Network Engineer

Job#: 2088732

Job Description:

Details:
Summary

The primary focus of this position is to provide architecture design, installation and support to Cisco based networks and Palo Alto security environments. The ideal candidate can provide network designs, implementation, configurations, and migrations during network infrastructure projects. Client environment includes multivendor enterprise network with Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure cloud. Customer has many data center technologies as well, including, Dell, HP, VMware, and Microsoft.

Detailed Job Responsibilities

* Designing, Implementing, Supporting, and troubleshooting Network and System Engineering in multi-vendor enterprise network with Cisco UCCE, Microsoft, * * Palo Alto networks, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure cloud, VMware, HP, and Storage.

*Conduct network analysis, bandwidth capacity planning and performance planning of networking components including network traffic optimization for overall infrastructure.

* Create and maintain documentation, including runbooks and workbook, ensuring accurate reflection of current state of network infrastructure and environment.

* Coordination with network and business application administrators, desktop support, project management to ensure reliability, availability and stability of network and network resources.

* Participate in or drive projects associated to the enhancement or implementation of new or existing networking technology solutions.

* Respond to new requests and resolve technical issues encompassing hardware, software, and networking within established SLA to provide technical assistance and support to ensure service availability.

* Design and implement various cloud connectivity from public cloud to on premises.

* Use Advanced & specialized knowledge of computer technologies, active directory, operating system, Security best practices, and networking.

* Plan and deploy security infrastructure and infrastructure services, including 802.1X, NAC, cryptography, IPSEC, deep-inspection firewalls, intrusion and threat protection platforms, AAA, RADIUS, DNS, NTP, monitoring, and logging.

* Wireless network and security design and deploy with Active directory, RADITACACS+ integration with Cisco Identity services Engine and 802.1X.

* Provide professional services and expert opinion on designing and implementing Network security, monitoring infrastructure and disaster recovery/ failover scenarios.

* Audit configurations for switch, router, and firewall and servers. Based on audit proposed new features and configurations for system optimization.

* Design and deploy SolarWinds for System Monitoring with subscriptions like NPM, NTA, IPAM, NCM and SAM.

* Design and deploy Syslog server and Nessus Security center for system vulnerability.

* Work on Linux and Shell scripting for all the network related troubleshooting and configuration.

* Test and validation all the production change in lab Dev environment. Design and configure network testing Development and testing environment.

* Work with end users and stakeholders support organizations to troubleshooting diagnose and resolve issues related to networking, server, backup, storage as well as LAN/WAN connectivity issues when necessary.

* Performing network traffic analysis using tools like Sniffer/ Wireshark to ensure optimal performance for data & VOIP and troubleshooting system issues for data and voice traffic.

Details:

Qualified candidates would have the following:

• 7+ years of experience in a Cisco engineering role, including performing architecture and design of heterogenous IT environments alongside experience in the following areas:
• Experience with Cisco Networking products.
• Experience with network design, architecture, specifications, and equipment.
• Experience with IPv4 and IPv6 network design, including IP subnetting and protocols including BGP, OSPF and EIGRP
• Experience with network device configuration and troubleshooting (ideally, Cisco IOS)
• Design and implement OSPF, BGP, MPLS, NAT, QoS, VLAN, STP, VTP, ACL and RSTP for Cisco router/switches/firewall for WAN and LAN environment.
• Palo Alto Networks firewalls, Logging, Panorama, and software blades like, Firewall, Threat Prevention, Applications & URL Filtering, wildfire analysis, antivirus, anti-spyware, DoS Protection, decryption, IPS and VPN technologies like IPsec site-to-site, SSL
  VPN, GRE tunneling, user tunnels and branch office tunnels.
• Experience with network security features like IP access-lists and stateful protocol inspections and network management protocols, like SNMP, SSH, syslog, RADITACACS
• Integration of Cloud technologies with onsite network infrastructure - Example: AWS and Azure
• Ability to diagnose and resolve network hardware and software problems associated with the data center infrastructure
• Experience with documenting Network Designs
• Ability to create documents for use in training operations personnel

The following qualifications are ideal, but not required:

Bachelors degree preferred.

At least one major vendor certification (CCDA, CCNP, CCNA) or equivalent experience is preferred.

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Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.