One of our clients is looking for a candidate with the below given skills:
Job Summary
- Responsible for the delivery of network planning, design, implementation & optimization services as a post sales consultant to Commercial Enterprise clients.
- Create Low Level and High-Level design of campus and data center networks utilizing industry best practices and industry leading hardware to include Enterprise l L2/L3 switching and Data Center switching platforms, SD-WAN and many other deployments.
- Lead the delivery of network solutions including routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers and other network hardware appliances.
- Oversee/perform new and existing equipment, hardware, and software upgrades.
- Perform installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of customer managed hardware, software, and peripheral devices.
- Monitor network performance and troubleshoot problem areas as needed.
- Conduct research on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the networking industry.
- Key Qualification
- Must have at least 7 proven years of experience designing, deploying, and implementing core route/switch and/or data center networks in accordance with industry best practices.
- Experience implementing Cisco Nexus 9K and Cisco Catalyst 9K switching.
- Experience deploying logical design models (L2/L3, VPC, Device Contexts, Datacenter Zones, Spanning tree, VRF, VTP, VLANs, physical cabling).
- Working technical knowledge of network and security protocols (IPSEC VPN, QoS, SGT, SSL VPN, AAA, Dot1x, TustSec, NAT etc).
- Strong knowledge of IP communication and routing is required (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP). Experience with inter-company routing is preferred.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills with the ability to work well in a collaborative environment.
- Able to conduct research into networking issues and products as required.
- Highly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail
- Able to effectively prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Strong customer service orientation with proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Related degree in computer science or electrical engineering and/or seven to ten years equivalent network engineering experience.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and persuasively with customer executives, business stakeholders, regulators, and customers on network-related topics and issues.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to balance risks business needs. Technology
- Has working and implementation, administration experience or knowledge on the following but not limited to:
- Cisco Routing Switching technology, Enterprise Core technology, (LAN / WAN)
- Good knowledge of Firewall technologies eg. IPSEC VPN, SSL VPN, IPS/IDS, Cisco ASA, Firepower,
Good to have knowledge in
- Ekauhu working knowledge, Cisco WLC, Aruba Wireless.
- Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security
