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Network Architect
Vacaville, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelDice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, HonorVet Technologies, is seeking a Network Architect responsible for delivering network solutions at an enterprise level. The role involves overseeing network infrastructure projects, providing technical guidance, and ensuring network performance and security.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Oversee planning, design, implementation, and operation of network infrastructure projects and participate in the specification of business requirements and implementation plans for technically advanced internetworking solutions
Manage implementation of network infrastructure projects, from both technical and communication aspects
Review network design for network security and other risks during course of projects. Serve as a liaison to vendors and/or third-party providers as assigned
Provide on-site and remote technical assistance to other resources and to customers
Build and document new Infrastructure environments following industry best practices and internal security policies and standards
Provide infrastructure design, implementation planning, deployment support, software strategy, system troubleshooting, performance engineering and optimization, maintenance strategy
Provide technical guidance, knowledge transfer and mentorship to State Fund internal engineering peers as required and lead technical staff responsibilities
Establish networking environment by designing system configuration; directing system installation; defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards
Maximize network performance by monitoring performance; troubleshoot network problems and outages; schedule upgrades; collaborate with other teams on network optimization
Secure network and server systems by establishing and enforcing policies; define and monitor access
Accomplish information systems and organization mission by completing related results as needed
Provide 24 by 7 support
Report network operational status by gathering, prioritizing information
Participate in capacity planning and demand forecasting, software performance analysis and network tuning
Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure timely delivery of solutions which drive successful business outcomes
Qualification
Required
Expert knowledge of Palo Alto Network Firewall, CloudFlare and, Prisma Cloud and Cisco ASA
Expert knowledge of F5 Load Balancers LTM. GTM, WAF,and AWS ELB
Advanced OSI layer 2 knowledge and practical experience, including various flavors of STP, ARP, QOS, etc
Comprehensive knowledge of OSI layer 3 networks and protocols, including broadcast, multicast, anycast concepts, routing, etc
Expert knowledge of various routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and multi-homing Internet circuit configuration
Proficient knowledge of network security methodologies as a whole, including but not limited to: ACLs, Stateful firewalls, VPNs (tunneling, IPsec, SSL, etc.)
Fluency with common network admin and monitoring tools such as Rancid, OpenNMS, Nagios, OpManager, Wireshark, Nmap, Nessus, Netflow, Sflow etc
Administrative scripting skills (Perl, UNIX shell scripting)
Advanced knowledge of Cisco IOS, NX-OS, both Cisco Nexus 1K, 2K, 5K 7K, 9K and non-Nexus series switches, Cisco routers and other Cisco networking gear
Working knowledge of data center related technology and collocation environment
Advanced knowledge of MPLS network
Working knowledge of Nexus 9K and VPC
Advanced knowledge of Forcepoint configuration
Advanced knowledge and experience with Routing Protocols (BGP, RIP, OSPF, etc)
Working knowledge of Palo Alto Global Protect VPN
Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience on Cisco Network Devices automation
Working knowledge of Ansible or Python scripting for Network automation
Deep domain expertise in networking, network security and public/private clouds
Working knowledge deploying and maintaining wireless networks
Expert knowledge of AWS services i.e. EC2, ELB, RDS, S3, Route53, VPC, Cloud formation, SSM and Transit gateway
Working knowledge of deploying and maintaining Microsoft Team PBX VOIP deployments (network side, not telecom), SIP Trunking and Five 9 Content Center
Working knowledge of managing network service and similar support providers in a client/vendor relationship
Project Management skills
Ability to think and operate as a team player
Extremely strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to operate as independently or as part of collaborative effort
Demonstrate strong project leadership and ability to develop strong working relationships with customer technical personnel
Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to apply them during business impacting incidents
Ability to mentor others and lead by example
Bachelor's degree in a technical field (e.g. Computer Science, IT, or similar disciplines)
Equivalent work experience implementing and operating enterprise level data center and/or office networks
Experience operating in a modern cloud environment such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure or large scale data centers is a plus
CCNP is the very minimum requirement. CCIE R&S, or CCIE data center certifications and AWS certified solutions architect is a big plus
Preferred
Advance hands-on experience in Palo Alto firewall, F5 LTM, GTM and WAF
Advance hands-on experience in AWS cloud
Extensive hands-on experience in automation with Ansible, CloudFormation or Terraform
AWS solution architect certification and CCNP certification required
Deep knowledge in Forcepoint
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