Description
IMMEDIATE HIRE for an experienced Senior Network Engineer to lead and enable the goals and objectives of a Data Center Transformation (DCT) program. This is a 12 month (potential to extend) contract position with the work able to be done remotely. This requires an individual bilingual in English and Spanish with a valid passport as travel to Mexico will be required.
The Team Lead Network Engineering will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of migration strategies and infrastructure solutions to fulfil client and business requirements. The Team Lead Network Engineering will establish and maintain a professional working relationship at multiple levels both internally and with the client by developing a core understanding of the client's unique business needs and competitive challenges, shape strategy and architect solutions to fulfil client needs, and interface with both internal and external/industry experts to anticipate customer needs and facilitate network solution development as follows:
Develop and present technical design recommendations and associated architectures by gathering and documenting existing client network and device information into a workbook that will be leveraged to develop the migration plan.
Develop and define high level requirements and conducting cost/benefit analysis to maximize utilization of available resources.
Develop, define and present recommendations for the establishment/update of standards and guidelines for the design of technology solutions including integration of Network technologies across multiple platforms
The successful candidate will provide technical leadership in Network infrastructure and design and establish standards and guidelines for the design of technology solutions
Working knowledge and in-depth experience in the areas of TCP/IP, DNS, Lan/Wan infrastructures, VPN, Cisco Routers and Switches, including Nexus, Opnet, Nortel Switches, BlueCoat Proxy, IPS, Checkpoint Firewalls, OSPF routing, SNMP, VLans, Access Control Lists, IPSec and associated network monitoring and security tools are required.
REQUIRED
Minimum 10+ years of experience in a senior level engineering or architecture role engaged in the planning and solution design of IP network infrastructures including technologies such as BGP/OSPF routing, L2/L3 switching, server load balancing, QoS, MPLS, network security and network monitoring in large scale multi-site data center, service provider, or SaaS environments.
Experience with design of next generation data center networks enabling cloud computing including technologies such as network virtualization, unified network fabric and Software Defined Networks is a plus.
Demonstrated experience required with solution design of delivering video over IP (IPTV), OTT video delivery (Internet and mobile video streaming), CDN, Storage, DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management infrastructure is a plus.
Thorough knowledge of IP multicast and associated protocols UDP, IGMP, PIM routing, etc.
Hands on experience in building and configuring network for multiple disciplines.
Demonstrated experience with network security technologies including network Firewall, IPSec and SSL VPN, RADIUS/TACACS, network intrusion and detection, network access control and web content Proxy/filtering is a plus.
Solid understanding network and network security architecture best practices.
Ability to think on a multi-site enterprise level; be forward looking and drive tactical and strategic technology road maps.
Ability to work well under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.
Must be self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, presentation, documentation and problem solving skills. Excellent Microsoft Office Suite skills - including MS Project.
Experience with IPv6 technologies is highly desired.
EDUCATION
4 year degree or equivalent experience
CERTIFICATIONS
CCNP Required
CCIE preferred
CCVP preferred
Juniper Certifications preferred
Aruba Certifications preferred