Cognizant
Network engineer - onsite
Cognizant, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• 5 years of experience in a highly technical professional environment
• 5 years of experience in a Network environment working with route switch, firewalls, VPN, IDS/IPS
• 2+ years of experience in Microsoft Azure or AWS/Oracle/IBM networking technologies.
• Senior Level experience with Data Center infrastructure solutions: VPN, Cisco (Route and Switch), Palo Alto firewalls.
Location:
Dallas, TX What you'll do: • Install, configure, and manage a highly available and scalable datacenter and cloud networks. • Design, implement, and maintain robust firewall infrastructure to protect the organization from external and internal threats. • Monitor firewall performance and manage configuration changes to ensure the security and stability of the network. • EOSL projects for datacenter switches and firewalls. • Configure and manage Azure networking components such as Virtual Network, Load Balancer, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, and NSG. • Manage and configure firewalls (e.g., Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet) for optimal performance and security. • Transform the organization by leveraging and enabling automation, orchestration, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). • Serve as an advocate for business stakeholders into IT and help evangelize the role of network engineering technology back to the business. • Present innovative forward-thinking concepts and technology to improve business processes. • Contribute to our positive, team-oriented culture by developing and maintaining cooperative relationships, facilitating the resolution of conflicts, and accepting and providing constructive feedback. Preferred Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience: • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training • Airline Industry experience. Skills, Licenses & Certifications: • CCNP – Security, DC, Routing, Switching, CCIE, PCNSE (Palo Alto) • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert is desired. • Proven ability to build, cultivate, and promote strong relationships with internal customers at all levels of the organization, as well as with IT counterparts, business partners, and external groups. • Ability to deploy and execute datacenter and cloud network technologies; firewall technologies, intrusion detection/prevention, micro-segmentation, and software defined network, and software defined WAN. • Hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls and Nexus switches. • Hands-on experience in Cloud Networking for Azure and AWS. • Extensive experience with Data Center infrastructure solutions: Cisco (Route and Switch), Palo Alto (FW + IDS/IPS functions), Cisco VPN and Zscaler VPN. • Extensive experience with programming/scripting languages and frameworks in support of automation, such as Python or Ansible. • Ability to design Ansible networking playbooks (and/or via Python scripts, REST API) for Palo Alto, Zscaler, Cisco IOS/IOS-XE/NX-OS. • Good hands-on knowledge on Panorama and its template hierarchy. • Comprehensive knowledge on routing protocol BGP (community strings, route maps, route filters, attributes). • Strong experience in building site-to-site VPN tunnels for both Cisco and Palo Alto platforms. • Strong communication skills and ability to work with business to deliver project timelines. • Proficiency with tools like Power BI or ability to create dashboards for projects. • Good in Infrastructure as Code (IAC) for Cloud and Datacenter deployments.
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Dallas, TX What you'll do: • Install, configure, and manage a highly available and scalable datacenter and cloud networks. • Design, implement, and maintain robust firewall infrastructure to protect the organization from external and internal threats. • Monitor firewall performance and manage configuration changes to ensure the security and stability of the network. • EOSL projects for datacenter switches and firewalls. • Configure and manage Azure networking components such as Virtual Network, Load Balancer, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, and NSG. • Manage and configure firewalls (e.g., Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet) for optimal performance and security. • Transform the organization by leveraging and enabling automation, orchestration, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). • Serve as an advocate for business stakeholders into IT and help evangelize the role of network engineering technology back to the business. • Present innovative forward-thinking concepts and technology to improve business processes. • Contribute to our positive, team-oriented culture by developing and maintaining cooperative relationships, facilitating the resolution of conflicts, and accepting and providing constructive feedback. Preferred Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience: • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training • Airline Industry experience. Skills, Licenses & Certifications: • CCNP – Security, DC, Routing, Switching, CCIE, PCNSE (Palo Alto) • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert is desired. • Proven ability to build, cultivate, and promote strong relationships with internal customers at all levels of the organization, as well as with IT counterparts, business partners, and external groups. • Ability to deploy and execute datacenter and cloud network technologies; firewall technologies, intrusion detection/prevention, micro-segmentation, and software defined network, and software defined WAN. • Hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls and Nexus switches. • Hands-on experience in Cloud Networking for Azure and AWS. • Extensive experience with Data Center infrastructure solutions: Cisco (Route and Switch), Palo Alto (FW + IDS/IPS functions), Cisco VPN and Zscaler VPN. • Extensive experience with programming/scripting languages and frameworks in support of automation, such as Python or Ansible. • Ability to design Ansible networking playbooks (and/or via Python scripts, REST API) for Palo Alto, Zscaler, Cisco IOS/IOS-XE/NX-OS. • Good hands-on knowledge on Panorama and its template hierarchy. • Comprehensive knowledge on routing protocol BGP (community strings, route maps, route filters, attributes). • Strong experience in building site-to-site VPN tunnels for both Cisco and Palo Alto platforms. • Strong communication skills and ability to work with business to deliver project timelines. • Proficiency with tools like Power BI or ability to create dashboards for projects. • Good in Infrastructure as Code (IAC) for Cloud and Datacenter deployments.
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