Network Engineer (Onsite)

Description
Network Engineer
Location: New York City, New York ( Onsite role )
Qualification:

• B Sc, B Com, Relevant Diploma Degrees (CSC, Electronics), BE
• 4+ years of experience in Networking administration, upgrades, implementation, or engineering.
• Experience working with Cisco routers and switches.
• Experience working with F5 load balancers.
• Experience working with Palo Alto firewalls and exposure to other network security protocols, systems, and triage.
• Any Cisco certification is a nice to have (CCNA, CCNE,CCNA. etc.)

Job Duties & Responsibility:

• Troubleshoot and debug Networking related issues & triage issues as needed.
• Work independently and collaboratively with stakeholders.
• Document processes and create technical documentation.
• Perform Bug Scrubbing activity and provide industry standard solutions for BugFix.
• Ability to think outside the box to solve complex technical issues. Use professional concepts and company objectives to solve complex issues.
• Manage cross country teams and mentor them and solve any technical issues and provide solutions.
• Partnering with technical and business leaders across the organization to drive value from the technology solutions.
• Identify and remove waste in the software development lifecycle to improve flow throughput productivity and quality.
• Work with OEM vendors in identifying the recommended code version for upgrade.
• Validate hardware compatibility for applying the planned code upgrade.
• Prepare step by step guide/runbook for patch upgrade with a backup plan.
• Coordination and monitoring of patch management process and deployments; including interacting with various stakeholder groups.
• Device configuration backup and restoration.
• Provide Hands and feet support during upgrades.

Must Have Skills

• Cisco ISE

• Palo Alto Internet Gateway

• Infloblox IPAM

• Load Balancer BIG IP / F5

• Switching & Routing Cisco

Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $[85,000.00 - 115,000.00] depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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Qualifications
Technical Skills
SNo
Primary Skill
Proficiency Level *
Rqrd./Dsrd.
1
Cisco ISE
PL3
Required
2
Palo Alto Internet Gateway
PL3
Required
3
Infloblox IPAM
PL3
Required
4
Load Balancer BIG IP / F5
PL3
Required
5
Switching & Routing Cisco
PL3
Required
* Proficiency Legends
Proficiency Level
Generic Reference
PL1
The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels.
PL2
The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects.
PL3
The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects.
PL4
The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.