Network SME/Lead (Switch)

Job Title: Network SME/Lead (Switch)
Location: Onsite - San Jose/Fremont/Irvine, CA
Duration: 4+ yrs
What are the top 3 skills required for this role?
Cisco and Arista switching/routing;
BGP/EVPN/VXLAN;
Network troubleshooting;
DDI (Infoblox);
SolarWinds/ThousandEyes;
Ansible;
manufacturing LAN:wireless networking;
load balancing;
Aruba Central/AirWave;
SD-WAN;
F5/load balancers;
Cisco Catalyst,
Nexus,
Arista Switching Technologies.
VLAN, STP, VTP, Port-Channels, Stacking, HSRP, VRRP. Routing Protocols: OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, Static Routing, Route Redistribution
Job Description/ Responsibilities
• Design, implement, and support secure, scalable, and highly available enterprise network solutions.
• Lead network operations and provide technical leadership for Routing, Switching, Wireless, SD-WAN, Proxy Security, and DDI/F5 environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex Layer 2, Layer 3, wireless, and security-related network issues.
• Manage and optimize enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure to achieve maximum availability and performance.
• Lead major incident management activities and perform root cause analysis for critical outages.
• Design, deploy, and optimize Wireless LAN infrastructure, including RF tuning, capacity planning, and security enhancements.
• Support and manage SD-WAN deployments, migrations, policy configurations, and overlay/underlay troubleshooting.
• Administer Zscaler ZIA and Bluecoat Proxy environments, including SSL inspection, web filtering, and secure internet access controls.
• Manage Infoblox DNS, DHCP, and IPAM services to ensure reliable network address management and name resolution.
• Configure and maintain F5 Load Balancers, SSL certificates, health monitors, virtual servers, and application delivery services.
• Collaborate with application, security, cloud, and infrastructure teams to support business initiatives and project requirements.
• Drive network standardization, technology refreshes, infrastructure upgrades, and continuous improvement activities.
• Coordinate with vendors, ISPs, and TAC teams for hardware, software, and service-related escalations.
• Review network capacity and performance trends and recommend proactive improvements.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, network diagrams, implementation plans, and operational procedures.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance during implementations, migrations, and troubleshooting activities.
• Ensure compliance with security policies, operational standards, and industry best practices.
• Support 24x7 operations and participate in on-call escalation activities as required.
Years of Experience: 14.00 Years of Experience