Senior Network Engineer- Expertise with Palo Alto

Job Description

2-3 months CONTRACT-TO-HIRE for H1b

FTE for GC and US citizens.

Job Title: Sr.Network Engineer

Job Type: Onsite in any one location Denver or Las Vegas or San Diego

Prefer US Citizens and GC holders

Key Skills:

Expertise in Routing, Switching

Expertise in Palo Alto Firewall

experience with Cisco L2/L3 equipment’s, SolarWinds

CCNP certification is a must to have

Bank is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join a lean team that supports our entire networking environment to manage both new capabilities and the day-to-day, 24×7 production support of the network (core, distribution, wired & wireless access layers, WAN, and network security) and will be heavy on Firewall. This position will report on-site at our HQ in San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities:

* Manage both new capabilities and the day-to-day, 24×7 production support of the network (core, distribution, wired & wireless access layers, WAN, and network security)
* Ensure the policies, standards, and standard operating procedures for how-to documents are developed and utilized
* Responsible for overall design, configuration, implementation and support of the local and wide area networks at
* Assist in the design and development of network implementations
* Participate in disaster recovery planning, development, exercises and actual events
* Evaluate and test software changes and updates supplied by vendors, prior to installation
* Work with vendors, application developers, database administrators, corporate IT, and other technology groups to resolve any problems
* Conduct routine hardware and software audits of all supported systems to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, procedures, and requirements
* Document network deployment and maintain up-to-date network diagrams
* Troubleshoot and manage calls/tickets from the technical services group and assist with network administration
* Help provide technical direction to the company in the LAN/WAN environment and provide project management or assistance for network-related initiatives
* Provide analysis of network configuration and related documentation. Monitor systems for network alerts and events so quick response can be provided and issues can be pro-actively addressed
* Plan, install, and setup physical and virtual servers to meet application, security, and regulatory requirements
* Document production systems for security, capacity, and usage
* Maintain existing servers and clients using available administration tools
* Monitor servers and their usage and capacity to minimize problems and outages
* Maintain the process involved in administration, maintenance, security, backup, and recovery
* Work to expand security knowledge of banking and work-group software and to maintain current in network, mainframe, client server, and internet/intranet platforms
* Review Cloud technologies for Infrastructure solution alternatives
* Ensure that deliverables are produced within the planned budget and time-frame
* Analysis, testing, documentation, implementation and support of global data technologies
* Participate in office relocations, expansions, and other infrastructure changes

Requirements:

* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
* 5+ years of networking experience with Cisco L2/L3 equipment
* 3+ years’ managing Cisco network proficient with Routing / Switching protocols.
* 3+ years’ experience with Palo Alto devices and Load balancers.
* 2+ years’ experience with SolarWinds Orion
* Technical knowledge of AD and related services (DNS, DHCP, NPS, LDAP)
* Ability to work on assignments with minimal supervision.
Preferred:

* CCNP and/or CCNA