senior Cisco network engineer locals to MD W2 role

Overview

Hybrid
$55 - $60
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 3 Year(s)

Skills

Python
Perl
Cisco Router Management
F5 Load Balancers
NAC

Job Details

W2 role .

Weekly 2 days must work from office

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.

No agency or C2C will NOT be considered and Visa sponsorship is not available nor provided

Detailed Skills Requirements

FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)

  • 7 years of experience with designing, configuring, managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting network switching and routing protocols in a large enterprise network (5000+ nodes).
  • 7 years of experience with configuring and managing Load Balancers, switches, routers
  • Minimum 5 years of experience with firewalls particularly Palo Altos.
  • 7 years of experience with Network Monitoring/IPAM (i.e. NetFlow)
  • 7 years of physical communication troubleshooting skills using cabling and signaling analyzer, packet capture and analysis
  • 5 years of experience and knowledge of Cisco IOS and Cisco Nexus Operating systems
  • years of experience with WAN Optimization using Riverbed and trace tools like Wireshark
  • 3 years of experience with a high-level scripting language such as Python or Perl
  • 2 years of experience with Cisco Prime
  • Advanced experience with architecting, designing, deploying, and operating network elements such as DNS/IPAM; Firewalls; Network Access Control Solutions (NAC); load balancing; DDoS mitigation, tapping/sniffing infrastructures; and NTP
  • Advanced WAN, LAN, TCP/IP, VPN, Ethernet Skills
  • Extensive EIGRP, BGP4, RIP, VPLS, MPLS and OSPF Routing Protocol knowledge
  • Active Cisco CCNP (or higher) certification
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.


These skills will help you succeed in this position:

  • Experience with implementing IPv6 (SLAAC and DHCPv6)
  • Experience with Gigamon
  • Experience with Dynatrace
  • Experience configuring Zero Trust networks
  • Solid understanding of internetworking: security, routing, switching, SAN and application networking
  • Experience with Microsoft Server and Linux Administration
  • Expertise in the Linux command-line environment.
  • Experience with server hardware to include Dell, HP, or Cisco UCS
  • Experience with virtualization solutions (i.e., VMWare).
  • Experience documenting network information including of all switching and routing equipment, connected IP-addressable devices and cabling interconnects
  • Ability to produce operational documentation using industry best practices in technical writing.
  • Experience in using MS Visio, Project.

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)
Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:

  • Active Cisco CCIE, CCNP certification
  • Knowledge, skills and abilities creating and managing automation scripts to manage Network as a Service (Software Defined Networking (SDN), Load Balancers, firewalls, etc.
  • Experience developing best practice project plans, engineering scripts, and documentation for network performance management.
  • Prior Federal government experience
  • Self-starter, highly motivated individual who adapts and isn't afraid to volunteer in a dynamic work environment
  • Strong attention to detail with an ability to operate effectively across multiple priorities
  • Knowledge of relational databases and ability to construct and debug SQL queries?

Education

  • Bachelors degree with 7+ years of experience?
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.
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