Cloud Network Engineer

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Location: Jacksonville, FL - 3 days a week onsite (Hybrid) Will accept relocation!

Duration: 12 month CTH (Must be able to convert without sponsorship)

Other: Needs Google Cloud Platform and strong terraform experience

Job Description

Responsible for working across all levels of the business, with emphasis on providing expert cloud network infrastructure support to IT management and users, with a focus on AWS and Google Cloud Platform. Responsible for setting technical solutions for new products that use our network security infrastructure or cloud-based connectivity models. Define, measure, and analyze key metrics to assess overall effectiveness of LAN/WAN network performance, capacity, cloud quotas and associated monitoring. Manage cloud network implementations, configuration, and routing changes, and performs equipment upgrades. Adheres to and supports change, incident, and problem management ITIL processes. Proactively identifies, recommends, and champions emerging technologies, monitoring solutions, and processes that will enhance the end user experience that can be supported by Technology. Can effectively communicate and interact with internal users, vendors, and customers. Uses problem management techniques to solve difficult technical problems.

Key responsibilities

• Define cloud network requirements, establish architecture, and detail designs and standards that meet business goals.
• Effectively manage and support LAN/WAN network implementations and configurations, Routing, Switching, Firewalls, Wireless, Voice and Video solutions.
• Provide leadership to manage the network infrastructure and related support organizations including MSPs, cloud providers, and communications vendors.
• Perform root cause analysis and problem resolutions, provide recommendations, build consensus, and execute solutions.
• Recommend appropriate course of action to network infrastructure engineers, NOC, MSPs, and IT management on technical and operations issues.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related disciplines and 12 to 15 years experience in related areas.
• Expert knowledge of implementing enterprise level cloud architecture with a focus on network design and implementation. AWS & Google Cloud Platform with a focus on Google Cloud Platform.
• Should have some networking certifications including CCNA, CCNP, etc.
• Expert knowledge of network infrastructures, networking protocols, standards and associated configurations, VPN access, Firewalls, Proxies and other security appliances and solutions.
• Must be able to demonstrate thorough knowledge of Cisco routers, switches, HSRP, GLBP, VSS, multi VRF, BGP, MPLS, OSPF, TCP/IP, DNS, NTP, SNMP, Cisco wireless (WLC & ISE), Windows Networking.
• Experience with deployment and management of Amazon Web Services (AWS) VPCs and Direct Connects & Google Cloud Platform VPCs at an Enterprise level.
• Experience with high level programing languages such as Python or Java or familiarity with Infrastructure as code specifically Terraform.
• Experience with using Ansible to automate network configuration standardization.
• Understand the NOC role and functionality and the ability to manage day to day incidents and problem resolutions.
• Experience in implementing proactive network management and monitoring solutions.
• Strong knowledge of business environment, network and security infrastructures and supported services.
• Strong problem management skills, including the ability to identify and assess the risks and determine the corrective actions.
• Leadership ability to create vision, scope and plan future network and security infrastructure requirements.
• Self-motivated with ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience with managing multiple vendors, reviews of new features and negotiation skills.
• Ability to lead network associated deliverables and provide technical leadership and cross training to less experienced engineers.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to influence others by developing and presenting ideas & recommendations.
• Must be able to participate in a support rotation schedule including weekends to provide support across the client s suite of technologies and related infrastructures.