Job Title: Senior Network Architect
Job Location: Frisco, TX, Coral Springs, FL, Alpharetta, GA, Berkeley Heights, NJ, King of Prussia, PA, or Columbus, OH (Onsite).
Key Technology: Arista, WAN, Network, Cisco, Migration
Note: Must be a US Citizen living in the US (Continental) to qualify for government related security clearances (C2 EFTPS security clearance)
Job Responsibilities:
- Set up Layer1 & 2 Protocols (Spanning-Tree modes and modifications, Trunking, MLAG/VPC)
- Perform automated tooling and configuration
- Multi-Tenant & Multi-Data-Center deployments
- Deploy & maintain large scale L2 & L3 Data Center Networks
Skills and Experience Required:
Required:
- 10 to 20 years’ experience in networking
- Experience with Arista (EOS) Data Center switch platforms
- Meticulous documentation & task/time management skills
- Practical knowledge of Industry standard Network/Security best practices & solutions
- Excellent diagnostic skills in troubleshooting complex Networking technologies throughout all layers of the OSI model
- Experience with Multi-Tenant & Multi-Data-Center deployments
- Experience in deploying & maintaining large scale L2 & L3 Data Center Networks
- Data Center Fabric deployment types (Classic Ethernet, FabricPath, VxLAN, EVPN)
- Layer1 & 2 Protocols (Spanning-Tree modes and modifications, Trunking, MLAG/VPC)
- Layer3 Routing Protocols and Network Routing techniques (BGP, OSPF)
- Expert in tuning and diagnosing dynamic routing protocols and associated attributes for complex route manipulation
- Experience in designing/deploying/maintaining highly available Underlay & Overlay Networking & Security constructs (VxLAN, eVPN, VRF’s)
- Experience in provisioning/protecting/maintaining Internet peering points, Public IP Management and DDOS services
- Data Center Fabric (switching/routing) Migration experience
- Experience with Carrier based MPLS and related WAN deployments
- Experience with Cisco (IOS/XE/XR & NXOS) Data Center router/switch platforms
- Functional understanding of PCI/DSS controls, protections & best practices
- Experience in deploying/diagnosing the following protocols & functions: IP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/S, VLANs, MPLS, IPSEC, DMVPN, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VRF, VxLAN, RPKI, eVPN, VRRP, MLAG, VPC, STP, Anycast, IPSEC, SSL, TLS
Desired:
- Experience with VMWare platforms and Networking (VMotion, HCX, FXRails, VxRails)
- Experience with Automation Toolsets, Scripting & Config Templating (GitLab, Python, Jinja, Netbox, Vendor API's)