Senior Network Architect

Job Title: Senior Network Architect

Job Location: Frisco, TX, Coral Springs, FL, Alpharetta, GA, Berkeley Heights, NJ, King of Prussia, PA, or Columbus, OH (Onsite).

Key Technology: Arista, WAN, Network, Cisco, Migration

Note: Must be a US Citizen living in the US (Continental) to qualify for government related security clearances (C2 EFTPS security clearance)

Job Responsibilities:

Set up Layer1 & 2 Protocols (Spanning-Tree modes and modifications, Trunking, MLAG/VPC)

Perform automated tooling and configuration

Multi-Tenant & Multi-Data-Center deployments

Deploy & maintain large scale L2 & L3 Data Center Networks

Skills and Experience Required:

Required:

10 to 20 years’ experience in networking

Experience with Arista (EOS) Data Center switch platforms

Meticulous documentation & task/time management skills

Practical knowledge of Industry standard Network/Security best practices & solutions

Excellent diagnostic skills in troubleshooting complex Networking technologies throughout all layers of the OSI model

Experience with Multi-Tenant & Multi-Data-Center deployments

Experience in deploying & maintaining large scale L2 & L3 Data Center Networks

Data Center Fabric deployment types (Classic Ethernet, FabricPath, VxLAN, EVPN)

Layer1 & 2 Protocols (Spanning-Tree modes and modifications, Trunking, MLAG/VPC)

Layer3 Routing Protocols and Network Routing techniques (BGP, OSPF)

Expert in tuning and diagnosing dynamic routing protocols and associated attributes for complex route manipulation

Experience in designing/deploying/maintaining highly available Underlay & Overlay Networking & Security constructs (VxLAN, eVPN, VRF’s)

Experience in provisioning/protecting/maintaining Internet peering points, Public IP Management and DDOS services

Data Center Fabric (switching/routing) Migration experience

Experience with Carrier based MPLS and related WAN deployments

Experience with Cisco (IOS/XE/XR & NXOS) Data Center router/switch platforms

Functional understanding of PCI/DSS controls, protections & best practices

Experience in deploying/diagnosing the following protocols & functions: IP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/S, VLANs, MPLS, IPSEC, DMVPN, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VRF, VxLAN, RPKI, eVPN, VRRP, MLAG, VPC, STP, Anycast, IPSEC, SSL, TLS

Desired:

Experience with VMWare platforms and Networking (VMotion, HCX, FXRails, VxRails)

Experience with Automation Toolsets, Scripting & Config Templating (GitLab, Python, Jinja, Netbox, Vendor API's)