Description

Key Responsibilities

· Design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise LAN, WAN, and data center networks.

· Configure and support Cisco, Arista, and Juniper networking equipment.

· Manage TCP/IP, VLANs, STP, OSPF, BGP, VRRP/HSRP, ACLs, NAT, QoS, DNS, DHCP, and VPNs.

· Administer Palo Alto Firewalls including Security Policies, NAT, GlobalProtect, IPSec VPN, HA, URL Filtering, and Threat Prevention.

· Configure and support Arista EOS, MLAG, LACP, Port Channels, Spine-Leaf architecture, and firmware upgrades. VXLAN/EVPN preferred.

· Design and support AWS networking including VPC, Route Tables, Security Groups, Transit Gateway, AWS Direct Connect, Site-to-Site VPN, ALB/NLB, and hybrid connectivity.

· Support Corporate Wi-Fi, Wireless Controllers, Guest Wi-Fi, and 802.1X authentication.

· Support low-latency Market Data Networking including IP Multicast, PIM, IGMP, multicast routing, and exchange connectivity.

· Work with Palo Alto, Arista, Cisco, AWS, ISPs, telecom providers, and market data vendors.

· Participate in production support, incident response, root cause analysis, documentation, and change management.

Must Have Skills

· Enterprise Routing & Switching

· Palo Alto Firewalls

· Arista Switching

· AWS Network Architecture & AWS Direct Connect

· Corporate Wi-Fi

· Market Data Networking (IP Multicast, PIM, IGMP)

· VPN & Hybrid Networking

· Wireshark, tcpdump, Datadog, Splunk

· Vendor Management

Good to Have Skills

· Linux Administration (RHEL/Rocky/Ubuntu)

· Python/Bash

· Ansible

· Terraform

· VMware

· Docker

· Kubernetes Networking

· HAProxy

· NGINX

Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.

· 5–8+ years of enterprise networking experience.

· Experience supporting mission-critical production environments.

· Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Preferred Certifications

· CCNA (Required)

· CCNP Enterprise

· Palo Alto PCNSA/PCNSE

· AWS Advanced Networking – Specialty

· AWS Solutions Architect – Associate

· Arista ACE

· RHCSA/RHCE (Good to Have

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree