Verdant Infotech Solutions
New Data Center Network/ Administrator
Verdant Infotech Solutions, Canyon, Texas, United States, 79015
Title: New Data Center Network/ AdministratorVisa: USC and GC or H4 onlyDuration: 12 months contractLocation:
Davis, CA (
Hybrid Remote/Onsite only when needed)/ Must live in CA and within commuting range ( Don't send from Southern California) (Local of CA)Interview: 1 Zoom
Note :Manager is requesting that resumes have mention on what their project was about. If they just have "vendor" bullet points, that will not be good enough. I want to see their F5 and DataCenter expertise on the resume and what they did with it.
Please make sure they have a Linkedin and are willing to come onsite if needed.Job description:
Must Have:8 or more years of IT experience (At least 5 USA years)Expert level F5 experience including installation, configuration, OS upgrades, irules, load balancingExpert level experience configuring L2 networking including determining equipment, installation, configuration, VLANs, LAGs.Experience configuring and managing firewallsLinkedIn
Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency is seeking a Data Center Network / Administrator to join our Client's team.
Essential Responsibilities:Network Admin/Engineer will have primary responsibly for• F5 load balancers• Fortinet firewalls including analyzer and manager• Brocade, cisco, and extreme L2/L3 switches• Ivanti/Pulse VPN
30 % F5 load balancersProvide primary, expert leadership, architecture design, and management of f5 load balancers. Expert level knowledge of load balancing, GSLB, SNAT, routing, irules, URL rewriting, certificates. Maintain F5s in safe, consistent state. Primary responsibility for security of devices. Stay current on CVEs and apply patches. Upgrade hardware and OS when necessary. Lead load balancing discussions with clients. Provide leadership in hybrid on-prem/cloud (AWS) load balancing discussion.
30 % L2 network supportManage L2 network infrastructure at multiple data centers. Assign networking tasks to operations team. Upgrade existing mix of switches to juniper QFX. Design, manage, and own the network architecture. Primary point of contact for Data Center networking issues, tickets, architecture, and coordination with UCD NOC for Wan connectivity.
20 % programming supportProvide adhoc programming and configuration management support when needed. Expertise using ansible for configuration management. Familiarity with PHP, python, apache, mysql for occasional programming needs. These are for home grown applications supporting configuration management, client charge back, and user-facing web portals.
10% Fortinet firewalls, analyzer, manager support
Provide support and expertise for Fortinet firewall infrastructure. Assist in design and build out of firewalls. Lead networking architecture discussions of firewalls. Occasionally manage rules and policies via manager. Build reports via analyzer. Support point-to-point VPNs hosted on firewalls.
10 % ivanti VPN supportProvide support for networking expertise for Ivanti/Pulse VPN platform. Lead networking discussions related to VPNs. Upgrade platform when needed. Engage with clients to understand needs then configure VPN accordingly. Integrate VPNs with AD authentication. Maintain licensing to ensure uninterrupted service.
Qualifications:Minimum Qualifications
Expert level F5 experience including installation, configuration, OS upgrades, irules, load balancingExpert level experience configuring L2 networking including determining equipment, installation, configuration, VLANs, LAGs.Experience configuring and managing firewalls
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Cisco and Juniper switches.Experience with Fortinet firewalls including manager and analyzer.Experience writing and modifying code in php, python. Experience with SQL.Experience with VPNs, point to point and end user client VPNs.
Davis, CA (
Hybrid Remote/Onsite only when needed)/ Must live in CA and within commuting range ( Don't send from Southern California) (Local of CA)Interview: 1 Zoom
Note :Manager is requesting that resumes have mention on what their project was about. If they just have "vendor" bullet points, that will not be good enough. I want to see their F5 and DataCenter expertise on the resume and what they did with it.
Please make sure they have a Linkedin and are willing to come onsite if needed.Job description:
Must Have:8 or more years of IT experience (At least 5 USA years)Expert level F5 experience including installation, configuration, OS upgrades, irules, load balancingExpert level experience configuring L2 networking including determining equipment, installation, configuration, VLANs, LAGs.Experience configuring and managing firewallsLinkedIn
Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency is seeking a Data Center Network / Administrator to join our Client's team.
Essential Responsibilities:Network Admin/Engineer will have primary responsibly for• F5 load balancers• Fortinet firewalls including analyzer and manager• Brocade, cisco, and extreme L2/L3 switches• Ivanti/Pulse VPN
30 % F5 load balancersProvide primary, expert leadership, architecture design, and management of f5 load balancers. Expert level knowledge of load balancing, GSLB, SNAT, routing, irules, URL rewriting, certificates. Maintain F5s in safe, consistent state. Primary responsibility for security of devices. Stay current on CVEs and apply patches. Upgrade hardware and OS when necessary. Lead load balancing discussions with clients. Provide leadership in hybrid on-prem/cloud (AWS) load balancing discussion.
30 % L2 network supportManage L2 network infrastructure at multiple data centers. Assign networking tasks to operations team. Upgrade existing mix of switches to juniper QFX. Design, manage, and own the network architecture. Primary point of contact for Data Center networking issues, tickets, architecture, and coordination with UCD NOC for Wan connectivity.
20 % programming supportProvide adhoc programming and configuration management support when needed. Expertise using ansible for configuration management. Familiarity with PHP, python, apache, mysql for occasional programming needs. These are for home grown applications supporting configuration management, client charge back, and user-facing web portals.
10% Fortinet firewalls, analyzer, manager support
Provide support and expertise for Fortinet firewall infrastructure. Assist in design and build out of firewalls. Lead networking architecture discussions of firewalls. Occasionally manage rules and policies via manager. Build reports via analyzer. Support point-to-point VPNs hosted on firewalls.
10 % ivanti VPN supportProvide support for networking expertise for Ivanti/Pulse VPN platform. Lead networking discussions related to VPNs. Upgrade platform when needed. Engage with clients to understand needs then configure VPN accordingly. Integrate VPNs with AD authentication. Maintain licensing to ensure uninterrupted service.
Qualifications:Minimum Qualifications
Expert level F5 experience including installation, configuration, OS upgrades, irules, load balancingExpert level experience configuring L2 networking including determining equipment, installation, configuration, VLANs, LAGs.Experience configuring and managing firewalls
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Cisco and Juniper switches.Experience with Fortinet firewalls including manager and analyzer.Experience writing and modifying code in php, python. Experience with SQL.Experience with VPNs, point to point and end user client VPNs.