Network Hosting and Fabric Services Engineer - 5 days on site There are five openings for this role Duration:  9+ Months Contract Designation:  5 days a week on site; Columbus OH, Alpharetta, GA, Marietta, GA, Kansas City, MO, Berkley Heights NJ, Omaha NE, Frisco/Dallas TX, Denver CO RAte: $75 Client Fiserv/WWT

Network Hosting and Fabric Services Engineer to support our client with their Network, Security, Cloud, Virtualization, SDN & Automation technologies.

Position Overview What does a successful Network Engineer do? A qualified candidate can expect a fast paced, challenging & rewarding role in delivering a variety of Network, Security, Cloud, Virtualization, SDN & Automation technologies. Individuals are commonly involved in early conceptual assessments through POC’s. Candidates should expect to be an integral part of many transformative initiatives that will institute automated self-service solutions to efficiently deliver on internal & external customer demands. What you need to have Excellent communication skills (written/verbal) to properly articulate complicated Network/Security designs to Management and Business partners

Meticulous documentation & task/time management skills

Practical knowledge of Industry standard Network/Security best practices & solutions

Excellent diagnostic skills in troubleshooting complex Networking technologies throughout all layers of the OSI model

Experience with Multi-Tenant & Multi-Data-Center deployments

Expert in tuning and diagnosing dynamic routing protocols and associated attributes for complex route manipulation

Experience in designing/deploying/maintaining highly available Underlay & Overlay Networking & Security constructs (MPLS, eVPN, VxLAN)

Experience with Software Defined Networking solutions (SDWAN, NFV, Cloud Provider Peering)

Experience with Coding & related Automation technologies

Experience in provisioning/protecting/maintaining Internet peering points, Public IP Management and DDOS services

Experience in Automating Network and/or Security deployments & functions in a Multi-Tenant/Multi-Data-Center environment

Experience in Coding/Scripting languages (Python, Ansible, Powershell, Netmiko, Netconf, Napalm, Jinja, Yaml, JSON, API’s)

Functional understanding of PCI/DSS controls, protections & best practices

Experience in deploying/diagnosing the following protocols & functions: IP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/S, VLANs, MPLS, IPSEC, DMVPN, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VRF, VxLAN, RPKI, eVPN, VRRP, MLAG, VPC, STP, Anycast, IPSEC, SSL, TLS

Must be a US Citizen living in the US (Continental) to qualify for government related security clearances. (6C for BOE, C2 for IRS)

What would be great for you to have Experience in deploying & maintaining large scale L2 & L3 Data Center Networks

Experience with Cisco (IOS & NXOS) and Arista (EOS) Data Center equipment

Layer1 & 2 Protocols (Spanning-Tree modes and modifications, Trunking, MLAG/VPC)

DataCenter Fabric deployment types (FabricPath, VxLAN, EVPN)

Interconnecting disperse DataCenter Fabric technologies (VxLAN, EVPN)

Layer3 Routing Protocols and Network Routing techniques (BGP, OSPF)

Deploying/Managing Complex BGP routing policies

Experience with VMWare platforms and Networking (VMotion, HCX, FXRails, VxRails)

Experience with Automation Toolsets, Scripting & Config Templating (GitLab, Python, Jinja, Netbox, Vendor API's)

Requirements Sr Network, Security, Cloud, Virtualization, SDN & Automation technologies. Individuals are commonly involved in early conceptual assessments through POC’s. Candidates should expect to be an integral part of many transformative initiatives that will institute automated self-service solutions to efficiently deliver on internal & external customer demands. What you need to have Excellent communication skills (written/verbal) to properly articulate complicated Network/Security designs to Management and Business partners Meticulous documentation & task/time management skills Practical knowledge of Industry standard Network/Security best practices & solutions Excellent diagnostic skills in troubleshooting complex Networking technologies throughout all layers of the OSI model Experience with Multi-Tenant & Multi-Data-Center deployments Expert in tuning and diagnosing dynamic routing protocols and associated attributes for complex route manipulation Experience in designing/deploying/maintaining highly available Underlay & Overlay Networking & Security constructs (MPLS, eVPN, VxLAN) Experience with Software Defined Networking solutions (SDWAN, NFV, Cloud Provider Peering) Experience with Coding & related Automation technologies Experience in provisioning/protecting/maintaining Internet peering points, Public IP Management and DDOS services Experience in Automating Network and/or Security deployments & functions in a Multi-Tenant/Multi-Data-Center environment Experience in Coding/Scripting languages (Python, Ansible, Powershell, Netmiko, Netconf, Napalm, Jinja, Yaml, JSON, API’s) Functional understanding of PCI/DSS controls, protections & best practices Experience in deploying/diagnosing the following protocols & functions: IP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/S, VLANs, MPLS, IPSEC, DMVPN, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VRF, VxLAN, RPKI, eVPN, VRRP, MLAG, VPC, STP, Anycast, IPSEC, SSL, TLS Must be a US Citizen living in the US (Continental) to qualify for government related security clearances. (6C for BOE, C2 for IRS) What would be great for you to have Experience in deploying & maintaining large scale L2 & L3 Data Center Networks Experience with Cisco (IOS & NXOS) and Arista (EOS) Data Center equipment Layer1 & 2 Protocols (Spanning-Tree modes and modifications, Trunking, MLAG/VPC) DataCenter Fabric deployment types (FabricPath, VxLAN, EVPN) Interconnecting disperse DataCenter Fabric technologies (VxLAN, EVPN) Layer3 Routing Protocols and Network Routing techniques (BGP, OSPF) Deploying/Managing Complex BGP routing policies Experience with VMWare platforms and Networking (VMotion, HCX, FXRails, VxRails) Experience with Automation Toolsets, Scripting & Config Templating (GitLab, Python, Jinja, Netbox, Vendor API's)