Network Engineer

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We are currently seeking qualified candidates for a Network Engineer position based in or near Irvine, CA (onsite). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply.

Role: Network Engineer

Location: Irvine CA

Job Type: Full-Time Direct Hire

Description:

Reporting to the Director of IT Infrastructure, the Sr. Network Engineer is responsible for implementing/securing/maintaining/managing and monitoring core Infrastructure and SDWAN sites. Candidate will also assist and provide technical guidance over new projects, acquisitions and new build outs enterprise wide.

Responsibilities:

• Configure and maintain data center network Infrastructure comprised of Arista, Palo Alto, Cisco and Fortinet SD WAN.
• Monitor sites using SolarWinds (+700 Sites) and improve network performance
• Apply security patches and firmware updates (Software/Hardware)
• Advance network troubleshooting SDWAN sites, Corporate Office, Clubs, Remote Offices and Data centers
• Assist System Administrators/In-house Development teams with network troubleshooting, Server to Server communication, ACL, VLANs etc.
• Create new PaloAlto firewall policies based on request and troubleshoot user/server access
• Create VPN tunnels
• Support remote VPN users using FortiClient
• Design/Create Azure Networks (VNET)
• Provide technical and architectural guidance for projects leveraging network resources
• Provide technical and architectural guidance to other staff members
• Communicating network outages with relevant team members and management
• Data center visits for network maintenance
• Participate in a 24/7/365 On-Call rotation

Qualifications:

• Proficiency working on Palo Alto firewall or equivalent
• Strong knowledge working with Fortinet firewalls, troubleshooting access issues, creating policies and troubleshooting advance issues.
• Experience working in a high availability 24x7 environment
• 6+ years of experience managing and configuring Cisco routers and switches in a data center environment with emphasis on high availability
• Strong knowledge of datacenter design and troubleshooting.
• In depth knowledge of static and dynamic routing..
• At least 5 years experience working in a datacenter environment with extensive knowledge of MEC technologies.
• Desired experience with Arista switches

Preferred certifications:

• Fortinet
• CCNA
• Palo Alto

Working Conditions/Physical Effort:

• Responsibilities sometimes require working late evening and weekends, sometimes with little to no advance notice

• Light travel to the Data Center and remote sites
• Regionally accessible (Orange County/Los Angeles/Riverside/San Diego)