Work Location: ONSITE Dallas TX
Responsibilities:
- Install configure and manage a highly available and scalable datacenter and cloud networks.
- Design implement and maintain robust firewall infrastructure to protect the organization from external and internal threats.
- Monitor firewall performance and manage configuration changes to ensure the security and stability of the network.
- EOSL projects for datacenter switches and firewalls.
- Configure and manage Azure networking components such as Virtual Network Load Balancer ExpressRoute VPN Gateway and NSG.
- Manage and configure firewalls (e.g. Cisco Palo Alto Fortinet) for optimal performance and security.
- Transforms the organization by leveraging and enabling automation orchestration continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
- Serves as an advocate for business stakeholders into IT and helps evangelize the role of network engineering technology back to the business
- Presents innovate forward thinking concepts and technology to improve business processes
- Contributes to our positive teamoriented culture by developing and maintaining cooperative relationships facilitating the resolution of conflicts and accepting and providing constructive feedback
Required:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Technology Information Systems (CIS/MIS) Engineering or related technical discipline or equivalent experience/training
- 5 years of experience in a highly technical professional environment
- 5 years of experience in a Network environment working with route switch firewalls VPN IDS/IPS
- 2 years of experience in Microsoft Azure or AWS/Oracle/IBM networking technologies.
- Senior Level experience with Data Center infrastructure solutions: VPN Cisco (Route and Switch) Palo Alto firewalls.
Preferred:
- Masters degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Technology Information Systems (CIS/MIS) Engineering or related technical discipline or equivalent experience/training
- Airline Industry experience
- CCNP Security DC Routing Switching CCIE PCNSE (Palo Alto) Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert is desired.
- Proven ability to build cultivate and promote strong relationships with internal customers at all levels of the organization as well as with IT counterparts business partners and external groups.
- Ability to deploy and execute datacenter and cloud network technologies; firewall technologies intrusion detection/prevention microsegmentation and software defined network and software defined WAN.
- Hands on experience with Palo Alto firewalls and Nexus switches.
- Hands on experience in Cloud Networking for Azure and AWS.
- Extensive experience with Data Center infrastructure solutions: Cisco (Route and Switch) Palo Alto (FW IDS/IPS functions) Cisco VPN and Zscaler VPN
- Extensive experience with programming/scripting languages and frameworks in support of automation such as Python or Ansible
- Ability to design Ansible networking playbooks (and/or via Python scripts REST API) for Palo Alto Zsclaer Cisco IOS/IOSXE/NXOS
- Have good handson knowledge on Panorama and its template hierarchy.
- Have a comprehensive knowledge on routing protocol BGP (community strings route maps route filters. attributes).
- Strong experience in building site to site VPN tunnels for both Cisco and Palo Altos platform.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with business to deliver project timelines.
- Good with tools like Power BI or be able to create dashboards for projects.
- Good in IAC for Cloud and Datacenter deployments
Required Skills : Java
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Background Check : No
Drug Screen : No