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Network Engineer

smart folks inc6 months ago
Rockdale, TX, United States
On-site
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)
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Job Description

Job Title

Network Data Engineer - L3

Primary Skill (Technical Skill)

Cisco ACI, Nexus Dashboard, Routing & Switching, Arista Switches, Palo Alto Firewall,

Secondary Skill (optional)

SolarWinds

Experience Level

6 - 10 Years

Duration

Long-term

Location of Posting

On-site in Rockdale, TX

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Deploy, operate, and maintain front-side, backend, and management networks within on-prem data centers
  • Perform on-site visits to oversee and support new network buildouts executed by operations teams
  • Architect and optimize network designs to reduce latency, packet loss, and jitter while increasing scale and performance
  • Deploy and support new software releases, system upgrades, and security patches for network infrastructure
  • Maintain deep knowledge of vendor technologies and platforms, including Cisco, Palo Alto and Arista
  • Design for redundancy, resiliency, and future capacity growth
  • Develop and maintain network inventory documentation, including network diagrams, cabling schedules, and DCIM
  • Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis, coordinating with external vendors and internal stakeholders as needed
  • Ensure network architecture meets high availability and performance requirements for mission-critical platforms
  • Monitor network health across global sites. Train and enable on-site L1 support teams
  • Participate in on-call L2 incident response on an as-needed basis.

Skills

Primary Skill (Must to Have)

Secondary Skill (Nice to have)

Technical Skills

  • Hands-on experience required in the following technologies:
    • Cisco ACI, Nexus Dashboard, leaf-spine architecture
    • Routing protocols - EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, PBR
    • LAN Switching - VLAN, VTP, STP, HSRP, GLBP,
    • Nexus Switches - VDC, VPC, FEX, VXLAN/EVPN
    • Arista Switches-MLAG, CVP.
    • Palo Alto Firewall
    • SolarWinds
    • DDI -MAAS\Infoblox
    • Python and/or Ansible
    • RDMA network tuning
    • Cloud Network

Product Knowledge

  • Cisco Catalyst Series switches
  • Cisco Nexus 9K/7K/5K/2K Series of switches
  • Cisco Routers 3800, 3900, 4300, 4400, 7600 Series
  • Arista 7200,7800 series switches
  • Cisco IOS Software, NX OS Software and ACI, Arista EOS
  • Palo Alto Firewall
  • Network Monitoring -SolarWinds
  • Network Management tool

Behavioral Skill

  • Fair Written & Verbal Communication Skills
  • Experience of handling global customers
  • Commitment
  • Organized
  • Proactive

Certification

  • CCNP in R&S/Data center, Arista ACE Level 3
  • ITIL

Best Regards,

Srinivas

Email: srinivas@smartfolksinc.com