Network Engineer & Data Center & Security - Alpharetta GA - In-Person Interview

Title: Network Engineer Data Center & Security Location: Alpharetta GA Hybrid 3 Days a Week Onsite
Responsibilities
The engineer will be responsible for evaluating, engineering, designing, and troubleshooting enterprise scale Data Centre networks .
As part of the Network Engineering team the engineer is required to collaborate with the Enterprise Computing team, Security team and End-User technologies to understand the applications and provide end to end network solution as per the firm network standards.
This includes selecting the right platforms, developing Bill of Material (BoM), designing new network topologies, creating and maintaining visio diagrams, configuration templates, assigning and maintaining IP address, developing migration plan and providing weekend escalation support for involved project
The candidate will be responsible for
authoring of design documents, engineering standards and creates best practice technical architecture models utilizing knowledge of industry and technical trends mentoring and knowledge transfer to team members across the organization.
participating in the weekly design meetings
engaging with project managers to develop the execution and test plans for network changes. serve as an escalation for the operating teams during network outages.
Ability to work both independently and as a team member is essential. Strong presentation skills are imperative to be able explain network design, articulate risk, and facilitate decision making.
Strong security focus and experience with Network Security Concepts and Multi-tier Security architectures.
Skills required : Must Have The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of experience with a Financial Services Firm , Technology vendor or systems integrator designing, and implementing large scale networks Expert Level Technical Skills Required
Ethernet technologies: SPT, 802.1Q, VPC, Multilayer Switching; Leaf-Spine IP Fabric
IP Routing: RIP, OSPF, BGP, MPBGP, TCP/IP Multicast routing: PIM, IGMP, MSDP
VxLAN
Platform knowledge on Cisco Switching & Routing Platforms
o Nexus 9000 Series Data Centre Switching Platform
o ASR 1000x Series Routers o ASR 9000 Series Routers
Platform Knowledge on Arista Switching platforms
Working knowledge on various Network OS
o Cisco IOS, IOS-XE, NXOS, IOS-XR
o Arista EOS
Skills Desired: Nice to have
Ability to use Microsoft applications such as Visio, Word, Excel and Outlook
Proficient in UNIX or Linux
Certifications: CCIE or equivalent
Experience with scripting / automation using Python / Ansible is a strong plus.
Tools: DNA Center, Wireshark, Infoblox, HPNA, Splunk, Sevone, Ansible, Netconf is a plus WAN technologies: SONET/SDH, MPLS, Classic TDM
Working knowledge on SDN, SDWAN, DMVPN
Sound knowledge in public cloud, Kubernetes, storage over IP and VMWare
Strong sense of security concept include defense in depth , zero trust networking , least privilege principle, risks and controls.
Additionally, the ideal candidate should be
Flexible and adaptable to meet the team s targets
Honest, hardworking, and reliable
Possess a strong sense of ownership/accountability