Job Description :
Position: Network Architect
Location: Pleasanton, CA
Duration: Long Term
Client:”SCIF”
CCIE (R&S & Written & Labs ) certifications is required
This position will act as a primary technical principal and is responsible for delivery of network solutions at an enterprise level. Expertise with network infrastructure technologies such as LAN, WAN, Wireless, Security, VoIP, Video and Data Center. Ideal candidates will have Data Center experience. Candidates for this position must be able to, from day one, roll up their sleeves and hit the ground running, and bring their experience to the team to make the project deployments much smoother.
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Thorough understanding of networking technologies, including administration of enterprise routers, switches, firewalls and load-balancers (OSI layers 4-7)
Expertise with Palo Alto Network Firewall, Cisco ASA and Checkpoint Firewall.
Expertise with Cisco ACE, F5 Load Balancers.
Strong OSI layer 2 knowledge and practical experience, including various flavours of STP, ARP, QOS, etc.
Comprehensive knowledge of OSI layer 3 networks and protocols, including broadcast, multicast, any cast concepts, routing, etc.
Expertise with various routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)
Understanding of network security methodologies as a whole, including but not limited to: ACLs, Stateful firewalls, VPNs (tunneling, IPsec, PPTP, etc
Fluency with common network admin and intrusion detection tools such as Rancid, OpenNMS, Nagios, Ethereal/Wireshark, Nmap, Nessus, Netflow, etc.
Administrative scripting skills (Perl, UNIX shell scripting)
In-depth knowledge of Cisco IOS, NX-OS, both Cisco Nexus 1K, 2K, 5K 7K and non-Nexus series switches, Cisco routers and other Cisco networking gear.
Solid understanding of data center related technology and collocation environment.
In-depth knowledge of MPLS network.
Experience in Cisco Fabric interconnect configuration
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (e.g. Computer Science, IT, or similar disciplines
Equivalent work experience implementing and operating enterprise level data center and/or office networks.
CCNP is the very minimum requirement. CCIE R&S, or CCIE data center certifications is the big plus.
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