L2 Network Engineer

Title: L2 Network Engineer

Duration: 3 months Contract to Hire

Location: Coral Gables

Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the US

Job Description

L2/3 capability as related to network design/architecture covering data, voice and storage to

support strategy and business requirements for connectivity, capacity, security, resilience, recovery,

and access. This may incorporate all aspects of the communications infrastructure, internal and

external, mobile, public, private, cloud, Intranet and data centers.

Current Environment

• Multiple data centers and 450+ office locations.
• Cisco Multi-Site Datacenter ACI/SDN.
• Cisco Nexus 9000 (ACI leaf/spine & standalone), Nexus 7000 (VDC), and Nexus 5000 switches.
• Cisco ASR multigigabit routers. Advanced IP traffic engineering via OSPF, BGP & EIGRP routing.
• Cisco ASA (for NAC-enabled remote-access VPN), ISE, and AnyConnect VPN.
• Cisco Enterprise Wireless Controllers with 900+ wireless-access-points.
• Palo Alto Firewalls + Panorama, and FortiNet FortiGate Firewalls + FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer
• Site-to-Site VPN via FortiNet FortiGate SDWAN and Palo Alto FW.
• FortiNet FortiNAC.
• Vivai Solutions Observer Apex, GigaStor, OMS and Analyzer.
• Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Unity Voice Mail, UCCX, ExpressWay and QoS.
• Cloud exchange peering with Amazon Web Services and Azure cloud computing platforms.
• NetScaler Load Balancers & Infoblox centralized DHCP.
  
  

Responsibilities

• L2/3 responsibility for network strategy, architecture, implementation and steady-state support.
• Produces network design policies addressing connectivity, capacity, interfacing, security,
  
  

resilience, recovery, access, and remote access.

• Produces and maintains specifications, topologies, configuration and design documentation.
• Specifies user/system interfaces, including validation and error correction procedures,
  
  

processing rules, access, security and audit controls.

• Assesses associated risks; specifies recovery routines and contingency procedures.
• Function as subject matter expert for at least one area of data and voice infrastructure.
  
  

Position Requirements

Formal Education & Certification

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems and 5 years related work
  
  

experience or any equivalent combination.

• Must possess current certifications in networking.
• Certifications in Palo Alto, FortiGate, Citrix NetScaler and related security technologies
  
  

preferred.

L2 Knowledge and Experience

• Traffic-engineering experience with BGP.
• Experience with AWS/Azure cloud services.
• Experience with Cisco Multi-Site ACI.
• Experience with Palo Alto FWs & Panorama and/or FortiNet FortiGate FWs & FortiManager
  
  

/FortiAnalyzer.

• Experience with enterprise wireless technology.
• Must be very comfortable with technical elements of network security and design, to include
  
  

IPSec VPN (S2S, RA, DMVPN & B2B) TCP/IP, firewalls, IPS/IDS, VoIP, load balancers, routers

and switches.

• Knowledgeable in Cisco Unified Communications Manager and UCCX a plus.
  
  

Personal Attributes

• Excellent written, oral, and communication skills.
• Ability to conduct and direct research into IT issues and products.
• Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language.
• Highly self-motivated, self-directed, and attentive to detail.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
  
  

Work Conditions

• Some travel may be required for meeting with stakeholders, network projects, etc..
• Ability to lift at least 50lbs for hardware equipment installations as needed
  
  

Our benefits package includes:

• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) retirement plan
• ...and much more!
  
  

About INSPYR Solutions

Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.

INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.