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ObjectWin Technology

Network Architect

ObjectWin Technology, Pleasanton, CA, US, 94566

Duration: Full Time

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Network Architect
12 months contract
Pleasanton CA 94588

Job description
DELIVERABLES
  1. 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.
  2. Manage implementation of network infrastructure projects, from both technical and communication aspects.
  3. Review network design for network security and other risks during the course of projects. Serve as a liaison to vendors and/or third-party providers as assigned.
  4. Provide on-site and remote technical assistance to other resources and to customers.
  5. Build and document new Infrastructure environments following industry best practices and internal security policies and standards.
  6. Provide infrastructure design, implementation planning, deployment support, software strategy, system troubleshooting, performance engineering and optimization, maintenance strategy.
  7. Provide technical guidance, knowledge transfer and mentorship to State Fund internal engineering peers as required and lead technical staff responsibilities.
  8. Establish networking environment by designing system configuration; directing system installation; defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards.
  9. Maximize network performance by monitoring performance; troubleshooting network problems and outages; scheduling upgrades; collaborating with other teams on network optimization.
  10. Secure network and server systems by establishing and enforcing policies; defining and monitoring access.
  11. Accomplish information systems and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
  12. Provide 24 by 7 support.
  13. Report network operational status by gathering, prioritizing information.
  14. Participate in capacity planning and demand forecasting, software performance analysis and network tuning.
  15. Collaborate well with cross-functional teams in order to ensure timely delivery of solutions which drive successful business outcomes.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
  1. Thorough understanding of networking technologies, including administration of enterprise routers, switches, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and load-balancers (OSI layers 4-7).
  2. Expertise with Palo Alto Network Firewall and Cisco ASA.
  3. Expertise with F5 Load Balancers and AWS ELB.
  4. Strong OSI layer 2 knowledge and practical experience, including various flavors of STP, ARP, QOS, etc.
  5. Comprehensive knowledge of OSI layer 3 networks and protocols, including broadcast, multicast, anycast concepts, routing, etc.
  6. Expertise with various routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP).
  7. Understanding of network security methodologies as a whole, including but not limited to: ACLs, Stateful firewalls, VPNs (tunneling, IPsec, SSL, etc.).
  8. Fluency with common network admin and monitoring tools such as Rancid, OpenNMS, Nagios, Solarwinds, Wireshark, Nmap, Nessus, Netflow, Sflow, etc.
  9. Administrative scripting skills (Perl, UNIX shell scripting).
  10. In-depth 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.
  11. Solid understanding of data center related technology and collocation environment.
  12. In-depth knowledge of MPLS network.
  13. Experience in Cisco Fabric interconnect configuration.
  14. Must have Nexus 9K and VPC experience.
  15. Advanced knowledge of Cisco, F5, Palo Alto Firewall, Websense/Focepoint, Juniper and other vendor equipment and configuration.
  16. Advanced knowledge and experience with Routing Protocols (BGP, RIP, OSPF, etc.).
  17. Must have experience in Juniper Junos Pulse VPN.
  18. In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience on Cisco Network Devices automation.
  19. Expertise and hands-on experience with Ansible or Python scripting for Network automation.
  20. Deep domain expertise in networking, network security and public/private clouds.
  21. Strong CISCO VIPTELA SD-WAN design and implementation experience & CISCO DNA CENTER experience.
  22. Familiarity with SIEM.
  23. Experience operating in a modern cloud environment such as AWS, GCP, or Azure or large scale data centers is a plus.
  24. CCNP is the very minimum requirement. CCIE R&S, or CCIE data center certifications and AWS certified solutions architect certifications is a big plus.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS:
  1. Bachelor's degree in a technical field (e.g. Computer Science, IT, or similar disciplines).
  2. Equivalent work experience implementing and operating enterprise level data center and/or office networks.
  3. Experience operating in a modern cloud environment such as AWS, GCP, or Azure or large scale data centers is a plus.
  4. CCNP is the very minimum requirement. CCIE R&S, or CCIE data center certifications and AWS certified solutions architect is a big plus.
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