Network Data Engineer – Routing/Switching || Frisco, TX

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Hope to do well

My name is Ankit Kumar, a Lead Technical Recruiter with CBL Solutions. We are looking for a suitable candidate for the position, I came across your resume and found this a perfect  fit for this role. I would appreciate it if you can provide the best time and number to reach you to discuss this further

Position: Network Data Engineer – Routing/Switching

Location: Frisco, TX

Experience: 12+ years

Job Description

Mandatory Experience- Data LAN/WAN (Routing & Switching)

CCNP Certification is must.

The position of a Network Data L3 is responsible for the ongoing network operations management to provide 24×7 support.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience of networking technologies, such as routing, switching, wireless networking; managing heterogeneous environment & generate metrics related to Network performance, capacity, availability, failure rates, and will also have a strong background in network performance management, service delivery and strategic operations planning with a strong technical orientation & creative in problem solving.

Key responsibilities include:

•         This is a hands-on technical role:

•         Provide tier-3 (expert level) operational support to resolve critical business issues that require deep network troubleshooting techniques and performance analysis

•         Independently own the Network Infrastructure support solving complex issues and suggest design modifications as appropriate.

–          Ensure SLAs are met – Responsible for performance analysis, proactive troubleshooting and capacity planning for the Network platforms.

–          Perform monitoring and maintenance of overall environment working with experienced team members.

–          Perform change controls. Update process documentation and team portals

–          Participate in troubleshooting, capacity planning and analysis, performance analysis & Root Cause Analysis.

–          Communicate with peers and managers regarding system issues & participate in 24×7 on-call.

–          Automate operational tasks to make processes simpler and more robust.

–          Ability to handle multiple complex tasks in a dynamic environment, with tight deadlines concurrently.

•         Manage network service providers and matrixed resources 

•         Refresh heat-maps and operations plans for campus networks, and all WAN, LAN, and WLAN connectivity

•         Monitor and analyze statistical data to develop improvement plans for network and application performance 

•         Provide an effective network capacity plan

•         Develop and monitor global weekly and monthly trending reports by business sectors to justify future growth 

Additional Responsibilities Include:

•         Oversees the management of service level agreements (SLAs) with vendors and service providers

•         Oversees and directs all aspects of the 24/7/365 mission critical network/telecommunication infrastructure operations; including planning, supporting, and maintaining functions

•         Serves as the senior-level escalation point for network operations to resolve critical incidents 

•         Maintains policy and procedures manual, conducts monthly service review meetings with key stakeholders.

•         Provides leadership, management, direction, and technical oversight for the network operations department

Required Qualifications and Experience:

•         Bachelor’s degree, or related qualification

•         Certifications is a must (CCNP, CCDP, CCIE – SP or Routing/ Switching)                                                                          

•         Minimum 12+ years of working in a Network / Telecommunications role, with expert level experience with MPLS, SIP, IP, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, VPN, Firewalls, etc technologies

•         Experience of working in a multi-cultural, virtual team, across multiple geographical regions 

•         Experience with technologies such as: Cisco/Arista / Juniper HSRP/VRRP, VRF, VPC, VC, LACP, Fabric Path.

•         Extensive support of Routing Protocols/Technologies such BGP, OSPF, Logical Overlay, IOS-XR, MPLS VPN, Multicast.

•         Experience with DDI / IP Address management on solutions such as Infoblox

•         Strong understanding of application communication methodologies.

•         Ability to perform TCP/IP Network traces/packet captures with solid experience interpreting results.

•         High level of confidence and competence communicating on bridges.

•         Solid background in vendor management to drive incident resolution.

•         Experience with monitoring tools and strategies.

•         Execute and analyze packet captures using Netscout, Wireshark and other related technologies.

•         Perform or participate in complex maintenance or deployment activities.

•         Create or modify documentation in response to new events and learnings.

•         Routinely provide constructive feedback for improvement opportunities

•         Ability to coordinate and direct activities across multiple teams 

•         Excellent customer focus and engagement skills 

•         Ability to develop solutions within a complex operational environment 

•         Excellent verbal and written communications skills

•         Advanced knowledge of technical/business environment and problem determination strategies

•         Develops and maintains standard operating procedure manual and processes used by the team

Ankit Kumar

Team Lead

ankit@cblsolutions.com

Cerebral Technologies, Inc (D.B.A CBLSolutions) |

http://cblsolutions.com/

400 E Royal Lane, Ste 235, Irving, TX – 75039