NextRow is looking to hire a Network Engineer (contract role). Any experience in Hospitality industry is a big plus. This role has both operational and strategic responsibilities, along with interaction with customers. This role will plan, coordinate, implement and deliver services to our customers and partners on a variety of platforms and vendors, including Cisco, Arista, F5, HPE/SilverPeak and Dell. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and have subject matter expertise in several network technology areas, with the ability to rapidly scale up in other areas. The Network Engineer’s goal will be to deliver a high-quality product by committed delivery dates, consistently.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design, implement and support new and existing services for customers and business partners.
- Improve performance and availability of existing networks and services.
- Research, track, document, publish, maintain and deliver on network policies and procedures.
- Work with management to improve process, procedures and reduce inefficiencies.
- Out of the box thinking – text book solutions are not always the best answer.
- Mentor, train and assist team members.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering or related field.
- Advanced knowledge of switches, firewalls ( Cisco ASA/FTD/Fortinet) and security concepts (IOS, NEXUS, Arista,VPN, ACL, STP, SNMP).
- Moderate to advanced knowledge of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, SDWAN, GRE).
- Moderate to advanced knowledge of monitoring, scripting, assets management and troubleshooting of Firewall connectivity
- 3+ years’ experience in network support, design and/or architecture on moderately complex networks (including hybrid cloud).
- 3+ years’ experience with design and implantation on complex networks, including firewalls (Cisco, Fortinet, etc).
- Able to work within a team or on an individual basis.
- Flexible to work on/off shift to meet company, customer and internal requirements.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skill sets with English
PREFERRED Skills:
- F5 (F5 Technology Specialist / Solution Expert)
- CCNP/CCIE (routing, data center, security or service provider)
- Solarwinds (Monitoring, management, scripting)
- SilverPeak SDWAN
Some of the day to day responsibilities include:
- Expertise in setting up , troubleshooting and maintenance of IPSEC VPN tunnels on ASA firewalls and Silverpeak SDWAN appliances.
- Expertise in setting up and troubleshooting of NAT Policies, and whitelisting on Orchestrators like FMC, Silverpeak EC, CDO etc
- Configurations of ASA/FTD firewalls and Cisco Switches
- Responsiveness and planning capabilities to co-ordinate with Franchise Owners to establish connectivity.