Network Engineer

Arun
Mohammed


Title: Network Engineer
Location: Albuquerque NM
Duration: Full Time

Responsibilities:
Deploy and provide ongoing support for Cisco routers and Catalyst switches to include tier 2/3 troubleshooting and engineering (as needed) developing and updating standard operating procedures for network provisioning and maintenance tasks.
Be responsible for the operation and maintenance of Cisco Palo Alto devices and must ensure each change to the environment is clearly documented to include creating and updating all related engineering documents drawings and IP addressing assignments.
Operate in a remotely administered lightsout environment where equipment is deployed preconfigured and outofband access via OOB mgmt. and serial consoles is used when necessary during circuit problem determination.
Develop documentation to improve current network operating procedures.
Draft configuration change control proposals for submission to the CCB.
Create and update topology diagrams and associated documentation for each office location and network enclave.
Install and operate opensource software to perform network performance testing and monitoring.
Possess excellent problemsolving skills and a solid understanding of how to quickly troubleshoot connectivity and performance issues that involve switches routers desktops printers and servers.
Coordinate multiple open issues and interfacing with customers at all levels.
Demonstrate selfinitiative and be able to operate without supervision.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Security or related field
35 years of experience supporting Gigabit Ethernet switched LAN networks with a working knowledge of Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) 802.1q Trunking 802.3ad LACP Etherchannel and 802.1xbased Network Access Control (NAC) NEXUS NOX FlexVPN IPSEC over GRE tunnels.
Experience working with Cisco VOIP configuration
Strong understanding of TCP/IP stack.
Experience supporting heterogeneous LAN WAN and 802.11 wireless networks.
Strong understanding of application transport and network infrastructure protocols (SSL/TLS DNS DHCP WINS NTP FTP HTTP SMTP CIFS LDAP and Microsoft AD) and their relationship to user applications.
Experience with scripting network operation using Python or Ansible experience a plus
Recent experience in an enterprise or service provider environment deploying troubleshooting and documenting LAN and campus networks using Cisco network devices (Catalyst 3560/3860 and Nexus 5000 switches Cisco ASR ISRseries routers and Cisco ASA security appliances with Firepower) Palo Altoseries utilizing.
Demonstrate an understanding of Cisco IOS command syntax.
Handson experience configuring any of the following MPLS BGP EIGRP OSPF Flex VPN and VRFs.
Experience with Wireshark Ethereal tcpdump or equivalent packet decoding tools.
Active DOE or DOD Security Clearance