Network Engineer

Network EngineerLocation: Sunnyvale, CA6-12 months projectFully Onsite (Only locals)Mode of Interview - Phone and in person laterRounds of interview - 2 to 3Reports to: IT Director, Network EngineeringRoles 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-provisioningProvide Root cause analysis to production outages as requiredSupport 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 SecurityCisco or similar Certifications - Cisco CCNP or similar (Must have)Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experienceCisco 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.