Job Description

Position Overview
What does a successful Network Engineer do?
A qualified candidate can expect a fast paced, challenging & rewarding role in delivering a variety of Network, Security, Cloud, Virtualization, SDN & Automation technologies. Individuals are commonly involved in early conceptual assessments through POC’s.
Candidates should expect to be an integral part of many transformative initiatives that will institute automated self-service solutions to efficiently deliver on internal & external customer demands.
What you need to have

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  Excellent communication skills (written/verbal) to properly articulate complicated Network/Security designs to Management and Business partners
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  Meticulous documentation & task/time management skills
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  Practical knowledge of Industry standard Network/Security best practices & solutions
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  Excellent diagnostic skills in troubleshooting complex Networking technologies throughout all layers of the OSI model
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  Experience with Multi-Tenant & Multi-Data-Center deployments
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  Expert in tuning and diagnosing dynamic routing protocols and associated attributes for complex route manipulation
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  Experience in designing/deploying/maintaining highly available Underlay & Overlay Networking & Security constructs (MPLS, eVPN, VxLAN)
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  Experience with Software Defined Networking solutions (SDWAN, NFV, Cloud Provider Peering)
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  Experience with Coding & related Automation technologies
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  Experience in provisioning/protecting/maintaining Internet peering points, Public IP Management and DDOS services
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  Experience in Automating Network and/or Security deployments & functions in a Multi-Tenant/Multi-Data-Center environment
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  Experience in Coding/Scripting languages (Python, Ansible, Powershell, Netmiko, Netconf, Napalm, Jinja, Yaml, JSON, API’s)
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  Functional understanding of PCI/DSS controls, protections & best practices
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  Experience in deploying/diagnosing the following protocols & functions: IP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/S, VLANs, MPLS, IPSEC, DMVPN, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VRF, VxLAN, RPKI, eVPN, VRRP, MLAG, VPC, STP, Anycast, IPSEC, SSL, TLS
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  Must be a US Citizen living in the US (Continental) to qualify for government related security clearances. (6C for BOE, C2 for IRS)

What would be great for you to have

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  Experience in deploying & maintaining large scale L2 & L3 Data Center Networks
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  Experience with Cisco (IOS & NXOS) and Arista (EOS) Data Center equipment
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  Layer1 & 2 Protocols (Spanning-Tree modes and modifications, Trunking, MLAG/VPC)
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  DataCenter Fabric deployment types (FabricPath, VxLAN, EVPN)
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  Interconnecting disperse DataCenter Fabric technologies (VxLAN, EVPN)
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  Layer3 Routing Protocols and Network Routing techniques (BGP, OSPF)
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  Deploying/Managing Complex BGP routing policies
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  Experience with VMWare platforms and Networking (VMotion, HCX, FXRails, VxRails)
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  Experience with Automation Toolsets, Scripting & Config Templating (GitLab, Python, Jinja, Netbox, Vendor API's)