Enterprise Data Center / Networking Engineer - CCIE certification required

Job Title: Enterprise Data Center Engineer

Role Type: Contract to Hire or Direct Perm

Location: REMOTE position

Clearance: Ability to obtain Public Trust Security Clearance (existing clearance strongly preferred)

MUST HAVE active CCIE certification (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert)

W2 only for this role / C2C not available

THE HIGH LEVEL

ALTA IT Services has an immediate need for an experienced Enterprise Datacenter / Networking Engineer interested in a remote opportunity!

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE

• Expertise with Cisco Datacenter Nexus switching, dashboard, fabric controller, insights, and data broker, as well as Cisco Routers, Palo Alto Firewalls, and F5 Network load balancers.
• Expertise with designing, implementing, and troubleshooting enterprise level large, multi-site, multi-vendor Datacenters.
• Expertise in Automation of networking and server installation, vulnerability remediation, and configuration updates.
• Expertise with engineering and migrating to Virtual eXtensible Local-Area Network and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
• Demonstrated success using modern DevOps methods and tools including automated testing tools and monitoring tools.
• Demonstrated ability to drive frequent release cycles (daily/weekly).

Minimum Education Level - Current Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Datacenter Certification

Minimum 15 years’ Experience as a datacenter engineer spanning multiple locations.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Selected candidate will work directly with customer teams to provide advanced engineering services inclusive of both test and real-world environment
• Perform highly complex technical tasks, solve highly complex technical problems or issues concerning customer’s enterprise Cisco infrastructure and it’s interconnections with other vendor’s systems
• Support the management, functionality, and security of customer’s Cisco inventory within the enterprise
• Participate in and support joint discussions with customer stakeholders on their overall software strategy to include the development of operating procedures and support documentation
• The Enterprise Datacenter Engineer will engineer, design, implement and troubleshoot networking systems across the customer enterprise in customer owned and leased spaces
• Lead implementations with multiple customer teams to accomplish mission goals.
• Assist with both high-level and low-level design documentations
• Effectively work independently and within a team environment

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

•Anticipated travel is up to 10%