Network Architect

Short Description:

The Agency of Digital Services is seeking a Contractor to provide a Network Architect to work as the primary point of contact with the State. As a part of its duties the Contractor will attend an agreed upon number of informational and status meetings and when appropriate call and lead such meetings. Such meetings may include the Project Management Team the Contract Administrator other consultants elected officials and other stakeholders as designated by the State. The Contractor will work directly with the Chief Technology Officer to define manage and control the project scope timeline issue escalation and resolution processes. The Contractor will deliver written status reports on a weekly basis.

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of Cisco Firewall design implementation configuration and administration.
• Knowledge of network routing and switching.
• knowledge of network troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of network design principles and best practices.
• Knowledge of Visio for network diagrams.
• Knowledge of softwaredefined networking.
• Knowledge of advanced NAT PAT and another advanced firewall administration.
• Knowledge of network security principles.
• Knowledge of VPN administration.
• Knowledge of AWS Cloud Infrastructure.
• Knowledge of Azure Cloud Infrastructure.
• Knowledge of DNS.
• Knowledge of Load Balancers.
• Knowledge of DHCP Administration.
• Knowledge of Cisco ASA/Firepower Palo Alto NGFW IPS IDS Remote Connectivity various monitoring systems complex networking & firewall configuration expert troubleshooting of multiple systems.