Networking Tools Engineer

Job Title: Networking Tools Engineer

Location requirements/Schedule: Remote

Location/s: Marlborough MA% remote

Start Date: ASAP

Bonus/Benefits: NO

Type of contract: C2C W2 Contract to Hire C2C

Duration: 1 year with potential for extension

Visa: USC GC

How many interviews: 2

Interview Process: Video

Important Skills: Broadcom Cisco Thousand Eyes Cisco Splunk AppNeta Ignio

Must Haves: Broadcom Cisco Thousand Eyes Cisco Splunk AppNeta Ignio

Certifications must have or nice to have: Nice to have.

Requirements:

• Responsible for contributing to the development of Clients network monitoring and management environment which will require understanding of standard models used to both architect and design large enterprise solutions to monitor and handle network infrastructure.
• Extensive experience and solid understanding of various commercial network performance management vendors and products. More specifically this will include but may not be limited to Broadcom (formally CA Spectrum/DXNetops/CAPM and related components) Cisco Thousand Eyes Cisco Splunk AppNeta and Ignio. Cisco and Broadcom apps are required. The others are desirable but not required.
• Extensive knowledge of and experience with the concepts strategies technologies protocols standards applications and tools vital to build a premier network management environment that delivers the transparency reporting dashboarding and data analytics needed for accurate network performance fault and capacity management.
• Experience in installation operation and customization of network tooling products in accordance with customer requirements and best practices.
• Experience figuring out and crafting the vital infrastructure changes to support the operation and requirements of network management and monitoring applications. In addition working with Client change control personnel submitting changes acquiring approval and implementing the needed changes to support the vital requirements within the Client enterprise.
• Proven knowledge and experience managing large network infrastructure similar in size to Client.
• Responsible for scheduling upgrades and maintenance of management and monitoring toolset in accordance with Client change control and approval processes.
• Providing technical direction and training to Client networking personnel on the use/operation of Client network monitoring and management applications.
• Working with product vendors and Client purchasing for procurement of selected products
• Analyze system functions and failures to isolate and define problem areas.
• Monitor the reachability of all connections within the network adhering to circuit restoral priorities and working in conjunction with Client operations personnel to restore full network operation.
• Provide both onsite and remote technical participation vital to insure the continuing operation and optimization of the network.
• Ability to work independently and/or as part of a team.
• 8 plus years experience working with Networks.

Other skills and knowledge:

• Experience with software development and automation strategies and technologies such as Python Ansible and GitHub is a plus.
• Experience with data collection processing analysis reporting and dashboarding with Excel PowerBI or similar business intelligence applications is a plus.
• Experience with Fortinet monitoring tools Netbrain Arista CVaaS and other network management applications is a plus.
• May participate in the evaluation comparison and selection of viable vendor products supporting Clients network monitoring and management requirement and strategy (tactical and strategic).