Systems Engineer (Networking) - Req 2231

Job Description

Altera, a member of the N. Harris Computer Corporation family, is seeking a Systems Engineer (Networking) to join their team in India. The Systems Engineer will be responsible for configuring, maintaining, and operating network infrastructure components, including routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless access points. They will also monitor network performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement network infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities:

• Configures, maintains, and operates routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access points, load balancers, VOIP equipment, and monitoring tools
• Installs physical equipment, connects cabling, dresses communications racks, powers devices per provided documentation
• Oversees the proactive monitoring of the network infrastructure via monitoring tools, addresses alerts in a timely manner, and documents topologies and changes
• Mentors, coaches, and knowledge shares with junior associates and peers
• Is the escalation point for junior associates handling difficult incidents/requests
• Independently processes routine requests for network services, access, and documentation
• Independently troubleshoots and resolves major incidents, runs outage bridges, and seeks root cause analysis for complex network issues
• Independently owns network infrastructure projects from concept to completion including requirements gathering, implementation, turn up, testing, and hand off of the technology solution to the business
• Independently becomes a subject matter expert in one or more network specialty domain such as datacenter, firewall, wireless, load balancing, cloud networking, or VOIP
• Contributes to the implementation of major network infrastructure projects in cooperation with senior engineers and peers

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in core Network and Security
• Experience in data Security operations (Administration / Configuration/ Troubleshooting/ Design)
• Experience in designing, implementation, and management of large-scale enterprise networks with experience in network security, multi-vendor firewalls such as Checkpoint, Cisco ASA, Cisco Firepower, Fortinet, Sonicwall
• Experience in configuration and implementation of network security tools like Web Application Firewall/Network Intrusion Prevention System/Firewall Analyzer/DDOS
• Detailed understanding of L3 routing protocols OSPF & BGP
• Multi-Vendor deployment experience preferred (Whitebox is a plus)
• Experience on any firewall like Cisco ASA, Palo-Alto, checkpoint, Sonicwall etc.
• Solid understanding of client/server, networking, and Internet technologies
• Experience of networking technologies such as TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPBGP, MPLS VPNs, VxLAN, Multicast
• Experience of DMVPN, IPSEC and Encryption Standards, Network Security
• Should have good technical exposure to above Primary skills/technologies
• Understanding and implementation experience in network design principles VPN, Express route, Load balancing, Network watcher, Traffic manager, User define Routing. Azure Front door, WAF, Application Gateway etc.
• In-depth knowledge on Azure Compute, Storage, Network, backup, TCP/IP, VPN, Subnet, Routing, and Infrastructure as Service
• Knowledge of AWS and Azure architectural principles and key networking services such as
• Core network skills (TCP/IP, DNS, Packet Capture, Routing protocols; BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)
• Practitioner-level network automation skills using DevOps and CI/CD pipeline practices: Python or Shell Scripting, YAML etc.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or an associated discipline with 3 to 5+ years" experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of Degree.

Altera offers:

• Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer