Job Details
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.
- Design/architect new routing, switching, and connectivity solutions | Design/architect new cloud network solutions | Design, architect and plan network changes and new infrastructure | Work with vendors, common carriers and network engineering in identification and resolution of complex network problems | Ensure IT/Security Governance needs are met. (NIST-CSF and COBIT) | Ensure network performance and network security standards are met | Provide tactical and strategic input on overall network planning and related projects | Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule | Document network changes, policies and procedures and drawings | Provide cross-training and mentoring to fellow team members and the organization | Drive large projects and schedules | Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications: The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.
- [Required] Excellent presentation skills including planning, material preparation and public speaking | [Required] Demonstrated capability to tailor communications to the technical level of the audience | [Required] Clear, concise and precise written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with people of various backgrounds | [Required] Negotiation skills including listening and persuasion | [Required] Strong interpersonal, leadership, project management and mentoring skills | [Required] Strong ability to use solution-oriented approach towards problem resolution | [Required] Ability to work independently and be a team player | [Required] Demonstrated capability and desire to help manage people, process, systems
Technical Skills: - [Required] Experience directing use of tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Python, and Github (or industry equivalent) | [Required] Experience delivering Infrastructure as code | [Required] Experience building cloud infrastructure in environments such as AWS (Preferred), Azure, or Google Cloud, or similar service | [Required] Experience using Agile Methodology | [Required] Knowledge of layer 3 routing and switching | [Required] Experience with IOS, NX-OS, and XR | [Required] Advanced experience with architecting, designing, deploying, and operating network elements such as DNS/IPAM; Firewalls; Network Access Control Solutions (NAC); load balancing; DDoS mitigation, tapping/sniffing infrastructures; and NTP | [Required] Excellent physical communication troubleshooting skills using cabling and signaling analyzer, packet capture and analysis | [Required] Advanced WAN, LAN, TCP/IP, VPN, Ethernet Skills | [Required] Extensive EIGRP, BGP4, RIP and OSPF Routing Protocol knowledge | [Preferred] Experience with SDN deployments or Cisco ACI || [Required] Experience with IP route and switching for mainframe and storage appliances
Education and/or Experience: - [Required] Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, etc.), or equivalent combination of education and experience | [Required] 7+ years of experience in IT systems installation, operations, administration, and maintenance of virtualized servers / cloud systems
Certificates or Licenses: - [Preferred] Relevant industry certifications such as Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud | [Preferred] Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP or CCDP) equivalent field experience | [Required] AWS certifications such as DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect, Advanced Networking, or Security or equivalent field experience | [Preferred] Cisco Certified Internetwork Engineer (CCIE) Certification
Compensation: $130,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
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