Sr. Network Architect

Hiring !!! Greetings from Modern Agile Technologies.

Position:

Sr Network Architect

Location:

Oakland, CA (Onsite)

Duration:

Full Time Job Description

• A Bachelor s degree in computer engineering or related field with 10+ years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 10+ years of experience in operations and managing Network devices, firewalls infrastructure.
• 10+ years of experience installing and building Network infrastructure.
• In-depth knowledge of network hardware and software technologies and best practices is required.
• Knowledge of Routing and Switching design preferred
• R&S and/or DC CCNA is required, CCNP preferred
• Good knowledge of PA firewalls architecture, ACLs, policies, NATs, IPSEC VPNs, Global protect VPNs.
• Experience on SolarWinds IT infrastructure monitoring and provisioning is preferred
• LAN switching including

VLAN, VTP, STP

etc. is preferred

• Solid understanding of routing protocols

ISIS, OSPF, BGP

is preferred

• Understanding and practical experience with technologies such as Cisco

SDA, ISE, VXLAN

etc.

• Good working knowledge of Wireless network includes

WLC 9800, 3500

Access points 9120 is preferred

• Solid knowledge of Cisco Catalyst 9000 series, Palo Alto firewalls, Nexus 93k series, APC

UPS, OOB

network is preferred

• Test and validation experience (Network hardware or software/OS) is preferred
• Knowledge of a network technology discipline (e.g., IP Routing and Switching, Routing Protocols-OSPF, BGP, WAN, IPSEC, PAN Firewall, Packet Analysis, SD Access, DNAC, Cisco ISE, Infrastructure, IT Tools, and other relevant technologies.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills in identifying and resolving complex networking issues
• Strong understanding of how DNS works and experience in deploying and managing the internal and external DNS environments
• Experience in managing different Load Balancer solutions.
• Experience with cloud networking and cloud connectivity.
• Scripting/programing skills will be a PLUS
• Proactively acquire an in-depth understanding of the organization and its processes as well as develop an understanding of incidents and change management principles and organization best practices.
• Medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech, or other regulated industry experience desired
• Good team player and able to take accountability of tasks assigned and follow through to completion.
• Strong communication and customer facing skills (written, verbal, and formal presentation)

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Monitor network infrastructure, troubleshoot, and handle user incidents actively during company business hours.
• Provide medium to high complexity network support activities including occasional off-shift support in case of major outage reported.
• Work closely with Network Engineering, Network Security and Administration maintenance tasks and participate in process improvement.
• Perform medium to high complexity network changes and implementations.
• Participate in the network technology design process.
• Analyze potential changes and enhancements to network software and hardware to determine impact on existing production environment.
• Execution of approved network changes and remediation activities shall be performed at the designated customer site.
• Network configuration validation, optimization, cleanup, and restructuring activities shall be executed in accordance with approved designs and implementation plans.
• Implementation of ISP failover, firewall, VPN, routing, wireless, NAC, OOB, and monitorin g related changes shall be performed as per the defined scope.
• Planned changes shall be implemented during approved maintenance windows, including weekends or after hours periods, as required.
• Failover and resiliency testing activities shall be executed, and test outcomes shall be documented.
• Local coordination for site access, cabling, rack and stack readiness, and other onsite dependencies shall be supported.
• Detailed execution records, including configuration changes and rollback procedures, shall be maintained and shared.