Network and Data Center Fabric Services Engineers - 5 days on site

Network and Data Center Fabric Services Engineers - 5 days on site

There are multiple openings for this role

Duration: 9-12+ Months

Contract Designation: MUST BE WITHIN 1 HR of these cities for 5 days a week on site; NO relocation candidates

Columbus OH, Alpharetta, GA, Marietta, GA, Kansas City, MO, Berkley Heights NJ, Omaha NE, Frisco/Dallas TX, Denver CO

Client Fiserv/WWT

Network and Data Center Fabric Services Engineers to support our client with their Network, Security, Cloud, Virtualization, SDN & Automation technologies.

Position Overview

What does a successful Network Engineer do?

A qualified candidate can expect a fast paced, challenging & rewarding role in delivering a variety of Network, Security, Cloud, Virtualization, SDN & Automation technologies. Individuals are commonly involved in early conceptual assessments through POC’s.

Candidates should expect to be an integral part of many transformative initiatives that will institute automated self-service solutions to efficiently deliver on internal & external customer demands.

What you need to have

• Excellent communication skills (written/verbal) to properly articulate complicated Network/Security designs to Management and Business partners
• 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
• 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 (MPLS, eVPN, VxLAN)
• Experience with Software Defined Networking solutions (SDWAN, NFV, Cloud Provider Peering)
• Experience with Coding & related Automation technologies
• Experience in provisioning/protecting/maintaining Internet peering points, Public IP Management and DDOS services
• Experience in Automating Network and/or Security deployments & functions in a Multi-Tenant/Multi-Data-Center environment
• Experience in Coding/Scripting languages (Python, Ansible, Powershell, Netmiko, Netconf, Napalm, Jinja, Yaml, JSON, API’s)
• Functional understanding of PCI/DSS controls, protections & best practices
• Experience in deploying/diagnosing the following protocols & functions: IP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, MPLS, IPSEC, DMVPN, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VRF, VxLAN, RPKI, eVPN, VRRP, MLAG, VPC, STP, Anycast, IPSEC, SSL, TLS
• Must be a US Citizen living in the US (Continental) to qualify for government related security clearances. (6C for BOE, C2 for IRS)

What would be great for you to have

• Experience in deploying & maintaining large scale L2 & L3 Data Center Networks
• Experience with Cisco (IOS & NXOS) and Arista (EOS) Data Center equipment
• Layer1 & 2 Protocols (Spanning-Tree modes and modifications, Trunking, MLAG/VPC)
• DataCenter Fabric deployment types (FabricPath, VxLAN, EVPN)
• Interconnecting disperse DataCenter Fabric technologies (VxLAN, EVPN)
• Layer3 Routing Protocols and Network Routing techniques (BGP, OSPF)
• Deploying/Managing Complex BGP routing policies
• Experience with VMWare platforms and Networking (VMotion, HCX, FXRails, VxRails)
• Experience with Automation Toolsets, Scripting & Config Templating (GitLab, Python, Jinja, Netbox, Vendor API's)