Purple Drive Technologies · 1 day ago
Network SME Engineer
Houston, TX
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
12+ years expPurple Drive Technologies is seeking a Network SME Engineer with active CCIE Lab Certification. The role involves designing and developing solutions for campus, data center, and cloud networks while troubleshooting complex networking issues and ensuring high availability and performance.
Information Technology
Responsibilities
Design and develop solutions for Campus, Data Center, and Cloud networks with IPv4/IPv6
Identify communication scenarios between end and edge devices
Create and execute testing for data gathering, aggregation, and analytics capabilities
Troubleshoot complex BGP/OSPF issues and perform network migrations
Work on Cisco and Arista platforms , ensuring high availability and performance
Qualification
Required
Active CCIE Lab Certification (Routing & Switching or Service Provider)
Minimum 12+ years in enterprise network environments
Strong expertise in Routing & Switching, troubleshooting, and migrations
Networking: Routing & Switching, Cloud, IPv4/IPv6
Protocols: BGP, OSPF, Spanning Tree Protocol, Multicast (IGMPv2/v3, PIM, Static RP, RP-Anycast)
Platforms: Cisco ISR, ASR1K, ASR9K, Catalyst 9K, Nexus 9K; Arista Networks
Overlay Technologies: IPSEC, DMVPN, VXLAN
Cabling & Optics: 10/25G/40G/50G/100G – Breakout cables, breakout panels
Automation: Ansible (huge plus)
IPv6: Design and troubleshooting experience
Security & Services: Cisco ISE, TACACS, DNS/DHCP functioning
IoT Connectivity: Troubleshoot network connectivity to IoT devices/sensors
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Ability to work in complex enterprise environments
Company
Purple Drive Technologies
Purple Drive partners with leading global technology companies and system integrators to help customers achieve their business and technology goals.
51-200 employees
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