Senior Cisco Network Engineer - MSP Experience Preferred - Full time direct only

In this role you will be expected to travel up to 25%. It will be based in the New England region. MSP experienced highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibilities include performing project-based engineering, design, staging, installation, validation, testing, and troubleshooting of data/security networks
• Lead complex, large scale Network and Security projects
• Create low-level detailed designs that align with the business strategy, the customer s budget, and operational support capabilities.
• Network discoveries
• Perform Network and Security Assessments
• Presenting documentation and engagement deliverables to customers
• Collaborating as part of a multi-functional team with Sales, Pre-Sales, Project Management, and other delivery/engineering resources
• Trouble resolution of complex issues and assisting team members in solving problems with their deployments.
• Working with junior members of the engineering team to successfully implement secure network solutions
• Execute network maintenance MOP both onsite and remotely with minimal downtime

Required Qualifications:

• Experienced expert with complex multi-protocol routing and switching solutions
• Various security parameters and harden access to devices
• Core Routing and Switching platforms with a focus on design, configuration, and troubleshooting using Cisco Best Practices
• Network design and applications, including designing IP addressing
• OSPF, BGP, EIGRP. Redistribution of protocols and loop prevention
• TCP/IP protocol stack, TCP/IP headers and packets, the OSI model, and commonly used TCP/UDP ports and associated services
• Cloud Networking Experience
• AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform in Networking context
• Aviatrix
• Experienced deploying at least one SDWAN Solution with Viptela, Silverpeak, or Palo Prisma SDWAN
• Experienced in implementing security solutions such as:
• Palo Alto Networks Product Portfolio
• Panorama
• Prisma Access
• Prisma Cloud
• Cisco Security Product Portfolio
• FirePower / FTD Firewalls, Meraki MX: Configuration, tuning, troubleshooting
• FMC Management
• Strong level in routing and switching troubleshooting
• Solid verbal and written communication skills
• Bachelor s Degree or equivalent experience and/or military experience
• Must have 8+ years of related project implementation experience

Additional/Preferred Skills/Certifications:

• Fortinet Product Portfolio
• Fortigate FWs, FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer
• Arista Networking solutions, including CloudVision
• Aruba Product Suite
• Experience with Aruba CX and Aruba OS software
• VSX and VSF technologies
• High availability configurations
• Automation / Scripting: Python, EMM and TCL
• Active Cisco certification; CCNP, CCIE Preferred
• Active Palo Alto certification; PCNSA, PCCSE, PCNSE Preferred