Network Infrastructure Architect/Engineer

Description of Work:
*DNS/IPAM; Firewalls; NAC; load balancing; DDoS mitigation, tapping/sniffing infrastructures; NTP; AWS (Preferred),Azure, or Google Cloud, WAN, LAN, IPv6, TCP/IP, VPN, Ethernet Skills; EIGRP, BGP4, RIP, VPLS, MPLS; Active Cisco CCIEcertification.
*Research, design and implement security solutions for network infrastructure.
*Engineer network solutions for new & existing systems.
*Provide day-to-day network engineering and operations support.
*Provide tactical and strategic input on overall network planning and related projects
*Work with advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts.
*Challenge with working on complex technical problems and providing innovative solutions.
*Work with highly experienced technical resources.
*All other duties as assigned or directed.
*Attending customer lab environment to work with new technologies and applications.

Basic Qualifications: Minimum knowledge, skills, abilities needed.
*10 years of experience with designing, configuring, managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting network switching and routing protocols in a large enterprise network (7000 nodes).
*8 years of experience with configuring and managing switches, routers, Load Balancers, firewalls
*8 years of experience with Network Monitoring/IPAM (i.e., SolarWinds, NetFlow)
*8 years of physical communication troubleshooting skills using cabling and signaling analyzer, packet capture and analysis
*8 years of experience and knowledge of Cisco IOS and Cisco Nexus Operating systems
*8 years of experience with WAN Optimization using Riverbed and trace tools like Wireshark
*5 years of experience with a high-level scripting language such as Python or Perl
*5 years of experience with Gigamon
*Active Cisco CCIE, CCNP certification, IPv6 and PRIME experience
*Experience with Dynatrace
*Solid understanding of internetworking: security, routing, switching, SAN and application networking
*Experience with Microsoft Server and Linux Administration
*Expertise in the Linux command-line environment.
*High availability, failover and redundant configurations
*Network deployment and operations automation (Ansible, Zero Touch Provisioning)
*Experience with virtualization solutions (i.e., VMWare).
*Experience documenting network information including of all switching and routing equipment, connected IP-addressable devices and cabling interconnects.
*Provide technical competence for auditing the existing environment by creating relevant documentation where it does not exist.
*Plan, research, evaluate, design and develop network systems by applying engineering, hardware and software design theories and principles to develop a compatible system infrastructure in line with organization strategies.
*Interface with customer IT leadership and internal teams to develop network, systems, and security solutions.
*Ability to produce operational documentation using industry best practices in technical writing.
*Experience in using MS Visio, Project.
*Strong cloud networking & design experience preferably with Hyperscalers like AWS, Azure and google
*Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications: Candidates with these skills will be given preferential consideration.
*Active Cisco CCIE, CCNP certification
*Knowledge, skills and abilities creating and managing automation scripts to manage Network as a Service (Software Defined Networking (SDN), Load Balancers, firewalls, etc.
*Experience developing best practice project plans, engineering scripts, and documentation for network performance management

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. For unincorporated Los Angeles county, to the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.