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Saxon Global

network architect

Saxon Global, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246


Location: US (requires travel to sites)

Contract length: 1 year +

The focus for this candidate is to be able to design the L1, L2, & L3 solution. Speak to benefits/drawbacks to different options. Adjust designs to meet client standards and requirements. Work well with implementation engineer to install, validate and make recommendations for necessary changes.

Generically, what we're looking for in a candidate is:Senior level Cisco Network Engineer with 5+ yrs of experienceStrong cisco network design, deployment, and documentation skillsStrong ability to self-manage, organize, and prioritize workloadStrong communication skills to negotiate work scope, apprise project team, and to resolve issues by involving othersHighly skilled with Cisco Switch Stacking, Layer2 (Trunk, LACP, STP design), Layer3 (BGP, SVI)Able to make recommendations to Architect on design, and able to flex to use company standards or other best practicesAble to document implementation design and guide team through physical installation

Strong implementation skills & experience

Configuration according to best practicesSystem hardening according to Cisco guides

Specifically, they'll need to have the following skills/experience:

Cisco CCNP level experience for 5+ yrs

Switch StackingFiber interconnections (20-40K SMF, Local MMF)LACP Port ChannelsStrong hands-on understanding of subnetting and IP Address planningBGPL2 LACP trunks/30 L3 SVI's for L3 BGP establishmentL2 Spanning Tree loop-free Design (prune appropriate VLANs on Fiber ring)

Palo Alto experience

FW RulesBGP configurations

Required Skills : Amazon Web Services (AWS),CiscoBasic Qualification :Additional Skills :Background Check :YesDrug Screen :YesNotes :Selling points for candidate :Project Verification Info :Candidate must be your W2 Employee :NoExclusive to Apex :NoFace to face interview required :NoCandidate must be local :NoCandidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship ::NoInterview times set : :NoType of project :Development/EngineeringMaster Job Title :Net/Sys Eng: CiscoBranch Code :Houston