Description
We have an urgent requirement for an experienced Solutions Architect to support a Cisco network for a customer within financial services based in Dublin, this is a 12 month contract with a high possibility of extending beyond.
Required Skills
- Extensive knowledge and experience with network routing protocols and concepts including: Virtualization, Grid Computing, 10 Gig Ethernet, TCP/IP, Network Address Translation (NAT), Domain Name Services (DNS), routing (OSPF and BGP), low latency environments, market Data delivery and Feed handlers and business continuity and recovery
- Proven skills in planning, estimating, organizing, and project management methodology.
- Extensive experience with various security practices and solutions to meet financial industry's compliance and rules and regulations requirements
- Extensive knowledge of Cisco and Arista Switches and Routers, Firewalls, Proxy, Cache, DNS, Load Balancers and IP accelerators
- Proven ability to interpret output from network traffic analysis tools such as Sniffer, Etherpeek, and TCP dump.
- Practical knowledge of various local and wide area network infrastructures including: MPLS, Multicast, OSPF, BGP, Netscout, Acme Packet, etc.
- Effective interpersonal and consulting skills to be used to align client needs tactical and strategic solutions.
- Ability to effectively collaborate in a dynamic team environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in related field and 5 + years of related experience
- Minimum of 4 years specific experience designing, implementing, and supporting Cisco networking in financial environments
- Cisco/Arista Certifications Preferred