Network Administrator (Piscataway NJ / Hybrid / 12 month Contract)
Optomi, in partnership with a leader in technology infrastructure solutions industry, is seeking a Network Administrator for a hybrid role in Piscataway, NJ. The right candidate will have experience installing and configuring network infrastructure.
Responsibilities of the right candidate:
- Install and configure network infrastructure to support business-critical services.
- Work with vendor technologies including Cisco, Fortinet, and F5.
- Engage primarily in project implementation and upgrade programs.
- Gain hands-on experience with traditional and NextGen networking and management technologies.
- Support the refresh of the network estate.
- Must be self-motivated; be able to drive projects to meet agreed timescales whilst working with minimal supervision.
Experience of the right candidate:
- Knowledge of networking technologies commonly used in investment banking, including Cisco Nexus 9000, 7000, 5000, and 2000 series hardware.
- Strong network operations (complex troubleshooting) and deployment (project) experience.
- Good knowledge and experience of core networking technologies including routing, switching, multicast, network security and network management on a Cisco IOS/NX-OS infrastructure.
- Good knowledge of Cisco LAN architectures including working with Cisco Nexus platforms and EVPN/VXLAN & SDA deployments.
- Familiar with utilizing Cisco management platforms like DCNM & DNAC to manage configuration deployment.
- Experience in the deployment and support of VPN solutions (Cisco ASA/Firepower/AnyConnect) to support both remote access and client/vendor services.
- Extensive knowledge of network routing protocols, predominately OSPF & BGP and their deployment within a virtualized environment.
- An understanding of Network Security including Fortinet competence for firewall administration and support as well as ISE and NAC deployments as network authentication solutions.
- Knowledge of WAN architectures.
- Experience of working with Wireless technologies including controllers and Access Points and associated management platforms.
- Experience of using protocol analyzers & decoding skills (Wireshark interpretation).
- Competent in using network monitoring tools (Opsware, SevOne, Corvil, ThousandEyes, SMARTS)
- Experience of using scripting languages i.e. Ansible/Python, a PLUS.
- Must have flexible availability as implementation work will take place on Weekends and Weekdays after 6PM.
