GCP PRINCIPAL NETWORK ENGINEER W2

GCP PRINCIPAL NETWORK ENGINEER on W2 only

Location: Onsite 4 days a week
Greenwood Village CO
Charlotte NC - 7910 Crescent Executive Dr. Charlotte 28217
St. Louis MO - 524 Manchester Ave Saint Louis 63139

Responsibilities:

• We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced engineer with expertise in both on-premise and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) networking to join our dynamic team.
  
• Design configure and optimize GCP networking components such as VPCs subnets route tables and firewall rules.
  
• Implement security best practices and compliance standards within the GCP network infrastructure.
  
• Configure and manage firewall rules VPC Service Controls Private Google Access and other security features to protect sensitive data and resources.
  
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and templates for network provisioning configuration and scaling using Terraform Deployment Manager or other infrastructure as code (IaC) tools.
  
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of network configurations diagrams and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure efficient knowledge sharing and compliance.
  
• Optimize network resources to control costs while maintaining performance and scalability.
  
• Identify opportunities for cost savings in network architecture and usage.
  
• Monitor network usage trends and plan for capacity expansion or optimization based on business requirements.
  
• Monitor and optimize network performance ensuring low latency high availability and fault tolerance.
  
• Implement GCP services like Cloud CDN Cloud Load Balancing and Cloud DNS for optimal traffic distribution.
  
• Design configure and monitor network equipment network usage and systems availability.
  
• Support and troubleshoot various IP technologies including but not limited to: Network connectivity IP addressing Routing Protocols (BGP OSPF) HSRP VPNs IPSec Load balancing QoS SNMP and 802.11x.
  
• Provide configuration and troubleshooting support for Ethernet Switches Routers Load-Balancers VPN Concentrators Firewalls and networked servers.
  
• Provide network management support as needed for event identification event correlation event escalation and event triage as related to network infrastructure.
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor s degree in computer science or related field
  
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification required
  
• Google Cloud Certified - Professional Cloud Network Engineer certification required
  
• Proven experience in designing implementing and managing GCP network environments
  
• 7-10 years managing LAN/WAN networks 7-10 years working as a Network Engineer)
  
• Thorough knowledge and experience with Cisco network devices including but not limited to: 7200 / 2901 Routers PIX 515 / ASA 5510 Firewalls 2900 / 3500 / 3560 switches CSS 11500 AP 1200 / 1142 ACS 1121
  
• Advanced level understanding of protocols such as TCP/IP UDP SNMP etc.
  
• Working knowledge of internet services such as DNS RADIUS and LDAP
  
• Design configuration and troubleshooting experience:
  
• Routing: Virtual interfaces BGP OSPF MPLS EIGRP RIP PBR QoS Static Routing Unsymmetrical Routing Router NAT HSRP/VRRP ACLs NTP SNMP Password Recovery
  
• Switching: VLAN VLAN Bleed 802.1D 802.1Q 802.1X VTP Multilayer switching/routing Multicasting
  
• Firewalls: Interface priority public vs private IP space Conduits/ACLs Cryptography Firewall NAT (static & dynamic) Hot Failover Common TCP/UDP Ports IPSEC VPN Policy Maps Logging Routing
  
• Load Balancing: Routing VIPs Service Interfaces Certificate Intercept Owner Mapping Load Balancing Algorithms Content Grouping
  

• Analytical and detail-oriented with the ability to plan organize and prioritize work to meet target project dates
  
• Independent thinker and self-starter who can work well within a team environment
  
• Communicates clearly and in an understandable manner with a wide range of people such as managers customers vendors and the general public
  
• Demonstrated ability to effectively advise and counsel both managers and non-supervisory employees on sensitive work-related issues
  
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to organize and prioritize several projects and tasks at one time

CCNP,LAN-WAN