We are looking for a Principal Network Engineer for one of our direct clients in Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
The Network Principal Engineer provides IT infrastructure engineering for data center and infrastructure upgrades, changes, troubleshooting, relocation and migrations specializing in advanced: Cisco, F5, Palo Alto solutions.
Responsibilities
Deploys, migrates, and documents post-sales engagement with customers based on ConvergeOne best practices
Works with a world class network integrator
Assists in the delivery of support and services to customer's expectations as proposed
Participates in the design, implementation and administration of Cisco infrastructure and related solutions
Troubleshoots high end issues with networking, security and wireless infrastructures
Assists in determining specific customer network requirements
Assists in developing specific network, security and wireless solutions
Assists in developing detailed implementation plans
Conducts architecture chalk talks and design concepts
Assists the sales team with pre-sales and post-sales opportunities
Facilitates and conduct product demonstrations, webinars and presentations to customers
Assists the sales team with requests for bids/proposals
assists sales with Requests for Quotes/Information
Creates Statements of Work (SOW's) for proposals and installations
Creates Build-of-Material (BOM's) and Visio's for proposals of solutions
Additional Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Provides leadership and technical mentoring
Qualifications
Must have extensive knowledge of high performance data center solutions, network infrastructure LAN/WAN, network security, and enterprise wireless infrastructures
Expert knowledge of Cisco Routers (ISR GEN1/2), Switches (including NEXUS and Catalyst Line), Security Appliances (ASA, IPS, MARS, NAC)
Expert knowledge of WAN Circuits, MPLS, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, RIP, FR/ATM, ACLs, TCP/IP, IPX
Extensive experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting VLANs using CISCO equipment, to include intimate knowledge of Spanning Tree Protocol, VLAN Trunking Protocol, inter-VLAN routing, IPV6 and trunking with ISL and 802.1q
Strong knowledge of VPN IPSec/SSL solutions and hands-on deployment experience
Knowledge of Load Balancing for Web systems and e-commerce uses
In-depth knowledge of Cisco IOS, NXOS, ASA and other technical configurations
Experience with monitoring, alerting and management tools such as: Ethereal, Solarwinds, Orion Network Monitor, hp OpenView
Knowledge of Cisco's IP Telephony and wireless product line. Specifically how to provision networks for deployment of these technologies and how to secure them
Hands on experience with CA deployment, Security posture assessment, and Security Policy generation is a strong plus
Must have extensive hands on experience with aforementioned technologies