Cisco Firepower Network Engineer

Title: Cisco Firepower Network Engineer

Location: Pomona, CA (Hybrid-Two days a week onsite (Tuesdays and Thursdays preferably)

Job Type: 3 Months CTH role.

Face-to-face Interview

Interviews: - One virtual technical screening.
- 1st on-site (Pomona) technical interview.
- 2nd on-site non-technical interview.

Description:

Shift: 8 AM - 5 PM PST
Once a month 24x7 on call for one week.

Must have skill set :

- 3+ years of experience with Cisco Firepower Firewall (FTD)

- 1+ years of experience with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine)

- 3+ years of experience with Cisco routers and switches

Role Responsibilities:

Must have great experience on Routing & Switching & Wireless.

Vendors supported - Juniper, Cisco, Riverbed , Aruba , DC , Network Routing and Switching Must be expert of routing, switching, wireless, LAN and WAN, i.e., L2 (Wireless IEEE 802.11 a, Ethernet, IEEE 802.1x std. STP, MSTP, RSTP, Dynamic VLAN, HSRP/VRRP.) / L3 (Routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, BGP.), NEXUS, SD-WAN

Ensuring all configurations are in compliance with network standards, reviewing log files, SD-WAN, LAN, WAN, NMS

Participate in the setup, deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting and documentation of enterprise-level, mission-critical, network infrastructure components

Looking to have strong knowledge of Viptela SDWAN (Hands-on) and Aruba and Cisco Wireless

Teaming with project managers, cross-functional technology and business teams to ensure successful projects

Owning and documenting escalated support tickets and service requests through resolution via ServiceNow

Adaptive, communication, presentation and leadership skills

Full understanding of WAN/LAN internetworking, protocol interoperability, network architecture development and requirements for testing / proof of concept

Knowledge of Wireless, Nexus, SD-WAN

Working knowledge of Networking products from Cisco, Dell & Extreme Networks

Skills and knowledge and adherence to ITIL & Change Management processes

Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

Strong customer service skills; interfaces with customers, end users, partners and associates

Additionally, the candidate must work well within a team, adapt easily to change, and possess the flexibility to travel. Candidate should have a history of working unsupervised while achieving required goals

Rotating on-call, support queue management, preforming network system analysis and reporting

Willing to work in 24X7 environment.

Basic Required Qualifications:

8+ years of experience on managing LAN & WAN Infrastructures

8+ years’ experience on Routing & Switching, Riverbed & Wireless

Vendor experience to include - VELO Cloud, Cisco, Riverbed

Highly Preferred Skills:

Preferred knowledge of VELO Cloud /SDWAN/Meraki(Hands-on) and Aruba/Cisco Wireless

Job Type: Contract

Salary: $30.00 - $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• CISCO: 7 years (Preferred)
• FIREPOWER: 5 years (Preferred)
• FIREWALL: 5 years (Preferred)
• IDENTITY SERVICES: 5 years (Preferred)
• ROUTERS: 4 years (Preferred)
• SWITCHING: 4 years (Preferred)
• LAN OR WAN OR MAN: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road