Akkodis is hiring for a Network Engineer to serve our client in the healthcare space!
Location: Plano, TX
Employment type: full time/direct hire
Pay: up to $140,000
Our client is expanding their network engineering team by adding a new member to work in a hybrid environment, handling both on-premise and cloud infrastructure. As a Senior Engineer, you will require a technical network visibility SME to perform analysis for campus and data center network and knowledge of current network technologies including but not limited to Routing, Switching, Load Balancing, Domain Name Services (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Internet Protocol v4 and v6, Quality of Service (QoS), Voice over IP (VoIP). You will also implement Cisco application centric infrastructure for data center network to meet HITRUST and PCI DSS regulations for O'Neil healthcare and financial services.
Technical Requirements:
- Experience: Several years in enterprise and corporate networks, with strong expertise in data center technologies. Documentation skills are crucial.
- Skillset: Candidates should be proficient in network architecture, project management, and have a solid foundation in LAN/WAN, routing, switching, and data center operations.
- Hybrid Network: Our focus is 70% on-premise data centers, with 30% involving cloud technologies, virtualization, orchestration, automation, and programming.
- Multi-Vendor Expertise: We use Cisco, Palo Alto, and other vendors, but the focus is on a strong understanding of network fundamentals, regardless of specific vendor experience..
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with highly regulated healthcare and financial network services requiring next generation cyber security stack from Cisco, Checkpoint, and Fortinet to insurance network service confidentiality, integrity, and availability
- Work with regulated data in mainland China utlizing Aliyun cloud services
- Work with India financial data utilizing Google cloud services
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or a related field
- CCNP Route Switch/Data Center
- 5+ years of performing installation, maintenance, troubleshooting on a variety of network, LAN, WAN and wireless technologies, including but not limited to firewalls, routers, switches, wireless controllers, access points and end users
- Experience performing Core (L3) switch migrations
- Advanced working knowledge in BGP and OSPF with route redistribution and policy-based routing
- Firewall background experience in Cisco ASA, Fortinet and/or Check Point that includes: HA design/implementation, SSL-VPN, IPsec Ikev1-2, GRE tunneling, captive portal and endpoint protection, NAT
- Measure, evaluate, implement and review network performance improvement projects
- Use the best combination of Identity Services Engine (ISE) capabilities
- Deploy advanced network visibility and protection utilizing Stealthwatch to ensure error-free installation and integration into our network design
- Experience with Checkpoint CloudGuard, SandBlast, and next generation firewall features such as DLP, physical firewalls, Identity awareness, IPS, URL filtering, Antivirus, R80, and application control
- Experience with FortiGate Next-Generation firewalls, secure SD-WAN, IPS, Secure Web Gateway, management and analytics
*Preferred Qualities:
- Strong technical foundation in network architecture and security.
- Logical problem-solving approach, especially in scaling, security, and system durability.
- Bonus: Experience with Python, Ansible, DevOps practices, automation, and security tools like firewalls and endpoint protection.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client
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