NSX-T SYSTEMS ENGINEER

OTI provides for sustained, efficient and effective delivery of IT services, infrastructure, and telecommunications to enhance service delivery to New York City agencies, employees, City partners and constituents. As the City's technology leader, OTI is responsible for maintaining the foundational IT infrastructure and systems that touch every aspect of City government s digital life. From public safety to human services, from education to economic development crossing the full spectrum of governmental operations.

A successful candidate will be responsible for reviewing and creating NSX-T firewall rules as well as managing overlay segments and gateway firewalls. The VMWare NSX-T technology being deployed for the FIM Project is new and currently there are no team members that have the individual skill set to manage this new converged technology, which consist of knowledge from Sever, Networking and Security disciplines upon completion.

TASKS

• Providing implementation services for for the VMware VCF Software suite of tools (SDDC, vSphere, vSAN, NSX-T, Aria)
• Configure T L4/L7 Distributed Firewall rules and IDS/IPS functionality
• Configure NSX-T Advanced Local and Global Load balancer
• Implement Software updates and security patches to the VCF environment.
• Administer and support the following technologies: VMware NSX-T Datacenter 3.1.3/3.2.x

MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered

• Minimum 8 years of hands-on experience in software designed network technologies.
• Ability to work independently.
• BGP peering between NSX-T and Cisco ACI.
• NSX-T Distributed and Gateway Firewalls T1/SR with App ID based Layer7 Firewall rules.
• Avi Global(DNS) and Local load balancing, with detailed understanding of various load balanced methods and layer7 monitoring of pools for SNAT VIPs.
• Understanding of VxLAN/Geneve based Federated stretch NSX-T segments.
• Must have the ability to understand VMware ESXi vSphere/vCenter 7.x/8.x NSX-T VDS T1/T0 Segments.
• Understanding of VCF Cloud foundation, supporting an on-premises cloud solution with NSX-T extensions into AWS and Azure.
• The engineer will be required to implement Workspace One/Horizon VDI solution integrated Azure AD and NSX-T identity-based Firewalling.
• Strong understanding of IP/IPv6 based networks, subnetting, and advanced routing protocols is required.
• Understanding of configuring, and administering VMWare IT server, networking and SAN storage solutions.
• Understanding of hyper converged infrastructure and vSAN technology.
• Understanding of Automation: Python, Terraform and Ansible pipelines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Visio
• Detailed understanding of the following protocols and compliance: BGP, NSX-T Geneve, DNS, Certificate Authority Service, Azure AD Services and IDP solutions, Microsoft Active Directory, Ipv4 and IPv6 protocols
• Security Frameworks: NIST800-53 R4, PCI DSS 3.2.1, IRS Pub1075
• VMware Certified Advanced Professional & Network Virtualization Design 2023 Required

DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Knowledge of Aria suite of products including vROPs, vCenters, VRA, and Log Insight. Knowledge of VMware Horizon.
• Cisco CCNP Enterprise Preferred
• VMware Certified Design Expert & Network Virtualization 2023 Preferred

If you are interested in getting more information about this opportunity, please contact Irina Rozenberg at your earliest convenience.

At Ariel Partners, we solve the most difficult problems that inhibit technology from enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our vision is to be recognized by our stakeholders as an elite provider of IT solutions, so when they have their biggest challenges, we are on their short list. We are looking for team members who share our values of: Integrity to do the right thing even when it hurts; Commitment to the long-term success and happiness of our customers, our people, and our partners; Courage to take on difficult challenges, accept new ideas, and accept incremental failure; and the constant pursuit of Excellence. Ariel Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with federal, state, and local laws.