Sr. Network Architect

Hiring !!!

Greetings from Modern Agile Technologies.

Position: Sr Network Architect
Location: Oakland, CA (Onsite)
Duration: Full Time


 
Job Description

·        A Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering or related field with 10+ years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience

·        10+ years of experience in operations and managing Network devices, firewalls infrastructure.

·        10+ years of experience installing and building Network infrastructure.

·        In-depth knowledge of network hardware and software technologies and best practices is required.

·        Knowledge of Routing and Switching design preferred

·        R&S and/or DC CCNA is required, CCNP preferred

·        Good knowledge of PA firewalls architecture, ACLs, policies, NATs, IPSEC VPNs, Global protect VPNs.

·        Experience on SolarWinds IT infrastructure monitoring and provisioning is preferred

·        LAN switching including VLAN, VTP, STP etc. is preferred

·        Solid understanding of routing protocols ISIS, OSPF, BGP is preferred

·        Understanding and practical experience with technologies such as Cisco SDA, ISE, VXLAN etc.

·        Good working knowledge of Wireless network includes WLC 9800, 3500 Access points 9120 is preferred

·        Solid knowledge of Cisco Catalyst 9000 series, Palo Alto firewalls, Nexus 93k series, APC UPS, OOB network is preferred

·        Test and validation experience (Network hardware or software/OS) is preferred

·        Knowledge of a network technology discipline (e.g., IP Routing and Switching, Routing Protocols-OSPF, BGP, WAN, IPSEC, PAN Firewall, Packet Analysis, SD Access, DNAC, Cisco ISE, Infrastructure, IT Tools, and other relevant technologies.

·        Excellent troubleshooting skills in identifying and resolving complex networking issues

·        Strong understanding of how DNS works and experience in deploying and managing the internal and external DNS environments

·        Experience in managing different Load Balancer solutions.

·        Experience with cloud networking and cloud connectivity.

·        Scripting/programing skills will be a PLUS

·        Proactively acquire an in-depth understanding of the organization and its processes as well as develop an understanding of incidents and change management principles and organization best practices.

·        Medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech, or other regulated industry experience desired

·        Good team player and able to take accountability of tasks assigned and follow through to completion.

·        Strong communication and customer facing skills (written, verbal, and formal presentation)

Roles & Responsibilities:

·        Monitor network infrastructure, troubleshoot, and handle user incidents actively during company business hours.

·        Provide medium to high complexity network support activities including occasional off-shift support in case of major outage reported.

·        Work closely with Network Engineering, Network Security and Administration maintenance tasks and participate in process improvement.

·        Perform medium to high complexity network changes and implementations.

·        Participate in the network technology design process.

·        Analyze potential changes and enhancements to network software and hardware to determine impact on existing production environment.

·        Execution of approved network changes and remediation activities shall be performed at the designated customer site.

·        Network configuration validation, optimization, cleanup, and restructuring activities shall be executed in accordance with approved designs and implementation plans.

·        Implementation of ISP failover, firewall, VPN, routing, wireless, NAC, OOB, and monitorin g related changes shall be performed as per the defined scope.

·        Planned changes shall be implemented during approved maintenance windows, including weekends or after hours periods, as required.

·        Failover and resiliency testing activities shall be executed, and test outcomes shall be documented.

·        Local coordination for site access, cabling, rack and stack readiness, and other onsite dependencies shall be supported.

·        Detailed execution records, including configuration changes and rollback procedures, shall be maintained and shared.