Network Engineer
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Job Location:
Vienna, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
19 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
rockITdata is looking for a Network Engineer that will be responsible for managing the configuration installation and on-going support of the Network Infrastructure which includes PaloAlto firewalls Cisco CSR devices as well as Networking in cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The candidate for this position should have extensive hands-on technical skills designing and deploying various network technologies in cloud platforms. The scope of this position includes network design implementation and support for all components within cloud platforms. This position will need to be adept at monitoring the ongoing operation of the network and identifying potential issues and corrective actions as needed.
Key Responsibilities:
- In-Depth knowledge and hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (GCP OCI Azure and AWS).
- Comprehensive knowledge of cloud security best practices and ability to implement security measures within cloud networks.
- Strong understanding of networking protocols and technologies including TCP/IP DNS DHCP VPN BGP.
- Strong understanding of Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) and subnets to meet the organizations performance and security requirements.
- Experience with software-defined networking (SDN) and virtual networking concepts.
- Experience with identity and access management (IAM) in cloud environments.
- Experience with installation of various network devices and services (e.g. routers firewalls load balancers VPN QoS).
- Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs patches hot fixes and security configurations for any third-party network devices in cloud platforms.
- Work with the existing network administrators and engineers to manage deploy and troubleshoot firewalls routers VPN concentrators and Network Access Control in cloud platforms.
- Monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability.
- Monitor system resource utilization trending and capacity planning.
- Provide Level-2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues.
- BS and 5 of Enterprise Network Engineering experience (LAYER 2 and 3)- (4 years experience in lieu of degree).
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust requiring U.S. Citizenship.
- Participation in 24/7 on-call rotation is required for this role.
- Hands on experience in GCP and OCI Cloud environments.
- Experience with cloud or on-prem devices such as Cisco and Palo Alto firewalls.
- Working technical knowledge of TCP/IP networks and standards (IEEE 802.1).
- Working knowledge of DoD STIGs and IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM).
- Experience with Palo Alto firewalls.
- Expert knowledge and understanding of TCP/IP network technologies; DNS DHCP TFTP NAT and SSL.
- Must have experience with EKS Cluster.
- Experience with Terraform is must.
- Need to have experience with AWS Security group deployment using Terraform.
- Must Have Experience with Transit Gateway AWS Routing and AWS Load balancers.
- Experience with resolving complex network issues and troubleshooting using packet captures.
- 7 years experience managing network environment.
- Azure Fundamentals.
- PaloAlto Networks Certifies Network Security Engineer (PCNSE).
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Load Balancing
- Routing Protocols
- Network Administration
- Network Engineering
- BGP
- LAN
- Computer Networking
- IPsec
- OSPF
- Cisco ASA
- Juniper
- MPLS
