Sr DevOps Engineer

Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: Albany, NY

Length: 36 Months

Locals Only

Manage and lead in the orchestration of multi-discipline technologies for the resolution of complex problems; communicate with technology and business leaders for problem resolution and make recommendations for system enhancements as required.

• Provide 24x7x365 on-call network support for advanced troubleshooting, escalation and ticket resolutions on a rotating basis

• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud networking infrastructure in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform to support new and existing NYS agency application deployments in the cloud

• Design, deploy, and maintain network virtual appliances as needed including Arista CloudEOS and Palo Alto PAN-OS with integrations into CSP network infrastructure (Google Cloud Platform NCC, AWS TGW Connect, etc.)

• Design and implement on-prem to cloud connectivity solutions as required by application needs in collaboration with ISO and network/application architecture teams

• Assist with application design to ensure connectivity compliance with NYS ITS information security standards

• Collaborate and troubleshoot with direct cloud connectivity providers to develop solutions and solve problems

• Assist in the development of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) uniform cloud configuration, deployment, and backup solutions using Terraform

• Provide in-depth analysis on network performance using monitoring tools such as Zenoss, Splunk, Palo Alto Panorama, Arista Cloud Vision as a Service, NfSen, Ixia,Gigastor, Wireshark, etc.

• Ensure that network availability of cloud environments is maximized by overseeing Change Control procedures, code upgrades, network monitoring, installations, moves and changes, and troubleshooting complex issues.

• Oversee network monitoring to ensure maximum network availability.

• Participate in network performance analysis, training, and capacity planning.

• Document all design and implementation work using Microsoft Visio

• Participate in knowledge transfer and training sessions with junior staff

• Occasional travel may be required.

Mandatory Qualifications

Level I- Between three (3) and seven (7) years of experience as a DevOps Engineer

Expert Google Cloud Platform network infrastructure: VPCs, subnets, firewall rules, VPC routing, Network Connectivity Center, Cloud Router, CloudVPN, Cloud Interconnect, CloudNAT, load balancers, private service connections, logging, alerting, and troubleshooting

Advanced experience designing, implementing, and supporting hybrid Google Cloud Platform connectivity.

Proficiency in layer 3 routing including Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), VRFs, route maps, redistribution, NAT, subnetting, etc.

Proficiency in Palo Alto PAN-OS including security policies, NAT policies, zones, routing, tunnels, upgrades, logging, and monitoring