Network Engineer

Apex Systems has a need for a Sr. Network Engineer. Description/Responsibilities:

• Experience configuring/administrating various network technologies including: Cisco ACI, Cisco Prime, Tetration, Cisco OTV, VMware NSX, and Route 53
• Develop and maintain configurations plans for Cisco ACI design, planning, implementation, and testing, based on a multi datacenter configurations.
• Manage and maintain WAN connections between multiple remote offices, Cloud presence (AWS, Azure), and several primary datacenters managed by several different contractors.
• Experience with Cisco OTV for cross datacenter connectivity.
• Assist with design, implementation and testing of Cisco Tetration and Cisco Prime platforms
• Plan how applications can utilize software defined networks, including ACI contracts to eliminate the need for physical firewalls.
• Migration of 3 zone architecture into a more robust application centric model based on Cisco ACI and VMware NSX.
• Ability to utilize network overlay technology for integration with AWS and Route 53.
• Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining boundary security solutions and exposure to enterprise network architecture.
• Experience analyzing network traffic, using a variety of network tools to assess security-related events to assist in rapid identification and isolation of issues during incidents and outages.
• Migration of datacenters from IPv4 to IPv6
• Develop and design how virtual/physical firewalls are deployed including Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, and Juniper while being managed with FireMon.
• Integration concepts of InfoBlox into a multi grid enterprise solution across multiple datacenters.
• Strong troubleshooting skills specific to network security and ability to effectively work in cross functional teams as needed to resolve issues
• Must have the ability to work independently on multiple tasks

• BS degree with 12-15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience. Experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Influences development of solutions that impact strategic project/program goals and business results.
• Recommends and develops new technical solutions, products, and/or standards in support of functions strategy and operations.
• Leads and manages works of other technical staff that has significant impact on project results/outputs.
• Influences development of solutions that impact strategic project/program goals and business results.
• Recommends and develops new technical solutions, products, and/or standards in support of functions strategy and operations.
• Leads and manages works of other technical staff that has significant impact on project results/outputs.
• Influences development of solutions that impact strategic project/program goals and business results.
• Recommends and develops new technical solutions, products, and/or standards in support of functions strategy and operations.
• Leads and manages works of other technical staff that has significant impact on project results/outputs.
• Prepare or ensure that appropriate network documentation exists, including operational instructions and diagrams using Visio.