Network Engineer

job summary:

Work Location: ONSITE - Dallas, TX

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location: Dallas, Texas

job type: Contract

salary: $37.00 - 40.40 per hour

work hours: 8am to 4pm

education: No Degree Required



responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

• 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

qualifications:

Required:

• 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.

skills: Preferred:

• 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
• 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

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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