Network Systems Engineer

Our client, a multinational company that designs, manufactures, and sells networking equipment is seeking a Network Systems Engineer who meets the below requirements:

Regular work activities:

· Daily team collaboration on work activities and priority check points

· Perform in-depth troubleshooting to root cause and resolve issues in data center environment

· Execute tasks in a time efficient manner to meet project/team timelines and expectations

· Deliver clear and concise documentation on completed work

· Execute work as it is defined by the Agile methodology

· Maintaining tidy, safe, and compliant lab/work areas defined in Cisco standards and requirements

Technical skills

· Configuring and maintaining virtual systems, VMware, OpenStack

o Configure bare metal set-ups

o VMware vCenter and ESX server configuration and administration (vSphere 6.0 – 6.7)

· Knowledge of UNIX/Linux operating system (RHEL/Ubuntu), configuration and networking is highly desirable

· L1-L3 networking knowledge and troubleshooting: CCNA preferred

o IPV4 and IPV6 subnetting

o DNS, DDNS and DHCP configuration administration

o Basic Networking knowledge/skills required:

§ Cisco Nexus datacenter switches (Nexus 5000, 7000) is a plus

o Understands cable standards, transceivers

o IP address management tools (IPAM)

o Port scanning tools

· Understanding/Administration of Cisco UCS-c and UCS-B series servers highly desirable

· Experience with Cisco CIMC or IPMI

· Experience with RAID controllers and configuration

· `Experience with monitoring tools like Nagios

· Experience on NFS or iSCSI

· Nice to have - Experience on variety of server admin hardware: Dell and HP

· Nice to have – experience with Netapp

Soft Skills:

· Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills

· Able to root cause complex problems and drive pro-active solutions.

· A self-starter and team player, who can multitask according to priorities

· Document best practices and problem-solving efforts for future implementation

· Communicate effectively and collaboratively with integrated lab team members, engineers and leadership

· A strong desire to learn new technologies and evolving technical concepts and various implementations

· Passionate about working in networking technology.

· Out-of-the box thinker, get things done right at first time

· Detail oriented with strong written and verbal skills

This is a purely onsite role. No C2C candidates or sub contractors will be entertained. Applicant must be local to the area.