Network Architect

Company: Saicon Consultants Inc.
Location: Oakland
Posted on: November 20, 2020

Job Description:

Details are as follows Job Title Network Architect Location Pleasanton, CA Duration 12 Months Immediate Interview Start Interview Zoom Local candidates are strongly preferred Primary Work Location Pleasanton (Non local candidates will need to commit to relocating within 30 days of office reopening). Must have skills Expertise and Hands-on experience with Ansible or Python scripting for Network automation Deep domain expertise in networking, network security and publicprivate clouds Strong CISCO VIPTELA SD-WAN design and implementation EXPERIENCE CISCO DNA CENTER EXPERIENCE Familiarity with SIEM Experience operating in a modern cloud environment such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure or large scale data centers is a plus CCNP is the very minimum requirement. CCIE RS, or CCIE data center certifications and AWS certified solutions architect certifications is a big plus. TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Thorough understanding of networking technologies, including administration of enterprise routers, switches, firewalls, IDSIPS, and load-balancers (OSI layers 4-7) Expertise with Palo Alto Network Firewall and Cisco ASA. Expertise with F5 Load Balancers and AWS ELB. Strong OSI layer 2 knowledge and practical experience, including various flavors of STP, ARP, QOS, etc. Comprehensive knowledge of OSI layer 3 networks and protocols, including broadcast, multicast, anycast concepts, routing, etc. Expertise with various routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) Understanding of network security methodologies as a whole, including but not limited to ACLs, Stateful firewalls, VPNs (tunneling, IPsec, SSL, etc.) Fluency with common network admin and monitoring tools such as Rancid, OpenNMS, Nagios, Solarwinds, Wireshark, Nmap, Nessus, Netflow, Sflow etc. Administrative scripting skills (Perl, UNIX shell scripting) In-depth knowledge of Cisco IOS, NX-OS, both Cisco Nexus 1K, 2K, 5K 7K, 9K and non-Nexus series switches, Cisco routers and other Cisco networking gear. Solid understanding of data center related technology and collocation environment. In-depth knowledge of MPLS network. Experience in Cisco Fabric interconnect configuration Must have Nexus 9K and VPC experience Advanced knowledge of Cisco, F5, Palo Alto Firewall, WebsenseFocepoint, Juniper and other vendor equipment and configuration Advanced knowledge and experience with Routing Protocols (BGP, RIP, OSPF, etc) Must have experience in Juniper Junos Pulse VPN In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience on Cisco Network Devices automation Expertise and Hands-on experience with Ansible or Python scripting for Network automation Deep domain expertise in networking, network security and publicprivate clouds Strong CISCO VIPTELA SD-WAN design and implementation EXPERIENCE CISCO DNA CENTER EXPERIENCE Familiarity with SIEM Experience operating in a modern cloud environment such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure or large scale data centers is a plus CCNP is the very minimum requirement. CCIE RS, or CCIE data center certifications and AWS certified solutions architect certifications is a big plus. PREFERRED SKILLS Experience deploying and maintaining wireless networks Working knowledge of AWS services i.e. EC2, ELB, RDS, S3, Route53, VPC, Cloud formation, SSM and Transit gateway Experience deploying and maintaining VOIP deployments (network side, not telecom) Project Management Experience Experience with Scripting and Automation technologies DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS Bachelorrsquos degree in a technical field (e.g. Computer Science, IT, or similar disciplines). Equivalent work experience implementing and operating enterprise level data center andor office networks. Experience operating in a modern cloud environment such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure or large scale data centers is a plus CCNP is the very minimum requirement. CCIE RS, or CCIE data center certifications and AWS certified solutions architect is a big plus

Keywords: Saicon Consultants Inc., Oakland , Network Architect, Other , Oakland, California