Senior Network Engineer - 1779

Title: Senior Network Engineer

Duration: 24 Months

Location: Brooklyn NY (Onsite)

Working Hours: 35 Hrs/Week

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Work closely with the Network Architect to evaluate the current data center network architectures
• Prepare rack elevation diagrams power requirements and cabling cut sheets
• Configure and implement new infrastructure to expand the existing data center network
• Support migrating connectivity from legacy infrastructure to new environment
• Decommission legacy network infrastructure and prepare for safe removal
• Implement and maintain the Wide Area Network (WAN) including connectivity
• Implement and maintain the networks Load Balancer infrastructure (F5 & AVI).

• Design network architecture to support the expansion of the data center network.
• Deploy data center network infrastructure (Cisco ACI Nexus switches ASR routers FirePower firewalls VMware NSX F5 Load Balancers) including racking and cabling.
• Configure and test the network infrastructure.
• Migration of legacy network connectivity to new infrastructure.
• Decommission legacy network equipment.

MANDATORY SKILLS:

• 10 Years of Experience in network security (Cisco ASA & Firepower)
• 10 Years of Expertise with the Cisco Nexus family of switches Cisco Nexus 9k/7k5k Cisco ASR Cisco ISR & Cisco Catalyst Switch Cisco ACI or VMware NSX
• 10 Years of Experience with routing protocols such as BGP OSPF EIGRP and RIP v2.
• 10 Years of Experience with F5 load balancing (LTM GTM BIGIQ) and NSX Advanced Load Balancer (AVI)
• Knowledge of the following networking protocols: BGP RIPv2 OSPF EIGRP BFD DNS DHCP HTTP and NAT
• 10 Years of Experience with drafting design diagrams and documentation
• 10 Years of Experience with network packet captures and analysis to resolve complex technical issues.
• 7 Years of Experience with the design and management of Data Center layouts power cooling and asset management systems.

DESIRABLE SKILLS:

• Bachelors Degree or a Masters degree in computer science from an accredited college.
• Prior education industry/project experience.
• Strong oral written and presentation skills; ability to communicate in a credible and confident manner at all levels in the organization in clear concise language.
• Experience in multiple hardware and software environments; comfortable with complex heterogeneous systems environments.
• Familiarity with DIIT network standards for hardware and network connectivity.
• Familiarity with Data Center Standards (ANSI/TIA942 ISO/IEC 24764 and ANSI/BICSI)