Senior Network Engineer Consultant

Job Summary (List Format) :

• Education : Bachelor's degree (BA / BS) required
• Certification : Must have active CCNP certification
• Experience : 5-8 years of relevant domain experience
• Network Technologies :
• Strong hands-on experience with SDWAN (Silver Peak preferred)
• Proficient in configuring / troubleshooting Next Gen Firewalls (Cisco Firepower preferred)
• Troubleshooting routing loops and asymmetric routing issues
• Expertise in Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) loop troubleshooting
• Operational Responsibilities :
• Implement operational changes and coordinate with project teams
• Analyze outputs from network tools and make recommendations (e.g., high CPU on core devices)
• Device & Protocol Configuration / Troubleshooting :
• Cisco ASA, IPS, and ISE
• Cisco Wireless Controllers (WLC preferred)
• Routing protocols : EIGRP, OSPF, BGP
• LAN switching : VLAN, VTP, STP, EtherChannel
• Quality of Service (QoS)
• TCP / IP protocol suite
• Application protocols : HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, SNMP, SSL, etc.
• Network security : IPSec / SSL VPN, Cisco AnyConnect, AAA architecture, TACACS, RADIUS, 802.1x
• Cisco Catalyst and Nexus (9K / 7K) switches
• Cisco IOS, NX-OS software
• Application load balancers
• Cloud & Data Center :
• Firewall cloud services (Zscaler preferred)
• Data Center Nexus environment (ACI preferred)
• Experience with AWS, GCP, Azure Cloud is a plus
• Other Tools / Applications :
• Citrix NetScaler load balancer
• Cisco FTD (Firepower Threat Defense)
• Aruba SD-WAN
• Azure Cloud
• Experience supporting applications like SAP, Citrix, Portal
• Soft Skills :
• Strong team player
• Excellent end-user interaction and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to learn quickly
• Work Location : Hybrid, must be able to work onsite in Dallas, TX; Garden City, NY; Houston, TX; Lubbock, TX; Morristown, NJ; New York, NY; or Purchase, NY
• Interview Process : Video
• Background / Drug Check : Not required
• Start Date : 2-3 weeks anticipated

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