Aruba Engineer CCNP AND ACMA or ACMP

Job Title : Senior Network Engineer

Client : ASM

End Client : Applied Materials

Santaclara, CA

8 years of relevant experience in handling enterprise Network Architecture.

Hands-on experience in working with tools like Service Now & Solar winds

Active network certification (e.g. CCNP, ACMA or ACMP) is a strong plus

Responsibilities:

· Ability to think through problems and visualize solutions.

· Ability to implement, administer, and troubleshoot network infrastructure devices, including Wireless controller, Access points, firewall, routers, switches, Remote access, site to Site VPN , MPLS and SDWAN technologies.

· Ability to create accurate network diagrams and documentation for design and planning network communication systems.

· Provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection.

· Ability to quickly learn new or unfamiliar technology and products using documentation and internet resources.

· Ability to work with all levels of staff within and outside of IT and outside the organization.

· A self-starter able to work independently but comfortable working in a team environment.

· Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Dependable and flexible when necessary

Primary Skills:

· Experience in Aruba wired and Wireless Lan implementation at medium to large Enterprises.

· Proficient in new trends like Aruba Clear Pass with downloadable roles, Aruba Central and SD-WAN technologies will be a plus.

· Experience in designing, implementing and managing LAN /WAN Switching environments

· Good Understanding of TCP/IP, Routing protocols, Load balancing concepts

· Good understanding on High Availability, resiliency setup & performing regular health checks on infrastructure devices.

· Good knowledge and hands-on experience of switching protocols STP, Stacking, VSS, VTP, HSRP, TCP flags, and routing protocols like OSPF, EIGRP and BGP.

· Good knowledge and hands on experience with Infoblox – DHCP/DNS configurations.

· Exposure on configuration & troubleshooting various Tunnel methods like GRE/IPSEC/IP IP .

· Hands on experience using and administering Aruba’s AirWave application.

· Strong understanding of QoS configurations to support the WAN and enterprise standards.

· Perform upgrades, troubleshoot and fixes of network hardware, software and configuration issues.

· Good Knowledge in analyzing the Network Packet capturing during incident.

· Experience in maintaining and Configuring VPN as Site to Site and Remote Access

· Knowledge and working experience in Python will be a plus.

Key Responsibilities:

· The Network & Security Specialist is responsible for the Design, implementation, maintenance, and Incident, change management.

· Knowledge on multiple vendor products of Routing and Switching.

· Configure & troubleshoot multiple vendor products of L2&L3 switches.

· Troubleshooting of Layer 1/2/3 issues, IOS up-gradation, Backup & Restoration,

· Knowledge on IP addressing & L3 concepts,

· Experience of configuration on Static, BGP, RIP, OSPF routing protocols, Configuration of standard and extended access list in multi-vendor environment,

· Experience of how to configure policy and route-based VPN on multi-vendor environment.

· Detailed knowledge on Firewall technologies i.e. Palo Alto & Fortinet.

· Maintaining and administering perimeter security systems

· Troubleshooting on Policies VPN, IOS / OS Up gradation, Backup and restoration of configuration

· Candidate is expected to know about all these servers or technologies before-hand along with quick learning ability is expected

· Troubleshoot problems with deployed servers or perform new deployments from scratch. Both troubleshooting and bootstrapping require proper understanding of inter-dependencies between various services.

· Ability to understand requirements, suggest possible issues with current setup, present new architectures, migrate from existing setup to new setup with minimum downtime and no loss of data is critical.