Job Description :
Required Skills:
Excellent hands-on experience on the following technologies:
Routing protocols – EIGRP, OSPF, BGP
LAN Switching – VLAN, VTP, STP, Ether Channel, CoS
WAN – MPLS, MPLS/VPN, MP-BGP
TCP/IP protocol suite, Quality of Service
Application protocols - HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, SNMP, SSL etc.
Network Security - IPsec VPN, AAA Architecture, TACACS+, RADIUS
Data Center Architecture – Network, Server, Storage
Excellent hands-on experience on the following products:
Cisco Catalyst 6500 and other Catalyst Series switches
Cisco Nexus 7K/5K/2K Series of switches
Cisco Routers 3800, 3900, 7600 Series
Cisco IOS Software
Wireless LAN technologies – Cisco or Aruba
WAN Acceleration/optimization – Cisco WAAS or Riverbed
Application Load balancers – F5 BigIP LTM/GTM or Cisco ACE/GS
Network Management – HPOV, NNM, Solar Winds, ORION, NetMRI – Infoblox, etc
Knowledge or Hands on experience with CISCO Prime, EMC IONICS / Smarts would be advantageous
Responsibilities:
Performance and capacity planning: audit, monitor, analyze and reconfigure network environments for performance improvements and future scalability.
Diagnose and resolve complex network problems.
Develop disaster recovery and fault tolerance plans.
Network SME will lead complex projects involving the planning, design, installation, technical support and network audit of data information technology solutions
To configure and implement local and wide area network, internet platforms and the network management and associated diagnostic tools to support new and existing technology architectures.
Make decisions independently on Information Systems problems and methods. The knowledge and expertise required at this level of work usually results from progressive work experience.
Projects are carried out independently and new ideas are proposed and implemented for cost reduction and application or infrastructure enhancements.Participate in 3 – 5-year roadmap planning and forecasting.Mentor junior engineers on networking technologies, standards, methodologies, and procedures.Lead development, implementation, and maintenance of network standards and documentation.
Participate in developing long-term strategic, capacity and performance planning objectives and goals.
Coordinate efforts to isolate and resolve network and security related issues.
Participate in IT and corporate-lead initiatives.
Research new technology and evaluate its viability.
Lead the evaluation, testing, selection and implementation of:
Local and Wide Area Networks (LAN/WAN)
Internet Connectivity
Network Management
Diagnostic tool
Excellent ITIL Knowledge – Incident, Change, Configuration, Problem Managemen
Excellent Problem analysis and resolution skills (RCA
Experienced in risk /issue management, priority setting and follow up.Excellent communication and presentation skills. Must be able to clearly communicate with the customer and be able to present solutions to customers.