Network Engineer

Role: Network Engineer

Location: Remote Duration: 6+months Job Description: Department/Project high-level description: Main responsibilities that the candidate will be responsible for: Interfacing with various Prime teams, vendors, clients and others for the implementation and support of networking products and services Install and support various Data Center and Enterprise routing and switching infrastructure (maintain edge, core, aggregation and access layer Network devices). Contribute to Data Center and Enterprise LAN/WAN environments and overall network future infrastructure architecture and support strategy. Work with Service Providers to document and install data network circuits Install and support the LAN and WAN environment at all Prime Locations Collaborate with other staff and departments to meet department and project deadlines. Collaborate with IT Security departments to mitigate security vulnerabilities. Document network infrastructure changes Use ITIL process and procedures for change, incident and problem management of perimeter network environments. Other duties as assigned What are the MUST have skills that you are looking for: Palo Alto Perimeter experience Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent. Cisco certification or equivalent experience 5+ years extensive technical experience in a variety of Networking areas, including: Design, implement and support of : WAN Technologies Cisco ISR/ASR Hardware Cisco IOS Hardware VPN on Cisco routers Cisco Nexus Hardware Routing technologies (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) Carrier grade QoS and Enterprise QoS Experience with other IT infrastructure technologies including network, and security perimeter technologies in a converged voice/data network environment. Proven troubleshooting skills Ability to work equally well in team or independent situations Preferred Qualifications: WAN Providers & Circuit Delivery Cisco ACI Automation WAN Technologies (MPLS) VPN on Cisco Routers Cisco ISR/ASR Hardware Cisco IOS Hardware Cisco Nexus Hardware ACI/SDA/NSX-T regulatory compliance requirements (such as HIPAA and PCI) local and global Load Balancing DNS, DHCP, NTP, IPAM NAC (Network Access Control) Platforms PKI, RADIUS, RSA, TACACS auditing and assessment tools such as Tufin and Qualys Network monitoring and troubleshooting tools Strong written and verbal communication skills. Strong problem solving and business analysis skills. Success Metrics; list any identifiable measure of project success and how they will be measured: Complete projects on time and per the success criteria Excellent communication and procedural planning/testing methodology What are the technologies and the depth of the technologies that a candidate must have in order to be successful in this role? Skills Required: Self-starter, organized, and can shift between technologies quickly Data Center route/switch (non-ACI) Cloud Interconnects Cisco Internet Routing Some Design experiences Must have Build experience Palo Alto/F5/Inboblox

Notes to Vendor : BGP - configuring and using BGP within our network ACI - configuring and supporting ACI in a multi-tenant environment. Also includes some MSO work. Service Graph & VMM integration experience is also a plus. Core Routing - experience with multiple routing protocols. Multi-VRF, MPLS, BGP, etc. Meraki - self-explanatory Local to MN is highly preferred but open to 100% remote