Job Details
Network Architect and Systems Administrator
Candidate Must work onsite in New Jersey.
Must have 3+ years prior experience, would prefer 5+
Candidate Must have the following experience and be able to speak in detail during technical interview:
- Advanced networking skills including knowledge and understanding of IP routing, firewalls, VLANs, NAT, DNS, VPNs, networking protocols, Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity.
- Hands on experience and knowledge of major networking products and vendors (e.g. Cisco, Juniper, Aruba , etc.).
- Hands-on experience with different types of virtualization methods (VMware, KVM, OpenStack, K8s).
- Experience with cloud-based compute, storage and network platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Linux (RedHat/Ubuntu) - installation, configuration, and administration.
- Advanced skills in automation with IaC (Terraform).
- Openness to learn and become an expert in new relevant topics.
- Candidate will support the client as hands on Network Architect and Systems Administrator, help the team design and implement a robust, secure network architecture and administer cloud servers for AIMS development and production.
As part of our team, you will:
- Design and implement an architecture to enable networked drones (Wi-Fi or cellular) , edge servers and cloud platforms to communicate, efficiently transfer and process data.
- Make recommendations regarding network and server equipment to improve product architecture and performance in deployments.
- Work directly with customers to securely integrate AIMS into different local networking environments.
- Implement security best practices and configure network firewalls appropriately to protect against threats. Perceived risks and mitigations are documented.
- Ensure all network and servers are monitored to achieve required levels of uptime and performance.
- Provide local system administration support to AIMS team.
- Document the architecture, operational process and configurations.
- Administer and maintain cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, GCP.
Your skills and experience:
- Advanced networking skills including knowledge and understanding of IP routing, firewalls, VLANs, NAT, DNS, VPNs, networking protocols, Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity.
- Hands on experience and knowledge of major networking products and vendors (e.g. Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, etc.).
- Hands-on experience with different types of virtualization methods (VMware, KVM, OpenStack, K8s).
- Experience with cloud-based compute, storage and network platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Linux (RedHat/Ubuntu) - installation, configuration, and administration.
- Advanced skills in automation with IaC (Terraform).
- Openness to learn and become an expert in new relevant topics.
- It would be nice if you also had:
- Experience with managing containers with Kubernetes.
- Scripting (shell, bash) and programming (Python).
Education
- Bachelor s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline from a leading college/university.?
- Professional networking certification(s) (e.g. CISSP, CCNA, CCNP, Linux certifications)