Lead Network Engineer (contract)

Title : Lead Network Engineer

Location : Chandler, AZ

Duration : 18 months

Work Engagement : W2

Work Schedule: Hybrid 3 days in office/2 days remote

Benefits on offer for this contract position: Health Insurance, Life insurance, 401K and Voluntary Benefits

Summary

In this contingent resource assignment, you may: Participate in low to moderately complex initiatives and identify opportunity for process improvements within Network Engineering. Review and analyze basic or tactical Network Engineering assignments or challenges that require research, evaluation, and selection of alternatives, related to low-to-medium risk deliverables. Present recommendations for resolving low to moderately complex situations and exercise some independent judgment while developing understanding of function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements. Provide information to client personnel in Network Engineering. Required Qualifications: 2+ years of Network Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead or participate in implementing network security policies across routers and firewalls

• Manage production networks including Internet Protocol backbone, data centers and edge pops across the globe

• Ensure the continuous availability of all data network services

• Identify gaps, risks and issues and navigate organizational structure to resolve them

• Perform quarterly proactive network testing to ensure proper functioning and reliability of the network

• Investigate and remediate network capacity related issues

• Apply knowledge of security and regulatory policies to design and implement foolproof secured network solutions

• Provide resolution information and work with other teams to complete impact analysis

• Deliver comprehensive and maintenance plans for change management review and approval

• Mentor and train network operations team in the installation, configuration, and maintenance

• Partner cross-functionally with other Product Infrastructure teams in order to continuously improve and apply standards and policies relevant to operational excellence

• Design, implement, and support VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) configurations including virtual services, pools, policies, persistence, health monitors, and SSL/TLS profiles for application onboarding and lifecycle changes

• Support NGDC and data center migration activities by defining greenfield Avi designs, coordinating cutover and traffic swing plans, updating GSLB priorities or members, and validating application health endpoints and DNS alignment

• Provide consultation, troubleshooting, and change execution support for Avi requests, including documenting pre-change and post-change validation evidence, reviewing technical designs, and partnering with application, database, DNS, firewall, and migration teams

Key Requirements

• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Knowledge and understanding of network fundamentals, such as routing, subnets

• Knowledge and understanding of network infrastructure systems (routing, switching, load balancing, or firewalls) and internet technologies

• Knowledge and understanding of system engineering with emphasis on load balancing or network infrastructure

• Programming/coding skills in Python or Ansib

• Hands-on experience administering Avi load balancing services, including virtual services, pools, pool groups, health monitors, SSL/TLS certificates, persistence, and traffic policies

• Knowledge and understanding of principles and practices involved in designing, constructing, installing, maintaining, and operating Application Delivery Controllers, with emphasis on Avi controller architecture and application delivery patterns

• Knowledge and understanding of technology production support: installation environments utilizing three tiered architecture including web servers, app servers and database servers

• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills

• Experience with SSL/TLS certificates, HTTPS application delivery, and certificate validation/troubleshooting for load-balanced services

• Experience performing Avi controller or service engine upgrades, configuration deployments, and post-change validation, as well as F5 code upgrades where applicable

• Experience with base builds, initial configuration, and operational support for Avi controllers/service engines and F5 LTM/GTM platforms

• Experience supporting GSLB/global traffic management, site failover design, datacenter migration cutovers, and traffic swing activities for production and non-production environments

• Ability to provide technical consultation, interpret application architecture requirements, and document pre-change/post-change validation steps, evidence, and operational standards for repeatable delivery

• Experience working with LAN and WAN topologies, TCP/IP protocol, routers, switches, and firewalls in Internet, Intranet and Extranet environments

• Experience configuring and troubleshooting F5 OS version, 15.x, 17.x

• F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator or VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer(Avi) for Operators