Responsible for the strategic planning, design, and implementation of highly available, scalable, and secure network infrastructures that support business objectives.
Leading complex network projects, mentoring junior team members, and ensuring the entire network ecosystem is optimized for performance, security, and cost-effectiveness.
If located near a Rackspace office, you’ll work a hybrid schedule… 2 days in the office and three days remote.
If not located near an office, you may work 100% remotely.
Work Location; Canadian Rackers: 100% remote only from these provinces... Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta.
Work Location; Mexican Rackers: If you live within a 40km radius of our Mexico City office we’d like for you to work in the office two days a week. If further than 40km you may work fully remote from one these states Monterey, Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Nuevo Leon, Puebla, Guadalajara, or Queretaro.
Requirements
Must have an associate’s degree in computer science or related field of study; we highly prefer a bachelor's degree.
Must be AWS Solutions Architect certified.
Expert-level experience with core networking services like VPC, Subnets, Route Tables, Internet Gateway, NAT Gateway, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, and VPC Peering.
Expert-level experience with VNet, Subnets, Route Tables, Virtual Network Gateway, ExpressRoute, Virtual WAN, and VNet Peering.
Extensive hands-on experience and expert-level knowledge of Palo Alto Networks Firewalls, including Panorama for centralized management, design, and implementation of security policies, threat prevention, and VPN solutions.
Expert-level experience with F5 BIG-IP products, including LTM (Local Traffic Manager) and GTM (Global Traffic Manager), for application delivery, load balancing, and traffic management.
Deep expertise in architecting and deploying SD-WAN solutions from leading vendors (e.g., Prisma SD-WAN, Fortinet, Cisco). Must have hands-on experience with SD-WAN design, traffic steering policies, and remote site connectivity.
Strong understanding of network security principles, including Zero Trust Architecture, network segmentation, and DDoS mitigation. Hands-on experience with security services like AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall) and Azure Firewall/Application Gateway WAF.
Proven experience in designing, configuring, and managing CDN services such as AWS CloudFront and Azure Front Door.
In-depth knowledge of networking protocols, including BGP, OSPF, and MPLS.
Expert level of communication with the English language both written and verbal.
Benefits
Variable compensation in the form of bonus, commissions, or other discretionary payments
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