L3 Network Administrator

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY:

- Monitor, troubleshoot, and escalate production problems per operations processes, affecting the network infrastructure that includes Routers, Switches, Firewalls and Load Balancers
- Troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software issues of LAN/WAN, Firewalls and Load Balancers devices
- Troubleshoot Routing and QoS related issues on the LAN/WAN
- Implement change requests as per business needs on Routers, Switches, Firewalls and Load Balancers
- Work with the vendor/product in delivery of data network service, hardware and software to agreed service levels
- Supervising responsibilities including interviewing and training/coaching team members
- Keep up to date with new networking products and services
- Handling and Escalating highly impacting operational issues to upper Management and/or 3rd party vendor escalation
- Network and structure cabling design and Implementation
- Perform vendor interaction with internal and external support organizations
- Participate in team projects and project/technology transition
- Identify and resolve chronic issues
- Ability to erect new sites and develop Network Architectures

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

- 4-6 years experience in the troubleshooting and performance management of data infrastructure networks
- Customer service skills and client focus
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting Cisco Routers & Switches
- Knowledgeable in the following data circuit technologies TDM, MPLS, Ethernet, EoSDH and POS
- Expert knowledge in service provider level networking with knowledge in TCP/IP, Routing Protocols (OSPF and BGPv4, RIP etc). Specific knowledge of BGP, OSPF and IP protocols in MPLS & none MPLS Environment
- Experience working on CoS, QoS, WRED and related quality of service parameters
- Good understanding of high availability fundamentals (HSRP and VRRP)
- Hands-on experience on CISCO PIX, ASA and CHECK POINT Firewalls
- Hands-on experience on Load Balancers ( Cisco, Citrix Netscaler, Radware and F5)
- Hands-on experience of LAN switching technologies: STP, Trunking, Ether channel
- Expert Knowledge of VPN technologies and IPSec and GRE protocols
- Understanding of network protocols like FTP, TFTP, NTP, SNMP, DNS, DHCP
- Organizational and problem-solving skills

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS:

1. CCNA
2. CCNP
3. CCIE