Sr. Network Engineer Required for a Long term project at Albany, NY

14 Aug 2024

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We are trying to

source Sr. Network Engineer for our direct client at Albany, NY. We need a Sr. Network Engineer/Architect that will design, deploy and support the growing enterprise environment. Responsibilities include leading projects involving LAN, WAN, Datacenter, Spine/Leaf technology, Wireless, Cloud, etc. The infrastructure is Cisco based, but also incorporates Palo Alto, Arista, Fortinet, etc.

It will be a Long-Term Project based at Albany, NY (Onsite from Day 1)

Job Duties
  • Working with other network architects to vet design prior to implementation.
  • Technical network design diagrams including writing and drawing network diagrams.
  • Work with vendors, carriers, and other technical groups to implement new designs and optimize the network.
  • Troubleshooting level 3 network support issues.
  • Adhere to security policies from a network perspective.
  • Strong communication skills with management to keep them abreast of day-to-day operations as well as future implementations.
  • Analyze the network and implement solutions to increase uptime efficiency and security.
  • Provided support on routers/switches design and configuration to meet network demand.

Required Job Qualifications:
  • A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or related field.
  • At least 7 years of related experience.

Required Skills:
  • Minimum of 7 years Network Engineering experience
  • Work with vendors, carriers and other technical groups to implement new designs and optimize the network.
  • Strong understanding of network protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, etc)
  • Understanding of campus and datacenter switching using Cisco and Arista.
  • Ability to implement VxRail into a network environment
  • Knowledge of deploying and maintaining Next Generation Firewalls including Cisco, Palo alto, Fortinet, Forcepoint, etc.
  • Capable of deploying and supporting Cisco DNA
  • Understanding of software defined networking technologies for datacenters such as Cisco ACI or Arista Cloudvision
  • Strong background in F5 load balancing
  • Ability to migrate services between datacenters
  • Understanding of the various VPN technologies
  • Familiarity with Infoblox to maintain public facing DNS services as well as IPAM
  • Design and maintenance of wireless environment including controllers and APs.
  • Knowledge of IPS/IDS design as standalone hardware or as a feature within firewalls
  • Strong knowledge of network management tools to facilitate troubleshooting, i.e., Wireshark, Netbrain, Extrahop, etc.
  • Ability to implement, manage and administer Cisco ISE

Preferred Skills and Credentials/Certifications:
  • Cisco CCIE Certification

  • ID: #44864817
  • State: New York Albany 12201 Albany USA
  • City: Albany
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2022-08-14
  • Deadline: 2022-10-04
  • Category: Systems/networking