Cloud Network Engineer

Job Title:

Cloud Network Engineer Experience:

5+ Years

What you will do (Existing bullets retained, with additions highlighted) Development of solution designs, implementation strategies, and project execution of network-related technology and services. Focus on continuous improvement to drive higher efficiency and performance of network services. Works closely with architecture team and ISSO to define best practice network strategy for

cloud computing and Azure environments . Design and engineer technology platforms for the Enterprise infrastructure environment that support corporate, Backoffice and customer applications. Stay abreast of new solution offerings and the ability to communicate the business benefits of these solution offerings to leadership. Provide network input/consulting as required by the business. Must be comfortable in addressing critical incidents. Must be willing to accommodate occasional after-hours participation in the remediation of P1 events. Lead network Proof-of-concept efforts to review, analyze and provide direction for technology refresh and new technology purchases related to networking. Collect, analyze, and report on technology performance, with a focus on performance improvements and system efficiencies - maintain KPIs. Document enterprise policies, standards, and position statements for new and existing technologies. Balance and prioritize project work against work needed for other approved projects and operational support. Provide capacity planning to sustain and improve network platform availability and efficiency. Coordinate service/support needs with vendors, application support teams, and internal teams through effective partnership, collaboration, and communication. Develop, define, and publish best practices and processes for the IT infrastructure based on industry and vendor published best practices. Is self-motivated and requires little/no coaching or oversight. Participate in data center consolidation and

cloud migration efforts . Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform for network and cloud automation.

What you will bring (Existing bullets retained, with additions highlighted) Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar field, or 5 to 8 years’ experience, or combination of both. 5 to 8 years’ experience with: Co-location data center networking Virtualized data center technologies including Hyper-V networking Wired and wireless data, voice, and video technologies Enterprise local and wide area network design, including router and switch configuration and troubleshooting of network problems. Experience in network monitoring, debug, and administration tools. Familiarity with

Azure concepts and cloud networking Deep understanding of application integration and service stack running on virtualized compute platforms Experience working with firewall and load balancer configurations for presenting external access to single tenant applications. Experience with the following technologies: WAN Technology: MPLS, MetroE, CoS, SDWAN, ExpressRoute Routing: EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, HSRP/VRRP, VRF, route redistribution, EVPN Routing Hardware: Cisco ASR, ISR, Juniper MX Switching: Leaf/Spine Architecture, STP, PVST, RPVST, 802.1q, VLAN, VTP, OTV, VXLAN, CDP, LLDP, vPC, VDC, LACP, VSS, QoS, FCoE, NPV, Fast/Gigabit/10Gigabit Ethernet, PoE, Port Security, SPAN Switching Hardware: Juniper, Cisco Catalyst and Nexus families, Cumulus, Ruckus Firewall/Security: Access lists, DMZ, NAT, PAT, VPN, IPSec, IPS, IDS, active/standby, PaloAlto Virtual Server, PaloAlto Wildfire, PaloAlto Panorama, PaloAlto UserID, PaloAlto GlobalProtect, Azure NSG Firewall Hardware: Palo Alto Load Balancing: VIP, Pool, SSL Certificates, SNAT, F5 (iApp, iRules, custom health check, persistence) Load Balance Hardware: F5 Big-IP LTM, F5 vCMP Wireless Hardware: Cisco WAP’s, Cisco 5508 WLC, Ruckus/CommScope Network Tools: Python, SNMP, Netflow, Solarwinds Orion, Wireshark, syslog-ng, Visio Network Services: SMTP, DNS, SSH, NTP, DHCP, RADIUS, LDAP, Cisco ACS, TACACS+, Active Directory Operating Systems: Cisco IOS, Cisco NX-OS, PAN-OS, Hyper-V, Junos, Apstra Infrastructure-as-Code tools: Terraform