Sr. Network Engineer

Job Title: Sr. Network Engineer

Location: Alameda CA

Duration: 6 months

100% ONSITE ROLE- LOCAL CANDIDATES PREFERRED

-          10+ years of experience in operations and managing Network devices, firewalls infrastructure.

-          Experience installing and building Network infrastructure

-          In-depth knowledge of network hardware and software technologies and best practices is required.

-          Good knowledge of PAN firewalls architecture, ACLs, policies, NATs, IPSEC VPNs, Global protect VPNs.

-          10+ years of experience in operations and managing Network devices| firewalls infrastructure.

-          10+ years of experience installing and building Network infrastructure.

-          In-depth knowledge of network hardware and software technologies and best practices is required.

-          Knowledge of Routing and Switching design preferred R&S and/or DC CCNA is required| CCNP preferred

-          Good knowledge of PAN firewalls architecture| ACLs| policies| NATs| IPSEC VPNs| Global protect VPNs.

-          Experience on SolarWinds IT infrastructure monitoring and provisioning is preferred LAN switching including VLAN| VTP| STP etc. is preferred

-          Solid understanding of routing protocols ISIS| OSPF| BGP is preferred

-          Understanding and practical experience with technologies such as Cisco SDA| ISE| VXLAN etc.

-          Good working knowledge of Wireless network includes WLC 9800| 3500 Access points 9120 is preferred

-          Solid knowledge of Cisco Catalyst 9000 series| Palo Alto firewalls| Nexus 93k series| APC UPS| OOB network is preferred

-          Test and validation experience (Network hardware or software/OS) is preferred

-          Knowledge of a network technology discipline (e.g.| IP Routing and Switching| Routing Protocols-OSPF| BGP| WAN| IPSEC| PAN Firewall| Packet Analysis| SD Access| DNAC| Cisco ISE| Infrastructure| IT Tools| and other relevant technologies.

-          Excellent troubleshooting skills in identifying and resolving complex networking issues

-          Strong understanding of how DNS works and experience in deploying and managing the internal and external DNS environments

-          Experience in managing different Load Balancer solutions.

-          Experience with cloud networking and cloud connectivity.

-          Scripting/programing skills will be a PLUS Proactively acquire an in-depth understanding of the organization and its processes as well as develop an understanding of incidents and change management principles and organization best practices.

-          Medical device| pharmaceutical| biotech| or other regulated industry experience desired

-          Good team player and able to take accountability of tasks assigned and follow through to completion.

-          Strong communication and customer facing skills (written| verbal| and formal presentation)