Tech Stack
AnsibleFirewallsiOSPythonSwitchingTCP/IPVoIP
About the role
- Design, implement, test and document complex data and carrier network solutions
- Create network infrastructure designs, configurations, standards and documentation
- Define and document technical requirements for new capabilities and work with suppliers to solution, build and certify
- Develop proposals and communicate outcomes that address business value/risk and gain partner approval
- Collaborate closely with peer IT organizations to guide and direct technical outcomes
- Maintain accurate diagrams and configurations for all network devices
- Prepare engineering job packages (parts/equipment lists, drawings, network diagrams, configurations)
- Ensure cost effective design of systems meeting business needs and reliable service
- Prepare and submit cost estimates for planned installations where required
- Collaborate across IT to provide end-to-end solutions
- Procure, turn-up, and troubleshoot private and public WAN circuits
- Troubleshoot complex routing designs, LAN switching environments, and firewall policy
- Analyze QoS policies for applications and VOIP
- Work in Agile engineering environment on team-based projects and assignments
Requirements
- Associates degree OR High School/GED with additional experience
- Minimum 5 years related work experience (Associates) OR 7 years with High School/GED
- Thorough understanding of ACI, TCP/IP, routing, switching, Subnetting, Routing Protocols, VPN, Wireless, firewall technologies
- General understanding of VOIP
- Network automation with programming and scripting (highly valued)
- Experience working with ACI is a PLUS
- Experience with network capacity planning, network security principles and network management best practices
- Ability to work well within a team; good interpersonal relational skills
- Effective verbal & written communication
- Experience in coordination with multiple groups, companies, and people simultaneously
- Demonstrated ability to work productively with little direct supervision
- Demonstrated organizational and time management skills
- Ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks
- Willingness and ability to learn new skills
- Adherence to Change Management practices
- Superior working knowledge of telecommunications systems, safety policies, practices, work procedures and regulatory requirements
- Superior inter-personal skills (listening, conflict management, approachability, negotiations)
- Ability to present information on technically complex subjects to business clients and senior management
- Cisco Certifications: CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, CCDP
- Agile Certification: Kanban Management Professional, Scrum Master
- Experience with Cisco routers, switches, wireless controllers, APs, phones, ASAs, ACS, ISE, DNA, ACI and OTV
- Experience with Palo Alto firewalls and Panorama
- Advanced working experience with protocols: spanning tree, TCP/IP V4/V6, SIP, ARP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, DMVPN, Link Aggregation, 802.1Q trunking, HSRP/VRRP/GLBP, VSS/VSL, QoS, Multicast, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IPsec, RADIUS/TACACS+, Cisco ASRs/Cisco Nexus/Cisco IOS, HTTP/s, MPLS, IKEv2, IPv6, Route-maps, SNMP, ACL
- Experience with Opengear Terminal Servers and Syslog
- Datacenter experience with technologies like ACI and OTV around design, implementation, & support
- Experience in leading key network projects and coordinating with Product Owners, Operations, Business Units, Suppliers, and Peer Organizations
- Experience with designing communications solutions for SCADA systems
- Ability to design repeatable, reliable, and scalable solutions with fault tolerance, performance tuning, monitoring systems, statistics/metrics collection, and disaster recovery
- Experience with Python, shell scripts, RESTful APIs, EEM Scripting, JSON/XML, Ansible automation is a plus
- Experience navigating process-oriented workflows and building good working relationships