Role: L2 Network Engineer

Duration: 6+ Month(s)

Location: Hybrid onsite in Dallas, TX

Summary:

The Network Engineer will be responsible for L2/3 capability as related to network design/architecture covering data, voice and storage to support strategy and business requirements for connectivity, capacity, security, resilience, recovery, and access. This may incorporate all aspects of the communications infrastructure, internal and external, mobile, public, private, cloud, Intranet, and data centers.

Current Environment:

* Multiple data centers and 450+ office locations

* Cisco Multi-Site Datacenter ACI/SDN

* Cisco Nexus 9000 (ACI leaf/spine & standalone), Nexus 7000 (VDC), and Nexus 5000 switches

* Cisco ASR multigigabit routers; Advanced IP traffic engineering via OSPF, BGP & EIGRP routing

* Cisco ASA (for NAC-enabled remote-access VPN), ISE, and AnyConnect VPN

* Cisco Enterprise Wireless Controllers with 900+ wireless-access-points

* Palo Alto Firewalls + Panorama, and FortiNet FortiGate Firewalls + FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer

* Site-to-Site VPN via FortiNet FortiGate SDWAN and Palo Alto FW

* FortiNet FortiNAC

* Vivai Solutions Observer Apex, GigaStor, OMS and Analyzer

* Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Unity Voice Mail, UCCX, ExpressWay and QoS

* Cloud exchange peering with Amazon Web Services and Azure cloud computing platforms

Responsibilities:

* L2/3 responsibility for network strategy, architecture, implementation, and steady-state support

* Produces network design policies addressing connectivity, capacity, interfacing, security, resilience, recovery, access, and remote access

* Produces and maintains specifications, topologies, configuration, and design documentation

* Specifies user/system interfaces, including validation and error correction procedures, processing rules, access, security, and audit controls

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems and 5 years of related work experience or any equivalent combination

* Must possess current certifications in networking

* Certifications in Palo Alto, FortiGate, Citrix NetScaler and related security technologies preferred

L2 Knowledge and Experience:

* Traffic-engineering experience with BGP

* Experience with AWS/Azure cloud services

* Experience with Cisco Multi-Site ACI

* Experience with Palo Alto FWs & Panorama and/or FortiNet FortiGate FWs & FortiManager /FortiAnalyzer

* Experience with enterprise wireless technology

* Must be very comfortable with technical elements of network security and design, to include IPSec VPN (S2S, RA, DMVPN & B2B) TCP/IP, firewalls, IPS/IDS, VoIP, load balancers, routers, and switches

* Knowledgeable in Cisco Unified Communications Manager and UCCX a plus

Personal Attributes:

* Excellent written, oral, and communication skills

* Ability to conduct and direct research into IT issues and products

* Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language

* Highly self-motivated, self-directed, and attentive to detail

* Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Work Conditions:

* Some travel may be required for meeting with stakeholders, network projects, etc.

* Ability to lift at least 50 pounds for hardware equipment installations as needed