3 professional references required
Duration: 12 Months extension possible based on needs and performance
Work Location: Various agency locations across five boroughs of NYC.
(Hybrid schedule: 3 days per week on-site and 2 days per week remote)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Travel to / from work office(s) and remote location(s) onsite presence for maintenance windows WILL BE REQUIRED.
- PLEASE NOTE: Client will not be reimbursing for the travels which is expected to be confined to within five boroughs of City of New York.
Justification:
- Network Specialist to assist with implementation of Network technologies for key IT projects.
- Relevant experience in routing and switching and datacenter technologies is required.
- Consult will be assisting with architecture design planning and implementing changes.
SCOPE OF SERVICES Network Routing and Switching:
- Conduct field deployment of network equipment with basic configuration for remote access at various locations within New York City.
- Engineer must be available to visit onsite for migration of network links from legacy device to new network equipment.
- Coordinate with multiple agencies notification using ServiceNow and technical coordination for scheduling cutovers.
- Upgrade operating systems of new network equipment and implement MPLS configurations.
- Update asset management in ServiceNow to onboard new devices and once migration is complete release old legacy equipment.
- As part of any decommissioning activity: remove legacy configurations remove unused IP subnets ports from documentation and update network diagrams following guidelines
- Complete router/switch Cisco configuration templates for newly deployed or legacy devices.
- Perform SNMP syslog NTP and NetFlow testing.
- Attend meetings follow up on assigned tasks and complete any additional tasks assigned by the manager of the group in the area(s) of and networking configuration VoIP or QoS.
MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
- Twelve (12) years of experience in the field of networking
- Must have hands-on experience with BGP MPLS OSPF routing protocols in a large environment
DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum 12 years experience of Cisco network installations in multiple ring configurations interconnected over dark fiber.
- Experience in deploying Cisco NCS routers IOS-XR software with complete understanding of the limitations of line cards power supplies and feature-sets. 6 yrs.
- Experience in MPLS EIGRP OSPF iBGP eBGP IS-IS routing protocols
- Configuring CORE/PE and CPE routers/switches in a mid to large size organization or carriers. 4 yrs.
- Detailed understanding of designing and implementing overall enterprise QoS solution including queuing for Cisco NCS products. 2 yrs.
- Detailed understanding of deploying management protocols (SNMPv3 Syslog Netflow etc.) 4 yrs.
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills.
- Ability to work in cross functional teams; excellent attention to detail.
- Highly self-motivated and strong customer and quality-focus.
- Sound problem resolution judgment and decision-making skills.
- Experience working with technical and non-technical staff.
- Experience reviewing project design and system documents 4 yrs.
- Experience is designing including network architectural designs in MS Visio is desired
- Familiarity with network infrastructure environments and processes.