What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network engineer - onsite position at Cognizant Technology Solutions?
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
* 5 years of experience in a highly technical professional environment
* 5 years of experience in a Network environment working with route switch, firewalls, VPN, IDS/IPS
* 2 years of experience in Microsoft Azure or AWS/Oracle/IBM networking technologies.
* Senior Level experience with Data Center infrastructure solutions: VPN, Cisco (Route and Switch), Palo Alto firewalls.
Location: Dallas , TX
What you'll do
* Install, configure, and manage a highly available and scalable datacenter and cloud networks.
* Design, implement, and maintain robust firewall infrastructure to protect the organization from external and internal threats.
* Monitor firewall performance and manage configuration changes to ensure the security and stability of the network.
* EOSL projects for datacenter switches and firewalls.
* Configure and manage Azure networking components such as Virtual Network, Load Balancer, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, and NSG.
* Manage and configure firewalls (e.g., Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet) for optimal performance and security.
* Transforms the organization by leveraging and enabling automation, orchestration, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
* Serves as an advocate for business stakeholders into IT and helps evangelize the role of network engineering technology back to the business
* Presents innovate forward thinking concepts and technology to improve business processes
* Contributes to our positive, team-oriented culture by developing and maintaining cooperative relationships, facilitating the resolution of conflicts, and accepting and providing constructive feedback
Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
* Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
* Airline Industry experience
Skills, Licenses & Certifications
* CCNP - Security, DC, Routing, Switching, CCIE, PCNSE (Palo Alto)
* Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert is desired.
* Proven ability to build, cultivate, and promote strong relationships with internal customers at all levels of the organization, as well as with IT counterparts, business partners, and external groups.
* Ability to deploy and execute datacenter and cloud network technologies; firewall technologies, intrusion detection/prevention, micro-segmentation, and software defined network, and software defined WAN.
* Hands on experience with Palo Alto firewalls and Nexus switches.
* Hands on experience in Cloud Networking for Azure and AWS.
* Extensive experience with Data Center infrastructure solutions: Cisco (Route and Switch), Palo Alto (FW IDS/IPS functions), Cisco VPN and Zscaler VPN
* Extensive experience with programming/scripting languages and frameworks in support of automation, such as Python or Ansible
* Ability to design Ansible networking playbooks (and/or via Python scripts, REST API) for Palo Alto, Zsclaer, Cisco IOS/IOS-XE/NX-OS
* Have good hands-on knowledge on Panorama and its template hierarchy.
* Have a comprehensive knowledge on routing protocol BGP (community strings, route maps, route filters. attributes).
* Strong experience in building site to site VPN tunnels for both Cisco and Palo Alto's platform.
* Strong communication skills and ability to work with business to deliver project timelines.
* Good with tools like Power BI or be able to create dashboards for projects.
* Good in IAC for Cloud and Datacenter deployments.
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
