Senior Network Architect

Role: Senior Network Architect

Location: Onsite - Santa Clara, CA

Experience: 15+ Years

Top 3 skills required for this role. ( Get this filled by Candidate only ) - Number of years and in which project they used.

1.Strong experience with Cisco ACI SDN, Cisco Routing and Switching, SD-WAN (viptela), WLC, Cisco Firewalls

2 Strong experience with Segmentation Architecture and Design and hands-on configuration

3 Assessment, validation, migration of network devices and virtual workload on HyperFlex

4 Hitech MFG, Globally.

Job Description/ Responsibilities

The candidate must provide high level designs and detailed Low Level designs for network and security,, implementation skills and combine technical intelligence with communication and presentation abilities. This candidate needs to have strong hands-on experience in Cisco networking Routing and Switching. Must have hands on experience Cisco Software Defined Networking and some experience with Cisco ASA , FTD (Firepower), ISE, validate Architect and design Datacenter using all Cisco including Hyperflex hyperconverged UCS and support migration and configuration pre-migration, during migration and post migration Hyper-care onsite

The candidate must provide high and detailed Low Level designs for network and security,, implementation skills and combine technical intelligence with communication and presentation abilities. This candidate needs to have strong hands-on experience in Cisco networking, Firewalls, SD-WAN, Fortinet Firewalls and SD-WAN and Palo Alto Firewalls. This position requires candidate to do the specific device configuration of all networking equipment.

Candidate must be an individual contributor capable of self-directed work to meet project schedules and task completion. Function as part of team demonstrating collaboration and client relationship skills, focused on timely completion of the complete network projects.

Candidate must be able to assume ownership of assigned task/project and make relevant design decisions needed to provide requested deliverable based on client requirements that meet the CIS Technical Standards. Typically reports to supervisor and and Program managers during project phase, Works with CIS Architecture Review Board. . Works on advanced, complex technical projects or business issues requiring state of the art technical or industry knowledge. Works with overall Project management and timelines and communication. Will also provide a leadership role and individual contributor role for overall Network Architecture Projects.

The candidate must have a strong specialized skillset with knowledge and experience and responsible for:

• Datacenter/remote office and MFG extensive experience Design and Implementation
• Layer 2/3 technologies VLANs, vPC, Segmentation
• Network appliances and firewalls Health Check Monitoring & Reporting
• Configuring and Managing and Data (SD-WAN, MPLS, Internet, SIP Trunks)
• Manage routing tables and IP addresses
• 10+ years Cisco ACI, Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela), Cisco WLC 98XXX series controller
• Managing network security infrastructure, proxies, web filters, ACLs, and network access control
• Troubleshoot Network Performance issues related to latency and reduction of latency
• Remote Restarts of Component after Outage/Activities
• Some experience managing Firewall policies on of the following: Cisco ASA, Cisco Firepower FTD, Fortinet, Palo Altos, Site to Site VPN, and device Access Control Lists (ACL)
• Experience with one or more SD-WAN, Cisco Viptela, Fortinet, Meraki, Aruba, Prisma SD-WAN, VeloCloud, etc.
• Performing routing and network switching incident Issues and ITLI change requests
• WAN/LAN Troubleshooting
• Performing VLAN/Port MACD
• Network appliance and firewall Firmware/Software Upgrades
• Coordinating Vendor Dispatch Management
• Configure Manage F5 or similar Load Balancer
• Connectivity and link consistency tests
• Network Hardware Diagnostics
• Perform network traffic analysis as needed
• Routing and switching optimization
• Perform Bandwidth Management and Optimization latency reduction (WAN/SD-WAN/LAN and Wireless)
• Decommission & Shutdown Activities
• SOP & Run book Creation & Documentation
• Ability to monitor network appliance CPU and memory and interface utilization issues
• Some experience with Intrusion detection and IPS a plus
• Automation experience is a plus, such as automated network device
• Python or other scripting experience

Required Qualifications:

• Extensive network architecting experience with Palo Alto, Fortinet and Cisco networking, other WAN technologies and including Cisco SD-WAN Meraki and/or Viptela
• Exceptional communication both written and spoken skills able to speak to top executives, business and technical leaders. Able to adapt vocabulary and style for each situation; able to represent complex ideas with effective documents and visuals and to adapt presentations to the expectations and background of the audience
• Extensive collaboration and stakeholder management skills - able to work effectively with others on common tasks; build rapport, gain support, instill confidence, take actions which respect the needs and contributions of others; find common ground; negotiate win-win solutions; and share credit with others; all while achieving the objectives of both the team and stakeholders
• Applied knowledge of enterprise networking architecture WAN and LAN frameworks, methods, and tools
• Solid understanding of security controls and frameworks
• Applied knowledge of server hardware and virtualization technologies including VLAN/VXLAN
• Some applied knowledge of cloud networking technologies (AWS, Azure, Private cloud, etc.)
• Applied knowledge of high availability networking infrastructure designs and methodologies
• Applied knowledge of systems monitoring and incident handling, capacity planning and performance tuning
• Familiar with SOX, PCI-DSS, HPIAA regulatory compliance. Understanding and experience with FDA compliance and/or Good Manufacturing Process (GMP) a plus

Education and Certifications:

• Minimum of 9+ years experience in networking both datacentres and remote offices including leading complex network projects
• Five+ years Infrastructure Consulting experience
• Current technical certifications preferred (CISSP, CCSP, HPE , Aruba, Fortinet , Cisco (CNP, CCIE),)
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, information systems or related discipline or demonstrated 10+ years work experience.

Other Requirements/Skills:

• Exceptional decision-making and problem and troubleshooting solving skills
• Proficient in Word, Excel and Visio
• Exceptional personal time management, planning and organizational skills
• Home office setup (network, phone, etc.)