Sr. Network Field Engineer - Veterans Sourcing Group

Sr. Network Field Engineer
Sunnyvale, CA - onsite
Duration - 6 months to 1 year (extendable based on performance and site needs).

Mode of Interview - Phone and in person later
Rounds of interview - 2 to 3
Reports to: IT Director, Network Engineering

Prescreening Questions

• Do you have Python scripting/ Ansible experience?
• Are you able to come onsite 5 daysa week?
• Please confirm you have the following-
• Cisco or similar Certifications - Cisco CCNP or similar (Must have)
• Cisco Routing, Switching (Catalyst and Nexus), Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco ASA, Firepower,
• TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, VPN, IPS, SDWAN, DMVPN, NAC and 802.1x deployment.

A lot of field work, working withmanufacturing lines, data center visits, engaging with cabling vendors and stakeholders. Not a desk job, will be moving around a lot.

Roles and Responsibilities:
This position has responsibility and authority for:

• Monitor, manage, troubleshoot, and support Network infrastructure related tickets globally.
• Partner and work with Sunnyvale team to obtain knowledge in new technologies, setup, and architecture related topics.
• Document new operational issues and solutions from field and transfer knowledge to team members.
• Support in new Network infrastructure provisioning and de-provisioning
• Provide Root cause analysis to production outages as required
• Support Infoblox IPAM provisioning and DNS related activities.
• Administer Cisco (Routing, Switching, Wireless) and Riverbed infrastructure.
• Administer Solarwinds / Orion, Cisco Prime Servers and support day to day operations.
• Adhere to IT access-management and change control procedures.
• Receive and respond to escalations from Desktop Support and field support team. Escalate issues to management, if necessary.
• Collaborate with team members and mentor junior staff to execute the IT strategy in a cost effective and timely manner.
• Stay abreast of industry best practices in risk management techniques and integrate new methods and tools as appropriate.
• Support other areas of technology supported by Security team (Network Access Control, Firewalls, Single-Sign on - Okta, Logic Monitor, and SNMP based monitoring).
• Network and Firewall OS patching, monitoring and alerting.

Skill/Job Requirements:

• Overall 8+ years with 5 years+ support in Network and IT Security
• Cisco or similar Certifications - Cisco CCNP or similar (Must have)
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• Cisco Routing, Switching (Catalyst and Nexus), Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco ASA, Firepower,TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, VPN, IPS, SDWAN, DMVPN, NAC and 802.1x deployment.
• Experience in Python scripting, Ansible automation or similar technology is a huge plus.