Senior Network Engineer | Cisco Expert | Bulgaria

Company Description:

Take your career to new heights! Join our Sutherland Bulgaria Team and help support the most exciting projects. As a Senior Network Engineer on the Network Team, you will be part of a dedicated group of diverse professionals creating and supporting cutting-edge solutions for our in-house operations and clients’ critical missions.

Job Description:

Sutherland is currently looking to add a Senior Network Engineer to their team in Bulgaria! This position requires the fundamental understanding of Switching, Routing, and the TCP/IP Stack to include:

• Analyzing, monitoring, troubleshooting, repairing, and upgrading of network devices, firewall appliances and other devices.
• Assist with designing and implementing large-scale network and Network Security solutions across the data center, campus, wide-area, Wi-Fi, and cloud.
• Integrate automation and orchestration in the above designs, use network automation techniques to reduce repetitive workload, and improve project efficiency.
• Work with clients to better understand their requirements and develop innovative solutions to address them.
• Explore novel approaches to system integration with existing networking technologies. Help to create repeatable processes, detailed documentation, and artifacts that will be used at scale to develop and evolve enterprise technologies.
• Work with Engineering teams to define detailed Engineering requirements and system-level design, as well as provide architectural expertise and guidance.
• Respond to alerts, events, and customer reported issues within stated service level agreements and escalate problems as required to the engineering team and resolve significant matters exercising independent judgment ensuring that performance standards are met.
• Work with cross-functional teams (network, cloud, software, compute) and develop technical activities for customer trials and deployments.

The Senior Network Engineer must be able to support a broad range of solutions that address critical organizational needs, such as enterprise converged networks, IT security (Cisco ASA and Firepower firewalls), VoIP, and telecommunications backbone networks.

The Senior Network Engineer must thrive in a challenging and rewarding environment. This person will help configure, install, troubleshoot, analyze, and maintain global networks. The Senior Network Engineer must be comfortable interfacing with fortune 500 clients. Must be able to travel approximately 10% and work various off shift and weekend hours supporting projects and participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation.

Responsibilities:
• Configures, tests, and maintains corporate LAN/WAN equipment and related services
• Identifies, diagnoses, and resolves network problems
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all implemented networks
• Assist in preparation of proposals and solution presentations under the direction network director or team lead
• Daily maintenance and problem resolution, operating system patches and software upgrades, and routine hardware configuration
• Travel 10% may be required
• Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation. Work weekends and off shift for project and support.
• Other duties as assigned by the director of networking
• Obtain and maintain required certifications for partnership with key vendors
 

Qualifications:

• Must be Cisco Certified or working towards at least a CCNP with qualifying and in-depth Cisco networking experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in configuration of Palo Alto, Cisco ASA or Firepower Firewalls.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in configuration of Cisco routers [ISR4xxx and ASR1xxx] and switches (Catalyst 4500, 6500, 9500 and Nexus 5K and 9K). 
• Thorough technical knowledge in the design, implementation, and operation of TCP/IP networks to include Layers 1-3 routing
• Understanding of EIGRP
• Detailed understanding of BGP with route filters, prefix-lists and communities.
• WIFI experience is a requirement. Will be accountable for stability of WIFI in Colombia region.
• Understanding or working knowledge of Python would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of or experience working with Confluence collaboration software would be beneficial. 
• A working knowledge of the Cisco ACI fabric, experience with Cisco ACI will be a plus.
• A complete working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Microsoft Visio for network designs and diagrams.
• Must have excellent communication skills of the English language (verbal and written).

Additional Information:

Desired skills/qualifications in the following:
•    Palo Alto Firewall / Panorama Firewall Management
•    Cisco SDWAN, BGP, OSPF
•    Cisco ASA, Firepower, FMC.
•    Zscaler, F5, DNAC, ISE, Firemon

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