Network Certification Technician

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Overall end-to-end certification of network devices and applications. This role includes design, testing and support aspects.
Team player and ability to grasp high level instructions is very important
Develop test plans
Execute certification tests and create test reports
Improve design through testing
Investigate new features
Tier 4 support
Lab support
Replicate and test production setup in a lab prior to deployment

SKILLS:

LAN Networking, Lab Setup, Network Testing, BGP, Spirent/IXIA required.
Understanding of IPv6 and experience with IPv6 implementation
Server OS background is needed - Solaris/Linux
Good understanding of application protocols - DHCP, Radius, LDAP, DNS
Experience with testing network application protocols - DHCP, Radius, LDAP, DNS
Some Scripting knowledge is needed - Perl, Shell
Experience with Cisco CNR DHCP and Juniper SBR
Network troubleshooting skills
Good documentation skills
Strong understanding of TCP/IP concepts
Must understand Routing Protocols
Strong understanding of switching concepts
VLANs
HSRP/VRRP
Knowledge of Multicast protocols
PIM-SSM
IGMP
Hands on experience with Cisco IOS and Juniper JunOS switching and routing hardware
Hands on experience with Load balancers - Brocade, F5
Knowledge of creating deployment guides, methods, procedures and troubleshooting guides