Network Architect

Role: Senior Network  Architect

Location: Remote

Duration: Long Term

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Key Responsibilities:

•             Manage, monitor, and maintain Blink’s network infrastructure, including Aruba & Meraki switches/WAP, Palo Alto firewalls/VPN, AWS VPC, and AWS Transit Gateway

•             Serve as a technical architect and consultant to other engineering teams by assisting them with network design and troubleshooting in a microservices & container-based environment (AWS, Kubernetes)

•             Work with IT leadership on projects, identify new products & solutions, and research solutions

•             Promote good network design practices by emphasizing Secure & compliant implementations, Redundancy/high availability, and Automation

•             Mentor and train service desk technicians to help them provide level 1 support

•             Act as the technical escalation point for network issues

•             Configure, harden, and patch network devices & services according to security best practices and recommendations

•             Monitor security alerts and investigate security incidents

•             Maintain technical documentation about the systems you manage

•             Communicate with stakeholders by keeping them informed of incident progress, notifying them of upcoming changes or scheduled downtime

•             Participate in on-call support rotation

•             Duties will be primarily focused on Network administration while providing backup to the systems engineering colleagues for Windows and Linux server administration.

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Qualifications:

•             5+ years of experience managing on-prem & cloud network environments

•             Experience in network design and troubleshooting in a cloud-based microservices environment (AWS, Kubernetes)

•             Expert-level knowledge of enterprise network protocols & platforms such as IPSec, VPN, DNS, SNMP, OSPF, BGP, AWS VPC, Security Groups, peering, and routing

•             Deep understanding of cloud and virtualization technologies and how they impact network performance and design

•             Ability to manage an integrated cloud-based (AWS) and physical office-based infrastructure

•             Strong understanding of network security requirements & best practices, and ability to analyze & respond to security incidents

•             Hands-on experience with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools, including Wireshark, tcpdump, Fiddler, PRTG, Nagios, NewRelic, Grafana, and nmap

•             Mid-level Windows and Linux server administration capabilities

•             Experience writing and documenting detailed project proposals

•             Experience working with vendors to solve issues, discuss roadmaps, and implement improvements

•             Ability to adapt and solve problems in a fast-paced environment

•             Strong interpersonal & communication skills, and ability to collaborate with others

•             Industry certifications are a plus (Cisco CCNP, Palo Alto PCNSE/PCNSA, Network+)