Position: Senior Network Support & Automation Analyst

Duration: Fulltime

Location: Auburn Hills, MI (Hybrid)

Responsibilities:

Education and Skills Requirements
Required Qualifications:
Formal Education or Equivalent:
1. Bachelor s degree, preferably in Computer Science, or a related discipline;
2. Understanding of core IT concepts including networking and access control;
3. Strong written and verbal communication skills
4. Cisco CCNP (Routing and Switching or DataCenter) and proven experience with Cisco Networks
5. WAN Technologies (MPLS), Routing Protocols (Deep knowledge of BGP and OSPF) and supporting technologies (eg BFD)
6. Experience with information security management frameworks such as ISO 27001, ITIL, NIST 800-53, CIS
Desired Qualifications
Formal Education:
Bachelor s degree or equivalent real life experience in Data Networking
Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching (Desired) / Arista ACE
Palo Alto PCNSE / ZScaler ZCCA-IA / Fortinet NSE4 / Pulse PCS: Administration and Configuration
10 years of experience designing and implementing enterprise network and security systems
Experience with each of the following required:
1. Network Automation & Simulation Experience (Ansible / Python / GNS3)
2. Broad experience in full stack support environment, able to troubleshoot problems affecting a variety of operating systems both server and workstation
3. 5 years of experience implementing & managing enterprise firewalls with a specific focus on next-generation feature implementation
4. End-user VPNs - SSL, ESP, host posture checking
5. Proxies PAC, forward, reverse, tunnel/gateway
Experience with any of the following preferred:
Palo Alto, FortiNet, Cisco ASA & FirePower firewalls
Arista & Cisco Ethernet Switches
Cisco & Juniper Routers
Infoblox IPAM & DHCP
Demonstrable hands on knowledge of Cisco Networks, including Switches, Routers, Wireless, ISE
Hands on knowledge of F5 Networks, Load balancer (LTM, GTM, Vipron).
Hands on knowledge of WAN Optimization & SDWAN.
Hands on knowledge of Infoblox, including Domain Name Server/ DHCP/ IPAM.
Linux experience
Hands on knowledge of NetScout and Wireshark to capture and interpret TCP/IP packets to identify problems in the network environment.
Basic Skills
1. Root Cause Analysis & Problem Solving- creating options and solutions
2. Continuous Improvement perpetually looking for a better way
3. Analytical Thinking- using logic and reason
4. Persuasion / Motivation- moving others to action
5. Customer Focus
6. Technical Documentation