Senior Network Architect

Senior Network Architect | Location: Remote

Long Term Contract

Mandatory Skills : Meraki Switch,Palo Alto Networks Panorama, AWS Terraform

Looking for a Senior Network Engineer who will be responsible for managing Blink s routing, switching, VPN, and firewall infrastructure at our office locations and in the cloud.

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Key Responsibilities:

Manage, monitor, and maintain Blink s network infrastructure, including Aruba & Meraki switches/WAP, Palo Alto firewalls/VPN, AWS VPC, and AWS Transit Gateway

Serve as a technical architect and consultant to other engineering teams by assisting them with network design and troubleshooting in a microservices & container-based environment (AWS, Kubernetes)

Work with IT leadership on projects, identify new products & solutions, and research solutions

Promote good network design practices by emphasizing Secure & compliant implementations, Redundancy/high availability, and Automation

Mentor and train service desk technicians to help them provide level 1 support

Act as the technical escalation point for network issues

Configure, harden, and patch network devices & services according to security best practices and recommendations

Monitor security alerts and investigate security incidents

Maintain technical documentation about the systems you manage

Communicate with stakeholders by keeping them informed of incident progress, notifying them of upcoming changes or scheduled downtime

Participate in on-call support rotation

Duties will be primarily focused on Network administration while providing backup to the systems engineering colleagues for Windows and Linux server administration.

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Qualifications:

5+ years of experience managing on-prem & cloud network environments

Experience in network design and troubleshooting in a cloud-based microservices environment (AWS, Kubernetes)

Expert-level knowledge of enterprise network protocols & platforms such as IPSec, VPN, DNS, SNMP, OSPF, BGP, AWS VPC, Security Groups, peering, and routing

Deep understanding of cloud and virtualization technologies and how they impact network performance and design

Ability to manage an integrated cloud-based (AWS) and physical office-based infrastructure

Strong understanding of network security requirements & best practices, and ability to analyze & respond to security incidents

Hands-on experience with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools, including Wireshark, tcpdump, Fiddler, PRTG, Nagios, NewRelic, Grafana, and nmap

Mid-level Windows and Linux server administration capabilities

Experience writing and documenting detailed project proposals

Experience working with vendors to solve issues, discuss roadmaps, and implement improvements

Ability to adapt and solve problems in a fast-paced environment

Strong interpersonal & communication skills, and ability to collaborate with others

Industry certifications are a plus (Cisco CCNP, Palo Alto PCNSE/PCNSA, Network+)