and scalable network solutions for cloud environments. Automation/scripting experience (Python, Ansible) Network security protocols, architecture and design principles; intrusion detection, prevention systems, secure socket layer (SSL) protocols, virtual private networks (VPNs), Network performance optimization, capacity planning and load balancing. Familiarity with the following monitoring platforms: Microsoft SevOne, SolarWinds, DataDog, Splunk) Skill in Technical skills to oversee hardware and software systems. Problem-solving skills, such as troubleshooting network issues and developing effective solutions. Communication, convey information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message. Satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; remains current with developments and trends in areas of expertise. Problem solving using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; recommend or take action that is consistent with available facts, constraints and probable consequences. Time management to prioritize and effectively get through project deadlines. Research, creating, writing, editing and proofreading documentation. Communication, convey information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message. Satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; remains current with developments and trends in areas of expertise.
Splunk Datadog Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Assembly Python NGFW Cisco Certified Network Professional Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) Hot Standby Router Protocol bgp ssl userid VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) google-tag-manager Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol vpc VLAN apm Cisco Ansible