Network Architect

Saicon; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Saicon is seeking an experienced network engineer in California to support enterprise-scale environments. The role requires expert knowledge of Palo Alto, Cisco IOS, F5, AWS cloud networking, and strong routing/security architecture.

You will design, implement, and optimize secure network infrastructures, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to project leadership in a fast-paced, collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent work experience.
• CCNP certification required; CCIE is a plus.
• Strong experience with BGP/OSPF/EIGRP and data center networking.
• Expert knowledge of Palo Alto, AWS, F5, and Cisco networking gear.
• Proven ability to design, implement, and optimize secure networks.

Skills

Palo Alto Networks

AWS cloud

F5 LTM/GTM/WAF

Cisco IOS/NX-OS/Nexus

Routing protocols (BGP/OSPF/EIGRP)

VPN and security architectures

Network automation (Ansible/Python)

Data center networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

CCNP certification

Tools

Rancid

OpenNMS

Nagios

Wireshark

Nmap

Nessus

NetFlow

sFlow

Ansible

Python scripting

Job description

• Expert knowledge of Palo Alto Network Firewall, CloudFlare and, Prisma Cloud and Cisco ASA.
• Expert knowledge of F5 Load Balancers LTM. GTM, WAF,and AWS ELB.
• Advanced OSI layer 2 knowledge and practical experience, including various flavors of STP, ARP, QOS, etc.
• Comprehensive knowledge of OSI layer 3 networks and protocols, including broadcast, multicast, anycast concepts, routing, etc.
• Expert knowledge of various routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and multi-homing Internet circuit configuration
• Proficient knowledge of network security methodologies as a whole, including but not limited to: ACLs, Stateful firewalls, VPNs (tunneling, IPsec, SSL, etc.)
• Fluency with common network admin and monitoring tools such as Rancid, OpenNMS, Nagios, OpManager, Wireshark, Nmap, Nessus, Netflow, Sflow etc.
• Advanced knowledge of Cisco IOS, NX-OS, both Cisco Nexus 1K, 2K, 5K 7K, 9K and non-Nexus series switches, Cisco routers and other Cisco networking gear.
• Working knowledge of data center related technology and collocation environment.
• Advanced knowledge of MPLS network.
• Working knowledge of Nexus 9K and VPC
• Advanced knowledge of Forcepoint configuration
• Advanced knowledge and experience with Routing Protocols (BGP, RIP, OSPF, etc)
• Working knowledge of Palo Alto Global Protect VPN
• Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience on Cisco Network Devices automation
• Working knowledge of Ansible or Python scripting for Network automation
• Deep domain expertise in networking, network security and public/private clouds
• Working knowledge deploying and maintaining wireless networks
• Expert knowledge of AWS services i.e. EC2, ELB, RDS, S3, Route53, VPC, Cloud formation, SSM and Transit gateway
• Working knowledge of deploying and maintaining Microsoft Team PBX VOIP deployments (network side, not telecom), SIP Trunking and Five 9 Content Center
• Working knowledge of deploying and maintaining wireless networks
• Working knowledge of managing network service and similar support providers in a client/vendor relationship

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Advance hands-on experience in Palo Alto firewall, F5 LTM, GTM and WAF
• Advance hands-on experience in AWS cloud
• Extensive hands-on experience in automation with Ansible, CloudFormation or Terraform
• AWS solution architect certification and CCNP certification required
• Deep knowledge in Forcepoint

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

• Ability to think and operate as a team player.
• Extremely strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to operate as independently or as part of collaborative effort.
• Demonstrate strong project leadership and ability to develop strong working relationships with customer technical personnel.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to apply them during business impacting incidents.
• Ability to mentor others and lead by example.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (e.g. Computer Science, IT, or similar disciplines).
• Equivalent work experience implementing and operating enterprise level data center and/or office networks.
• Experience operating in a modern cloud environment such as AWS, GCP, or Azure or large scale data centers is a plus
• CCNP is the very minimum requirement. CCIE R&S, or CCIE data center certifications and AWS certified solutions architect is a big plus.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Act with integrity
• Use sound judgement
• Commitment to quality
• Think strategically
• Communicate effectively and influence others
• Work well both independently and as part of a team