Network Architect

Title: Network Architect

Location: Chicago IL (Hybrid Position)

Duration: 10 Months
Pay Rate: $70/hr. to $72/hr. on W2 (Without Benefits)

Must have Skills/Attributes: Azure Cisco Data Center Network Automation Routing Switches WAN

RequiredSkills

• DataCenterNetworking: Expert-levelhands-onexperienceimplementingandtroubleshootingenterpriseroutingandswitchinginCiscoNexusandCatalystenvironments.
• Routing/SwitchingProtocols:StrongunderstandingofBGPOSPFLayer2/Layer3designresiliencysegmentationandproductionchangeexecution
• IndustryExperience:10yearsofhands-onexperiencedeployingmigratingmanagingandsupportingcomplexenterpriseanddatacenternetworksacrosson premisesandcolocationenvironments.
• SD-WAN&EnterpriseWAN:Deepexperiencewithdesigndeploymentmigrationsroutingintegrationpolicybranchconnectivitypathselectionandproductiontroubleshooting;PrismaSD-WANstronglypreferred
• CiscoDataCenterPlatforms:Hands-onexperiencewithCiscoNexusCatalystanddatacenterfabricmanagement;CiscoNDFCstronglypreferred;CatalystCenteraplus.
• CloudConnectivity:PracticalexperiencewithAzureExpressRouteand/orAWSDirectConnectincludingBGProutingrouteadvertisementredundancyandcollaborationwithcloudteams.
• ImplementationLeadership:Abilitytoassessenvironmentsdevelopimplementationapproachesexecuteproductionworkvalidateresultsandresolveissueswithminimaldirection
• ComplexMigrations:Experienceplanningandexecutinghigh-risknetworkmigrationswithdependencymanagementtestingchangecontrolrollbackplanningandpost-implementationvalidation
• NetworkSecurity&AdjacentServices(preferred):EnterprisefirewallsDNS/DHCP/IPAMloadbalancing;PaloAltoandInfobloxparticularlyvaluable;F5aplus
• AutomationAwareness:FamiliaritywithTerraformAnsiblePythonGitHubGitHubActionsIaCandGitOps;mustbewillingtolearnandcollaboratewithautomation-focusedengineers(advancedcodingnotrequired;creatingautomationcodepreferred
• Observability&Troubleshooting:Deepunderstandingofpacketanalysistelemetrymonitoringandobservabilitytoolsacrosshybridnetworkenvironments
• Communication:Strongwrittenverbalandinterpersonalskills;abilitytocollaborateacrossArchitectureEngineeringOperationsCloudSecurityvendorsandgloballydistributedteams.
• Seniorhands-onengineerwithdeepexpertiseindatacenterroutingandswitchingenterpriseWANandSD-WANandhybridcloudconnectivity

KeyResponsibilities:

• DataCenterRouting&Switching:ImplementmigrateoptimizeandtroubleshootCiscoNexusandCatalystenvironmentsincludingcomplexL2/L3designsBGPOSPFredundancysegmentationandhigh availabilitypatterns.
• DataCenterNetworkManagement:Deployandoperatedatacenternetworkfabricsandmanagementplatforms(CiscoNDFCorcomparablestronglypreferred)
• SD-WAN&EnterpriseWAN:DesigndeploymigrateandsupportenterpriseSD-WANandWANservices(PrismaSD-WANstronglypreferred)
• CloudConnectivity:Implementandtroubleshootprivateconnectivitybetweenon-premisesandpubliccloud(AzureExpressRouteand/orAWSDirectConnect);collaboratewithCloudEngineeringonroutingresiliencyandoperations.
• GlobalNetworkDeployments:Leadhands-ondeploymentsandcomplexmigrationsacrossprivatedatacenterscolocationfacilitiescloudconnectivityenvironmentsandenterpriselocationsincludingplanningtestingcutoverrollbackandpost-changevalidation.
• Tier3TechnicalSupport:ServeasseniorescalationpointforNetworkEngineeringandOperations;independentlydiagnoseandresolvecomplexproductionissuesacrossdatacenterWANSD-WANandcloud-connectedenvironments.
• NetworkServicesCollaboration:Workacrossnext-genfirewallsDNS/DHCP/IPAMandapplicationdelivery/load-balancingplatforms(PaloAltoInfobloxF5preferred.
• NetworkDesign:Contributeimplementationexpertisetoarchitectureanddesigndiscussions;reviewsolutionsforoperationalreadinesssupportabilityriskandexecutionfeasibility.
• Automation:WorkinanengineeringenvironmentusingautomationandInfrastructureasCode;familiaritywithTerraformAnsiblePythonGitHubGitHubActionsIaCorGitOpsdesired;creationofautomationcodepreferred
• Documentation&KnowledgeTransfer:Developandmaintaindesignsimplementationplansmethodsofproceduretestingandrollbackplansdiagramsconfigurationstandardsandoperationalhandoffdocumentation.
• PrimaryFocus:Engineeringexecutionpersonallyimplementingmigratingtroubleshootingandsupportingproductioninfrastructurewhilecontributingpracticalinputtonetworkdesignsandarchitecturedecisions.
• Scope:Deliverandsupportnetworkinfrastructureacrossglobalprivatedatacenterscolocationfacilitiescloudconnectivityenvironmentsandenterprisesites
• Autonomy:Takeownershipofcomplextaskswithminimaldirection;collaboratewithArchitectureCloudSecurityOperationsandapplicationteams;transitioncompletedsolutionsintostableoperationalsupport.