Senior Network Engineer
Tempe, AZ
**Hybrid**
Contract
$53.33/hr - $63.33/hr
Tempe, AZ company is seeking a Senior Network to join their team for a contract opportunity.
Leverage the latest technology to solve business problems in a collaborative environment at this Fortune 500 transportation giant. Top technical resources are retained on long-term contract engagements.
Responsible for leveraging cutting edge technology to solve business problems by participating in all phases of the development process from inception through transition, advocating the agile process and test-driven development, using object-oriented development tools to analyze, model, design, construct and test reusable objects, and making the codebase better.
**Required Skills & Experience**
+ Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training.
+ 5 years of experience in a highly technical professional environment.
+ 5 years of experience in a Network environment working with route switch, firewalls, VPN, IDS/IPS.
+ 2+ years of experience in Microsoft Azure or AWS/Oracle/IBM networking technologies.
+ Senior Level experience with Data Center infrastructure solutions: VPN, Cisco (Route and Switch), Palo Alto firewalls.
+ CCNP – Security, DC, Routing, Switching, CCIE, PCNSE (Palo Alto)
+ Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Microsoft Certified
+ Proven ability to build, cultivate, and promote strong relationships with internal customers at all levels of the organization, as well as with IT counterparts, business partners, and external groups.
+ Ability to deploy and execute datacenter and cloud network technologies; firewall technologies, intrusion detection/prevention, micro-segmentation, and software defined network, and software defined WAN.
+ Extensive experience with Data Center infrastructure solutions: Cisco (Route and Switch), Palo Alto (FW + IDS/IPS functions), Cisco VPN and Zscaler VPN
+ Extensive experience with programming/scripting languages and frameworks in support of automation, such as Python or Ansible.
+ Ability to design Ansible networking playbooks (and/or via Python scripts, REST API) for Palo Alto, Zsclaer, Cisco IOS/IOS-XE/NX-OS.
+ Good hands-on knowledge on Panorama and its template hierarchy..
+ Comprehensive knowledge on routing protocol BGP (community strings, route maps, route filters. attributes).
+ Strong experience in building site to site VPN tunnels for both Cisco and Palo Alto’s platform.
**Desired Skills & Experience**
+ Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training.
+ Airline Industry experience.
+ Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
**What You Will Be Doing**
+ Install, configure, and manage a highly available and scalable datacenter and cloud networks.
+ Design, implement, and maintain robust firewall infrastructure to protect the organization from external and internal threats.
+ Monitor firewall performance and manage configuration changes to ensure the security and stability of the network.
+ Configure and manage Azure networking components such as Virtual Network, Load Balancer, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, and NSG.
+ Manage and configure firewalls (e.g., Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Juniper) for optimal performance and security.
+ Transforms the organization by leveraging and enabling automation, orchestration, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
+ Serves as an advocate for business stakeholders into IT and helps evangelize the role of network engineering technology back to the business.
+ Provides well-considered counsel to leadership and other business service leaders on the strategic two to three-year technology roadmap for all software defined technologies.
+ Presents innovate forward thinking concepts and technology to improve business processes.
+ Contributes to our positive, team-oriented culture by developing and maintaining cooperative relationships, facilitating the resolution of conflicts, and accepting and providing constructive feedback.
**You will receive the following benefits:**
+ Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
+ Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
+ Vision Benefits
+ Health Savings Account (HSA)
+ Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
+ Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
+ Hospital Indemnity Insurance
+ 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
+ Paid Sick Time Leave
+ Legal and Identity Protection Plans
+ Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
+ 529 College Saver Plan
Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
**Posted by:** Crystal Susong
**Specialization:** Network Engineering
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