Manage and troubleshoot multi-vendor network environments across physical and virtual infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Lead Layer-2 and Layer-3 network troubleshooting and conduct Root-Cause Analysis with operations staff and vendors.
- Plan and execute network feasibility tests and proof of concept trials alongside systems engineering teams.
- Manage network hardware, software, and firmware certification processes.
- Operate and maintain lab environments using network equipment test sets.
- Configure and troubleshoot complex routing and switching protocols within data center fabrics.
Required Skills
- 5+ years of experience in network engineering.
- Hands-on experience with Cisco and Juniper routers and switches (physical and virtual).
- Proficiency with NOS such as Junos and IOS-XR.
- Experience with data center fabrics and load balancers including F5 and Brocade.
- Deep knowledge of MPLS, L2VPN, L3VPN, MBGP, BGP, and OSPF.
- Expertise in route policies, Cisco route-maps, and QoS.
- Working knowledge of VLAN, VRRP, GRE tunneling, and IPsec tunneling.
- Experience with Virtual Network Functions and hypervisors including VMware and KVM.
- Hands-on use of test sets such as IXIA or Spirent.
Preferred Skills
- Python scripting experience.