Position: L2 Network Deployment Engineer
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Duration: Long Term
Job Description:
Note: Resources need to have Strong Networking Route Switch experience and also experience with design and documentation in Visio (or similar product).
- Prior Banking/Financial Services experiences is highly desirable. Previous experience in complex global environments highly preferred.
- Minimum of five to eight years industry experience in networking environment;
- Certified technical engineer (typically Cisco CCIE or comparable);
- In-depth hands on experience with common network hardware including F5 Load balancer, Cisco router, switches, firewalls etc., together with other preferred technologies;
- Excellent technical ability to plan and build new network environment;
- Excellent technical ability to prepare, document and deploy changes in a network;
- Technical ability to understand the issues related to day to day operations;
- Full understanding of ITIL and service management principals;
- Excellent ability to follow documented deployment processes;
- In-depth and hands on experience in complex LAN/WAN, MAN, DWDM, SONET architecture;
- Full understanding and operational knowledge of loop prevention protocols like spanning tree protocols;
- In-depth knowledge of L2 protocols like HSRP, VRRP, VTP, 802.1Q, Flex Link, LACP, etc.;
- In-depth working knowledge and troubleshooting of IP routing and network protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, RIP, spanning tree, multicast etc.).
- Full understanding of operational knowledge for troubleshooting of Cisco operating systems like IOS and NX-OS;
- Good ability to analyse and troubleshoot network issues with a network sniffer like Wireshark;
- In-depth working knowledge of IPT implementation and troubleshooting;
- Full understanding of firewalls & different deployment architecture;
- Complete understanding of network security concepts;
- Strong understanding of sniffer & how to use the sniffer for troubleshooting purposes;
- Complete understanding of proxy servers and virus walls scan engines
- Strong experience with change request management systems;
- Strong experience with network monitoring / management tools/ analysis tools;
- Competence with testing tools and procedures for voice and data circuits;
- Strong experience with liaising with carriers and vendors for installations
- Service management expertise and ability to manage, improve service levels;
- Excellent analytical skills to evaluate problem
- Strong technical ability to troubleshoot and solve highly complex IP networks and hardware
- Able to conduct research into networking issues and multiple products
- Strong communication skills, fluent in local language and English (written/verbal)
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent team worker, able to work in virtual global teams in a matrix organization