Job Description
Altera, a member of the N. Harris Computer Corporation family, is seeking a Systems Engineer specializing in Networking to join their team. The role involves configuring, maintaining, and operating network infrastructure components, including routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless access points. The Systems Engineer will also be responsible for proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving network incidents, as well as contributing to 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
- Becomes a subject matter expert in network specialty domain
- Contributes to the implementation of major network infrastructure projects
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience in core Network and Security
- Experience in designing, implementation, and management of large-scale enterprise networks
- Experience in network security, multi-vendor firewalls
- Experience in configuration and implementation of network security tools
- Detailed understanding of L3 routing protocols OSPF & BGP
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
Altera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.