Technical/Functional Skills
Network Switching (LAN Technology); Network Routing (WAN Technology); Digital : Network Security Palo Alto
Roles & Responsibilities
Devices to manage:
• Routing / Switching /Palo Alto & Azure Networking
• Cisco -3048TP , ISR4321 ,C93180YC
• Palo Alto - PA-3220 ,Azure virtual appliance
• Aruba – 7210, 303H Aps
• Cellular OOB (technology TBD)
Azure networking
• VNETs ,Peering ,Routing ,VPN from cloud to on prem & ExpressRoute
Acumen for network security. All requests for opening gates, opening data flows should be scrutinized for potential exploitation, data leaks. Customers can be challenged for business need. Deference to policy and process, escalation and appropriate sign off on non-standard asks or potential risky behavior
• Security and protection of the environment comes FIRST
Day to day activities: ACL changes, port vlan changes, port enablement
Troubleshooting routing issues, unresponsive devices, end user issues, ACLs
Extreme attention to detail in planning, change management, documentation, adherence to process and communication.
• The bar is very high here as we need to document and show evidence of ever ything. No cowboy-ing fixes or changes on the fly
Work with customers to design and implement changes according to business needs
Device maintenance - Regular updates, Performance monitoring, Availability/health monitoring Recommendations for upgrades, potential bottlenecks, growth forecasting
WAN management/connectivity
Implementing encryption protocols; jealously guarding all communication between all nodes
Assist FTEs with network design
• Understand a building floor layout
• Connectivity between a central server room, IDF/MDF, edge switches and finally client devices
• Build for redundancy and high availability