Network Engineer

Catapult Solutions Group; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions firm in Denver is seeking a Network Engineer to deliver innovative Network and Security solutions. The ideal candidate has strong communication and diagnostic skills, practical knowledge of industry best practices, and experience in complex networking technologies. This mid-senior level role offers a contract employment opportunity and requires US citizenship for government security clearances.

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen living in the US to qualify for government related security clearances.
• Experience in deploying/diagnosing networking protocols such as IP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP.
• Experience in Automating Network and/or Security deployments in a Multi-Tenant environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver various Network, Security, Cloud, and Automation technologies.
• Be an integral part of transformative initiatives for automated solutions.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Practical knowledge of industry standard Network/Security best practices

Excellent diagnostic skills in troubleshooting complex Networking technologies

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

Expert in dynamic routing protocols

Experience in designing/deploying/maintaining Networking and Security constructs

Experience in Software Defined Networking solutions

Experience with Coding and Automation technologies

Experience in maintaining Internet peering points

Functional understanding of PCI/DSS controls

Tools

Cisco IOS and NXOS

Arista EOS

VMWare platforms

GitLab

Python

Jinja

Job description

Position Overview

What does a successful Network Engineer do?

A fast-paced, challenging and rewarding role delivering a variety of Network, Security, Cloud, Virtualization, SDN and Automation technologies. Individuals are commonly involved in early conceptual assessments through POC’s.

You will be an integral part of transformative initiatives that institute automated self-service solutions to efficiently deliver on internal and external customer demands.

What you need to have

• Excellent communication skills (written/verbal) to properly articulate complicated Network/Security designs to Management and Business partners
• Practical knowledge of Industry standard Network/Security best practices and solutions
• Excellent diagnostic skills in troubleshooting complex Networking technologies throughout all layers of the OSI model
• Experience with Multi-Tenant and Multi-Data-Center deployments
• Expert in tuning and diagnosing dynamic routing protocols and associated attributes for complex route manipulation
• Experience in designing/deploying/maintaining highly available Underlay and Overlay Networking and Security constructs (MPLS, eVPN, VxLAN)
• Experience with Software Defined Networking solutions (SDWAN, NFV, Cloud Provider Peering)
• Experience with Coding and related Automation technologies
• Experience in provisioning/protecting/maintaining Internet peering points, Public IP Management and DDOS services
• Experience in Automating Network and/or Security deployments and functions in a Multi-Tenant/Multi-Data-Center environment
• Functional understanding of PCI/DSS controls, protections and best practices
• Experience in deploying/diagnosing the following protocols and 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
• Must be a US Citizen living in the US (Continental) to qualify for government related security clearances

What would be great for you to have

• Experience in deploying and maintaining large scale L2 and L3 Data Center Networks
• Experience with Cisco (IOS and NXOS) and Arista (EOS) Data Center equipment
• Layer1 and Layer2 Protocols (Spanning-Tree modes and modifications, Trunking, MLAG/VPC)
• DataCenter Fabric deployment types (FabricPath, VxLAN, EVPN)
• Layer3 Routing Protocols and Network Routing techniques (BGP, OSPF)
• Deploying/Managing Complex BGP routing policies
• Experience with VMWare platforms and Networking (VMotion, HCX, FXRails, VxRails)
• Experience with Automation Toolsets, Scripting and Config Templating (GitLab, Python, Jinja, Netbox, Vendor API's)

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Security and compliance

Applicants MUST be a US Citizen in order to HAVE or OBTAIN a Public Trust Clearance