Description
Network Architect
This is a great opportunity to bring your deep skills in networking technology to this leading global company and help design large scale network solutions, POC's and refine best practices and standards.
We are seeking a resource with deep experience in networking technologies to design solutions that will be built and implemented in this Data Center environment. Your background should include experience in network engineering progressing to Design and Architecture. This environment includes Cisco Nexus, Cisco and Checkpoint Firewalls, F5 load balancers, public and private cloud technologies, SDN, VoIP, Video, WiFi and more. Experience with capacity planning and load management is also helpful. You will work with IT leadership, design proof of concepts and present design solutions, document current networking processes, help establish network best practices and work with build engineers to implement solutions.
We are working with a great organization with excellent company culture on this long term contact opportunity with potential for conversion to FTE located in Alpharetta.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Bachelors degree
- 8+ years of Network Engineering in large scale enterprise, Data Center environments
- Well versed in networking technologies - LAN/WAN, Firewalls, Switches, Routers, Load balancers, VoIP
- 2+ years Network Design/Architecture including Security
- Cisco Nexus, SDN, Checkpoint
- Experience documenting and recommending standards and best practices
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Preferred Skills:
- F5 load balancing
- Cloud solutions - public and private
- CCIE or other certifications