Network Engineer

Network Engineer - SDWAN and Meraki

Remote

Keywords: Network Engineer, Meraki, Viptela and FortiGate firewall

Skills: Cisco Meraki~FortiGate SD-WAN

Experience Required: 5+ Years

Education:

• The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, self-starting Information Technology professional with a minimum BS/BA degree or equivalent experience.

• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in developing, implementing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and supporting infrastructure\network architectures

Must Have Skills:

• Network Engineer with expertise in Meraki, Viptela and FortiGate firewall • Strong technical discovery, solution design, and documentation skills.

• Expert-level knowledge of networking protocols, technologies, and standards including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, QoS, SDN and SD_WAN.

• Strong understanding of network security principles, best practices, and compliance requirements including Firewall, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and encryption.

• Strong understanding on Meraki network design, template & configuration binding.

• Manage and optimize Meraki MX, MS, and MR networks using Meraki Dashboard.

• Fortinet, Cisco and/or Aruba certifications ( CCNA, CCNP,CCIE, SDWAN, ACSDP, 300-415 ENSDWI,NSE) • Cisco Networking Hardware: Routers, Swicthes, Firewalls, (Catalyst, 6509-E, Nexus, etc.) • Strong hands-on experience with FortiGate firewalls including policy-based routing, static and dynamic routing and redistribution.

• Experience with network analysis and operational monitoring\alerting tools (wireshark, Solarwinds, etc.) • Ability to productively work under minimal supervision

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The primary functions of the Senior Network Engineer, include (but are not limited to):

• Maintain network\connectivity\cloud and associated solutions o Provide day-to-day operation support, monitoring, maintenance, updates, triage, and troubleshooting for Enterprise Networking environment o Provide expertise and collaboration on defining enterprise-wide technical design standards for network related technology solutions and propose solutions to leadership o Create\Maintain\Update enterprise network diagrams and documentation o Research, design, review, test, and implement network related technologies and solutions o Engage in solutions research and deployment, systems standards, internet services, capacity planning, Disaster Recovery, platform upgrades\modernization, and process improvement.

o Contribute to design of network related solutions and partner with Information Security and Compliance in review of all solutions against corporate security and compliance standards and requirements o Design, implement, maintain, and support Network Operational monitoring\alerting platform(s) including Business driven dashboards, metrics, and KPI reporting to facilitate clear communication of network related performance across the enterprise o IP Address space design o External facing infrastructure, fault-tolerance, redundancy, DR, etc.

• Work with internal departments and clients to determine requirements and then execute\delegate required plans\steps complete implementation.

o lead efforts with cross-functional teams on enterprise network impacting initiatives and implementations o Oversee Network-related projects and initiatives planning and implementation o Work with required areas and support staff to facilitate appropriate logistical planning, communication, and execution of network related initiatives o Collaborate across business areas to assure compilation of necessary business requirements from stakeholders o Review and assess impact of proposed changes to existing environment o Participate in implementations and support of all open initiatives and implemented network related technology solutions

• Provide Mentorship, Training, Vision

o Provide technical leadership for network related technologies and solutions o Work with Company leadership to develop medium- and long-term strategies as the company’s goals and needs evolve o collaborate across the organization to perform solution impact assessment and set strategy for efforts with major business impact o Maintain strong architectural expertise and knowledge of current and emerging technologies and products, and evaluates for both general and specific usage o Overseeing test plans, network\connectivity viability reviews, performance metrics design\implementation, and overall network strategy

Thanks & regards,

Lakshmi Bhavani

Apptoza Inc.

Phone: 437-291-3224 Ext 1105

Mail id : [email protected]

Linkedin : linkedin.com/in/lakshmi-lucky-02629823a