Sr Network Engineer

Sr Network EngineerLocation: Dallas, TX FTE ONLYJob DescriptionMust Have Technical/Functional Skills:Knowledge on network troubleshooting for Large Data Centers, Large WAN/Network environment.Good knowledge and experience on Routing, Switching, Wireless, Firewall, load balancers, DNS, DHCP, VXLAN, VPN.Good knowledge on automation / scripting and ability to automate repetitive tasks.Expert level knowledge in at least one of the cloud technologies (Azure, GCP, AWS).Knowledge in working with SDWAN products.Knowledge/experience on network device administration (Cisco, Arista, MPLS/WAN/LAN management, Paloalto Firewall)Expert level knowledge in working with various routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF.Hand-On experience working with a large Infoblox and Aruba ClearPass deployment.Expert level knowledge with various protocols such as VRRP, HSRP, STP, LACP, SNMP.CCNP Certification would be an added advantage.Roles & Responsibilities:24x7 Remote Network Monitoring & Management.Own the networking issues connecting and supporting the corporate and shared network environment.Drive critical issue resolution/Break-Fix for P1/P2 issues.Coordinate and work with the external vendors for various operational issues and projects.Provide hardware support & maintenance for all networking components.Manage existing and new networking solutions, including monitoring the network stability and uptime.Handle various projects related to site expansion, Hardware Refresh, Technology refresh as required.Handle escalated issues from L1/L2 team and provide timely resolution.Responding and documenting outages and circuits down through incident reporting.Monitor event logs and services to be proactive in identifying potential issues.Attend scheduled network change calls impacting the network availability.Generic Managerial Skills:Recognize the importance of customer focus and/or of serving the needs of the end user.