Cloud Network Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cloud Network Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of datacenter networking, cloud networking technologies and best practices. As a Cloud Network Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in implementing and optimizing our datacenter/cloud networking infrastructure and ensure the highest levels of performance, security, and scalability. Role, Responsibilities Monitor, operate and maintain all network equipment and related software environment. This includes routers, switches, wireless access points, LAN/WAN, Firewalls, Application Load Balancers, Security Appliances, routing policies and other related network services. Monitor, maintain and document trends related to the global network for faults, performance and capacity. Fast reaction to email alerts related to critical network issues. Troubleshoot network/incidents problems. This includes on-call responsibilities. Participate in a formal incident rapid response process for priority incidents. Collaborate with Senior Network Engineers and Network Architects. Work outside normal business hours when required - scheduled maintenance, outage response, last minute urgent requests. Assist Application and System owners in troubleshooting networking related issues. Create and maintain detailed documentation of the physical and logical network topology. Standardize and maintain network configuration data and inventory. Document structured network, device configurations, circuit information and other network components. Work with vendors on new equipment and software integration. Maintain secure configurations in accordance with security and regulatory compliance (ISO/IEC 27001, PCI DSS, etc.) in a Hybrid Infrastructure Environment (Cloud and On-Premises). Follow and enforce Change Management guidelines and processes. Participate in IT process improvement projects. Communicate with colleagues, management, customers, vendors and others in a courteous, professional manner. Perform other related duties as assigned. Skills required Ability to take initiative, and exercise professional, independent judgment to plan work, formulate recommendations, and make sound decisions. Exceptional oral and written communication skills. Exceptional communication skills with internal and external clients prior and during maintenance activities. Excellent services-oriented mindset. Cisco IOS, NX-OS, VXLAN and NDFC knowledge is required. Experience with both Cisco and HP networking gear. Network Cloud (Azure, AWS), Firewalls (Palo Alto) and Application Load Balancing(F5) experience is required. Network monitoring, maintenance and optimization. Dynamic routing protocols BGP, EIGRP, OSPF Extensive experience with Monitoring Tools (Site24x7, OpsManager, Solarwinds, Zenoss). Knowledge of virtualization platforms (VMWare, Hyper-V, Horizon View) and server hardware (UCS/FI). Knowledge of IPAM, DHCP, DNS (InfoBlox). Experience with SAN & NAS in an iSCSI environment. Knowledge of SSL Certificate generation and deployment is a plus. Scripting skills is a plus Knowledge of SD-WAN is a plus. BA in Computer Science or equivalent experience, with a focus on networking. 5+ years of experience in supporting network environments at an enterprise scale. Minimum five (3) years of data networking design, installation operation and support in a distributed environment Extensive experience in networking and network security with Cisco platforms Professional certification such as the CCDP, CCNP, CCNA, CCDE or CCIE with an emphasis on switching, datacenters and/or security ITIL certification a plus Professional expertise in TCP and UDP mechanics including ability to interpret packet captures Professional expertise in network protocols and services such as DNS, HTTP(S), IPSEC, QoS