Network Engineer III
Network Engineer III
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Is this youA Network Engineer III with experience working in cloud service provider environment that strives for customer excellence revels in being a part of constant innovation and enjoys being an important cog in the Cloud space. If so then this is the job for you!
Who are weSo glad you asked! Opti9 is a top hybrid cloud solutions provider. Were committed to delivering industryleading solutions to our customers based on their unique business needs. For those looking to the public cloud werean AWS Advanced Consulting Partner and Certified Solution Provider focused on migration optimization transformation and cloudfirst application consulting. We also specialize in managed cloud backup and disaster recovery.
We have a fun casual culture that embraces fresh ideas and innovation. Were customerdriven and we are looking for authentic and accountable team players to collaborate with us to reach our goals.
What would you do At Opti9 in this role you will be a part of a diverse and talented Cloud Networking team that works with a wide range of physical and logical technologies in the Cloud provider space. As a member of the team you will be tasked with weekly and monthly customer facing projects that involve pushing our infrastructure to the next level while staying competitive in the marketplace we reside in. You will be pushing the boundaries on SDN micro segmentation logical circuit technologies data center designs and concepts etc. You will be working across multiple vendors for networking and security products that support our public and private cloud infrastructure. Primarily this role will be focused on doing new customer deployments across our supporting technologies.
This candidate will also require excellent interpersonal skills between internal teams and our customers representing the product workload owners. Also in this role you will be acting as Tier 3 support to the Cloud Ops and NOC teams as needed outside of regular customer related projects.
What are the details
Primary Responsibilities:
Responsible for configuration and support of logical circuit connections across backbone to customer sites and regions such as Megaport PacketFabric ExpressRoute (Azure) DirectConnect (AWS) etc.
Responsible for managing and maintaining all data center and Colocation core and distro connectivity all the way down to the access level
Responsible for all Networking/Security monitoring platforms and ensuring adherence to customer and infrastructure SLA uptimes
Utilize approved tools to verify and take required action on events aggregated from network monitoring tools and Web Application Firewall
Responsible for troubleshooting and solving sometimes complex network connectivity issues adding/modifying NAT entries and firewall rules and initiating routes to enable connectivity
Occasional customer facing projects involving design diagrams documentation implementation
Responsible for new customer deployments involving NSX security configurations VMware Cloud Director network configurations etc.
Responsible for all data center and regional capacity on physical and logical circuit technologies supporting our public and private cloud infrastructure
Responsible for managing maintaining and improving the Opti9Tech SDWAN and VMware NSX (V/T) SDN infrastructure supporting customer and infrastructure workloads
Regularly maps out and documents customer and infrastructure diagrams to current and accurate versions
Design and implement automation strategies that improve or coexist with current automation infrastructure
Matures our automation strategy using Python Nautobot Ansible and other automation tieins
What do you know
Technical Knowledge and Experience:
610 years related experience in infrastructure/network environments and designing planning documenting and implementing LANs and WANs using latest technology
610 years related experience with Cisco or Arista routing/switching/firewall products including IOSXE IOSXR and NXOS service provider level infrastructure
Experience with Python Ansible or similar automation technology
Extensive experience with Cisco/Arista Spine & Leaf Data Center deployments
Extensive experience with VMware vSphere NSXV & NSXT SDN technologies
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) experience a plus
Expertise on IP Technologies and extensive knowledge of WAN technologies including both MPLS SDWAN DWDM etc.
Extensive experience and expertise on IP routing protocols such as EIGRP OSPF and BGP
Knowledge of Cisco encryption technologies (IPSec SSL) and hot standby protocols HSRP and VRRP
Advanced understanding of TCP/IP network protocols including common application protocols
Experience with monitoring platforms such as Netmon Solarwinds Icinga etc.
Experience with SASE platforms such as Zscaler Perimeter 81 etc.
Experience working Fortinet and Palo Alto UTM next gen firewall technologies
General Knowledge and Experience:
Strong interpersonal and customer service skills with the ability to work effectively with both local and remote staff teammates and managers
Ability to occasionally adjust work schedule to meet business needs (standard is 40hour week with occasional after hours and weekend requirements in an oncall fashion)
Ability to work in a fastpaced environment; ability to multitask change direction effectively prioritize and meet deadlines
Able to clearly and correctly express complex technical concepts in English both verbally and in writing
Experience in highavailability networks in loadbalanced ntier application environments
Highly effective in documentation and diagram creation for customer and infrastructure needs
Strong organizational oral and written communication skills
Working knowledge of data security best practices
Strives to grow within the team and personally as an engineer through education certs etc. and must have a can do attitude
What do you get from us
Unlimited PTO
Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
Health Savings Account
Flex Spending Accounts
401(k)with company match
Healthy Rewards Program
50 zoo membership reimbursement
Casual atmosphere
Recognition Programs
Group Volunteer Opportunities
Option to be a remote position
A great place to spend most of your time!
Opti9 provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color ancestry national origin gender sexual orientation marital status religion age disability gender identity results of genetic testing service in the military or any other legally protected characteristic.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
