Network Engineer III (F5)

Job#: 3037711

Job Description:

Job Title: Network Engineer III

Position: 1 Duration: 9months

Location: Local to Seattle


Working Hours/Time Zone: M-F 8-5PM PST

Rate: $50-55hr

• Top 3 requirements:
  • Fair amount of Current F5 - VIP F5 Knowledge
  • Basic networking
  • Need to be able to work independently and lear quick rate

Job Descriptions:

• The Network Engineer-III is responsible for the planning, design, configuration, integration & installation of our growing local area network (LAN) and/or wide area network (WAN). The Network Engineer-III will provide leadership in technical support and documentation to various departments and users with regard to the global infrastructure. The Network Engineer-III serves as a liaison to gather network requirements from internal customers, vendors, and other third-party providers.
• This role will have a strong focus on F5 technologies, including BIG-IP LTM, GTM, Remote access, traffic management, and application delivery optimization across the enterprise network. Other responsibilities will include Forescout device profiling in a Software Defined Access environment, and managing SolarWinds device monitoring for the Data Center and Enterprise environment.
• This role will have a strong focus on F5 technologies, including BIG-IP LTM, traffic management, and application delivery optimization across the enterprise network.

DESIGN:

• Perform design requirements and recommendations for the enterprise network
• Perform vendor recommendation/selection and coordination for hardware testing, installations, and upgrades.

BUILD:

• Create maintenance plans, including detailed documentation & change management coordination.
• Perform maintenance and upgrades of both hardware and software.
• Scripting and testing of maintenance plans for all upgrades and changes.
• Work in either a lead role or an assisting role during maintenance implementations

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Develop or conform to client Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) & Method of Procedures (MOP's)
• Implement network standardization practices
• Document informational content for specialized network designs to be used for training needs
• Present and/or Train on new network topologies, hardware, and technologies to internal teams
• Lead Root Cause Analysis sessions to achieve better networking practices
• Determine baseline requirements for our network needs
• Provide code analysis on existing software, IOS testing, and software recommendations
• Create network lab mockups for error testing
• Automate repetitive Engineering tasks

ADDITIONAL:

• Knowledge of Forescout management, profiling, and maintenance.
• Manage and maintain SolarWinds monitoring and backups for network gear
• Manages the team's ticket queue and responds on-site to issues.
• Work with teams for escalations, POC's, and other related problems
• Initial deployment of new products and services
• Monitor capacity and plan for bandwidth additions

REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma or regional equivalent required
• Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in Computer Science or Network Engineering. At the manager's discretion, additional relevant experience may substitute for the degree requirement
• Minimum 5-7 years of recent experience with network design and build-out of LAN/WANs and/or large-scale network retrofits and remediations
• Hands-on experience with F5 BIG-IP solutions, including load balancing and application delivery.
• Knowledge of SolarWinds Monitoring and Forescout NAC
• Must have certifications: CCNA and F5 101
• Preferred certifications: F5 201, F5 301, CCDA, CCNP, CCDP preferred, CCIE (R&S, SP, or DC) highly preferred (or equivalent experience), Python PCEP
• Advanced level experience working with most of the following technologies/applications: MPLS, BGP, LDP, QoS, IPv6, OSPF, vPC, STP, DWDM, EVPN, L2VPN, MPLS VPN, L3VPN, FHRP, VLAN, CDP, port-channels, IS-IS, MPLS Inter-AS, VXLAN, DNS, ACL, RADb, Flow spec, RTBH, GitHub, API's, NFV, Hypervisors, virtual switching
• Multi-vendor experience working with the following platforms: Cisco IOS, ASR 1k (IOS-XE), ASR NCS (IOS-XR), Nexus (NX-OS), Aruba wireless and ClearPass
• Experience working in a service provider, datacenter/hosting environment, or large-scale enterprise networks.
• Experience researching, evaluating, and recommending hardware and/or software solutions supporting large-scale deployments and/or remediations against the LAN/WAN
• Experience working with 3rd party networking vendors, with an understanding of the service/hardware/software portfolios they provide
• Able to identify areas of process improvement and provide input and solution options to streamline work
• Excellent writing, documentation, and communication skills, possessing the ability to communicate well with technical and non-technical peers.
• Experience with network service monitoring systems (Spectrum, Solarwinds , and Cisco DNAC.)

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