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Our client is seeking a Network Specialist to lead a Firewall upgrade project. This is a one year contract. The consultant will need to be onsite 1 day per week in the company's Brooklyn offices.
- Perform analysis and design of the network using primarily but not limited to Cisco technologies to ensure minimum impact to services during network refresh activities.
- Complete router/switch Cisco configuration templates for newly deployed or legacy devices.
- Perform SNMP, syslog, NTP and NetFlow testing.
- Coordinate after hours changes with various agencies, create change tickets, pursue approvals, and respond to any questions that may be raised.
- Research and resolve network problems related to the implementation, open TAC cases as needed and identify root causes.
- Document Network in compliance with OTI standards.
- As part of any decommissioning activity: remove legacy configurations, remove unused IP subnets, ports from documentation, and update network diagrams.
, VoIP or QoS.
- Minimum twelve years of experience in the field of networking
- Must have hands-on experience with BGP, MPLS, OSPF routing protocols in a large environment.
- 4 years of experience reviewing project design and system documents.
- 12 years of experience of Cisco network installations in multiple ring configurations interconnected over dark fiber.
- 6 years of experience in deploying Cisco Catalyst / Nexus Switches and Company routers, with complete understanding of the limitations of line cards, power supplies and feature-sets.
- Experience in MPLS, EIGRP, OSPF, iBGP, eBGP, IS-IS routing protocols
- 4 years of experience configuring CORE/PE and CPE routers/switches in a mid to large size organization or carriers.
- Detailed understanding of designing and implementing overall enterprise QoS solution, including queuing for Catalyst, Nexus and Company products.
- Detailed understanding of deploying management protocols (SNMPv3, Syslog, Netflow,etc.)
- Understanding of optical technology theories and testing including but not limited to fiber types, fiber terminations, attenuation, power transmission, bandwidth, budget and loss.
- Valid/current CCNP certificate
- Experience is designing including network architectural designs in MS Visio is desired
- Familiarity with City of New York network infrastructure environments and processes.
