| Urgent Need :: Network Engineer at Richardson Dallas, TX | In-Person Interview | Local to TX Only | at Dallas, Texas, USA |
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| Hi, Please find job description below; NO H1B (LinkedIn URL of the candidate) Need Local to Dallas, TX or Nearby City with Local DL of TX. Job Title:: Network Engineer Location:: 100% On-Site role in: Richardson Dallas, TX, (Work Location: TX590-Richardson-2375 N Glenville Dr) Duration:: 6-Month Contract to Hire MOI:: Phone then In-Person Job Descriptio Day to Day Responsibilities: o Work with Project Management team as a role player contributor to the project for Network o Work with acquired personnel to discover, diagram and document existing network infrastructure (physical and logical) o Work with Network Operations and Engineering teams to Peer Review all configurations, validate standards are applied and seek direction or guidance for any work-related activities. o Document and diagram all established designs pre-deployment o Establish configurations applicable to task based on established standards o Install hardware and apply configurations (routers/switches/firewalls/console devices) in lab o Test and validate all configurations in the lab to ensure equipment is configured and functioning properly o Box and ship equipment to installation site o Diagram installation information for use by remote hands (acquired personnel or 3rd party) to install hardware as defined o Coordinate installation with remote hands o Validate remote access to all devices post installation, ensure configurations support expected results o Troubleshoot and support Day 2 o Other duties as required to support acquisition activities Years Experience Required: 8+ years Certifications: Related is a bonus Top 3 Must have Skills: 8+ years with: o Advanced Cisco Routing/Switching - Hardware Deployment (routers/switches) Performing discoveries on existing equipment in preparation to upgrade/replace Creating configuration Applying configuration installation and testing of hardware Support and troubleshooting of the hardware o Intermediate Palo Alto firewalls Performing policy review and documentation of existing firewall environments Applying base configuration to firewalls new out of box Applying policy to firewalls (add new, change existing, removal) Installation and testing of hardware Support and troubleshooting of the hardware o Intermediate WAN experience Identification of circuits at a DMARC Protocol and topology understanding Connecting circuits to equipment Configuration of interfaces to accommodate circuit type Configuration of routing on the devices to support the L3 connectivity Troubleshooting and supporting connections Top 3 Nice to Have Skills: o 3+ years of hands-on experience in Configuration, Installation, Testing, Troubleshooting and Support for each: Cisco Wireless Cisco Voice/CUCM Cisco/Viptela SDWAN Prescreening Questions: o Candidates must be local to Richardson, TX and location must be at top of resume. o Tell me about your hands on experience in the last 1 year configuring and deploying a scalable network infrastructure o What is the method you use to when identifying circuitry Interview Process: 1st Round Phone Screen, 2nd Round On site Manager Notes: Candidates have previously came up short with hands on experience in the items identified above. They are what I would consider junior roles where they have not done many configurations, have not done many deployments across all platforms, or the experience is quite limited. Meaning the experience, they have documented in their resume, sounds like they have the experience we are seeking however they may only do very specific functions which are only part of what we are asking. In most cases, others are doing the heavy lifting (the other activities associated with our requirements). Advanced technical knowledge and working experience, designing, configuring, deploying and maintaining various Cisco switching platforms to include (Cisco ACI SDN, Nexus 9K, 7K, 5K and 2K, Cisco Catalyst 9k, 39xx, 38xx 29xx chassis and stack-based switches). Advanced technical knowledge and working experience, designing, configuring, deploying and maintaining various Cisco routing platforms to include (ASR 1001, 1002 series, ISR 43xx, 44xx, 45xx, Catalyst 8k routers) as well as most common routing protocols, OSPF, BGP, IGRP, RPVST+, VPC). Advanced technical knowledge and working experience, deploying, configuring and maintaining network security appliances (Palo Alto Firewalls, IPS/IDS/IPDS, IPsec, SSL VPN, URL Filtering/Layer 7 policies, NAC). Advanced technical knowledge and working experience designing, configurating, maintaining and provisioning of various WAN topologies (MPLS, VPLS/EVC, DIA, DWDM, Point to Point) Advanced technical knowledge and working experience configuring, deploying and maintaining Enterprise Segmentation systems to include, 802.1x, NAC using technologies that include Forescout and/or Cisco ISE. Configuration of discovery, profiling and enforcement policies as well as monitoring of active policies for effectiveness. Advanced technical knowledge and working experience configurating and maintaining IPAM solutions, DNS, DHCP and Certificate Authority management and support. Advanced technical knowledge and troubleshooting experience with network monitoring protocols and/or systems (TAPs, SNMP, IP Helper, Syslog, NetFlow, IP SLA, etc.) as well as experience performing deep packet inspection and root cause analysis using packet capture software. Intermediate technical knowledge and working experience configuring and maintaining Cisco SDWAN, preferred (Meraki, Viptela), as well as experience with other SDWAN solutions Intermediate technical knowledge and working experience configuring and maintaining Cloud Infrastructure (Network Access, INET Edge, Network Security and Load Balancing) for Azure, AWS and GCP. Intermediate working experience creating utilization reports leveraging net-flow tools to monitor utilization, establish baseline information that will be used to make business decisions around capacity management. Intermediate technical knowledge and working experience configuring and maintaining Cisco Wireless LAN Controller technologies and Wireless Access Points as well as experience with 802.11a, b, g, n, ac and ax, 2.4 and 5Ghz frequencies, and wireless optimization configurations for optimized client servicing, roaming and location services. Working technical knowledge basic experience maintaining application load balancing solutions (F5 LTM, GTM, GLSG, APM and ASM). Responsibilities: Your expertise will require experience in multiple areas including Design and Engineering, Data Center and Cloud Network Infrastructure, Application Load Balancing, Certificate Management, IPAM, Virtualization, LAN, WAN, WAN Optimization, System Capacity Management, Firewalls, IPS/IDS/IPDS, Network Segmentation, IPsec and Wi-Fi You will configure, support and monitor Network segmentation solutions for all actively applied policies for network attached devices. You will be part of a team that responds to monitored events, manages capacity and evaluates the existing infrastructure. You will support day-to-day functions through corporate ITSM solution that includes, switching, routing, wireless, SDWAN, WAN, firewall and load balancing requests or issues. You will support troubleshooting of reported issues, assist with root cause analysis, for application performance, congested bandwidth, network access problems for all on-premises and cloud environments as well as escalation support to Network Operations personnel. In addition to operational support activities, you will be responsible to support all internally driven projects, for cross functional efforts and all business-driven projects; either serving as project technical lead or project technical member. Assist with the design, engineering, installation and maintenance of listed disciplines and systems. Evaluate existing design, research new technologies and provide technical recommendations that either solve current technical problems or gaps, improve operational efficiencies, enable the business or as part of system life cycle management. Create and update existing documentation for work performed defining system parameters, logical/physical topologies, standards and methods of procedures for support. Effectively communicate with project managers, direct management/team members and team members from other groups either via email, IM or through face-to-face interactions. Regards, Vijay Kumar | Lead Recruiter Trail Blazer Consulting LLC | Astoria, NY 11105 Office: 914-650-4600 Ext: 148 Keywords: ffive New York Texas Wisconsin |
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