Cisco Network Architect

Job description

<p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </p> <p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><b><u>Note : Senior Resources with at least 15+ yrs experience with Required Certifications mentioned should be active</u></b></p> <p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </p> <p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </p> <p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><b>Job Description:</b></p> <ul style="caret-color:#000000; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:auto; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:auto; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration:none" type="disc"> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white; margin-right:23px">We are seeking a <b>Sr. Cisco Network Architect</b> to be accountable for the direction, strategy, and implementation of the overall Enterprise (cross domain) Network Infrastructure Architecture.

The Architect will design complex LAN and WAN strategies to meet a broad spectrum of business needs; coordinate the implementation, optimization, and operation of LAN/WAN systems including procurement, installation, configuration, and management; provide strategic planning, evaluations, and recommendations to users and management; and create and maintain proper record of network design and solutions.</li> </ul> <p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><b>Required Experience:</b></p> <p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-indent:-0.25in; margin-right:39px; margin-left:48px"> +10 years of providing network systems design, implementation, and support in an enterprise- class environment with a complex network architecture.</p> <ul style="caret-color:#000000; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:auto; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:auto; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration:none" type="disc"> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Cisco routing and switching experience.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Cisco Firewalls experience.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Cisco Wireless experience.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">F5 Load Balancers experience.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Infoblox (DNS & DHCP) experience.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Network Design of complex environments (legacy and SDA)</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Integration of difference technologies, services and technologies</li> </ul> <p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><b>Required Certification:</b></p> <ul style="caret-color:#000000; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:auto; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:auto; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration:none" type="disc"> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white; margin-right:82px">CCDP Design (Specialty) OR CCNP Routing & Switching (Specialty) OR CCNP Data Center (Specialty) OR CCNP Wireless (Specialty)</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Cisco DNA</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Cisco ISE</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Cisco ACI</li> </ul> <p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><b>Preferred</b><b> Education:</b></p> <ul style="caret-color:#000000; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:auto; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:auto; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration:none" type="disc"> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration or related field.</li> </ul> <p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><b>Responsibilities:</b></p> <ul style="caret-color:#000000; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:auto; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:auto; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration:none" type="disc"> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white; margin-right:37px">Coordinate network strategies, participate in technology selection activities, and work with the business and IT stakeholders to ensure the long-term network infrastructure technology plan.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white; margin-right:75px">Collaborate with executive leadership to develop and communicate long term vision and comprehensive strategic plans for infrastructure and enterprise architecture solutions.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Serve as a hands-on technical expert for enterprise-wide network infrastructure technology.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Define principles/standards for infrastructure and/or enterprise architecture.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Lead vendor evaluation and selection of network technology solution.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white; margin-right:74px">Design and implement new network solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current networks.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white; margin-right:53px">Install, configure, and support network equipment including firewalls, routers, switches, and WAN performance and monitoring.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white; margin-right:49px">Design and deploy company LANs, WANs, and wireless networks, including firewalls, routers, switches, load balancers, DNS and DHCP servers, and other hardware.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Design, implement, and support firewalls, site-to-site VPNs, and remote-access VPNs.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white; margin-right:36px">Conduct research on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the networking industry.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Oversee new and existing equipment, hardware, and software upgrades.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white; margin-right:42px">Interact and negotiate with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure network products and services.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Procure network equipment and manage subcontractors involved with network installation.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white; margin-right:69px">Submit changes to arrange scheduled software and firmware updates keeping equipment patched and to the latest system releases.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Create complex design artifacts including network layouts and logical/physical designs.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white; margin-right:44px">Ensure proper documentation including design, procedural and lessons learned; maintain and update existing documentation.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white; margin-right:73px">Produce clearly written technical deliverables for both internal and external stakeholders including design diagrams and planning guides.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Develop and evaluate system/network performance criteria and measurement methods.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white; margin-right:26px">Research current technology; provides ongoing information to management, peers, and network users regarding enhancements and innovations.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Design and implementation of Legacy Networks.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Design and implementation of SDA Networks (DNA and ACI).</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Create, modify and troubleshoot Cisco ISE policies.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Create and maintain proper record of network design and solutions.</li> </ul> <p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><b>Please let me know if you require any of the additional skills/experience:</b></p> <p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><b>Cisco Data Networking:</b></p> <ul style="caret-color:#000000; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:auto; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:auto; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration:none" type="disc"> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white; margin-right:73px">Lead the design, configuration, and management of Cisco networking data center equipment</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Oversee network monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Lead complex technical design discussions with different teams</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Experience with advance routing and complex environment</li> </ul> <p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><b>Cisco NGFW: Design, Implement and Manage.</b></p> <ul style="caret-color:#000000; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:auto; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:auto; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration:none" type="disc"> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Design, deploy and manage Cisco NGFW Firewalls for advanced network security.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Deploy best practice between Cisco NGFW and (legacy networks, SDA, ACI and ISE)</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Upgrades and patches to Cisco NGFW</li> </ul> <p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><b>Identity Management and Access Control:</b></p> <ul style="caret-color:#000000; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:auto; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:auto; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration:none" type="disc"> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Design, deploy and manage Cisco ISE for Network Access Control.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Upgrades and improvement to Cisco ISE.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Design and implementation of NAC best practices</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">AAA and Radius authentication experience</li> </ul> <p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </p> <p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><b>Network Infrastructure:</b></p> <ul style="caret-color:#000000; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:auto; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:auto; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration:none" type="disc"> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Design, maintain, and optimize network components.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a seamless network infrastructure.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">High/Low level design of complex topologies</li> </ul> <p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </p> <p class="xelementtoproof" style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><b>Security and Threat Protection:</b></p> <ul style="caret-color:#000000; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:auto; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:auto; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration:none" type="disc"> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Stay updated with the latest cybersecurity practices and technologies.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Deploy security best practices and standards at all the campus network.</li> <li style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Proactive patching to network components.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </p> <p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </p>

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