• Lead, deliver , implement and maintain end-to-end network, and security infrastructure solutions utilizing new technologies, including on prem and cloud solutions
• Desing and maintain security posture and resilient network, throughout the entire network and security landscape
• Recommend and drive recommended changes as needed in response to technology trends , business needs or audits
• Undertake projects workload and while ensuring necessary deliverables are achieved within agreed project time and cost constrains , ensuring closure and design documentations availability and accuracy
• Carry out routine maintenance, failover tests , and drills to continuously monitor the network against established thresholds and BCP benchmarks
• Perform proactive incident response and closure within SLAs and maintaining RCAs and KBs
• Assist with development and management of the Network and security budgets.
• Align with IT risk management initiatives and Internal/External corporate audit

Essential:

• 7 plus years of relevant experience
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science
• Required certifications CCNP Security or Emterprise or FCP or PCNSA
• Thorough understanding and experience in network LAN solutions and technologies, including but not limited to campus switching, complex multi routing, WAN, SD-WAN, PBR, non-blocking datacenter technologies. (Expert-Advanced)
• Advanced understanding on wireless technologies, including wireless profiles, RF, manipulation in 5 GHZ. ad 2.4 frequencies (Expert-Intermediate)
• Thorough understanding and experience on designing, manipulation and, troubleshooting, all routing protocols and technologies including, BGP, OSPF , EIGRP , RIP , IS-IS , MPLS, and re-distribution (Expert-Advanced)
• Expert on designing and troubleshooting advanced switching protocols, including but not limited spanning tree, port-channels, VPC, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP (Expert-Advanced)
• Through understanding and experience on security solutions, including, IPS/IDS and firewalls
• Knowledge and hands on experience in Multi-Pod cisco ACI environment is an advantage
• Experience with cisco Intent based networking (Cisco DNA) and Meraki platforms (Expert-Beginner)
• Advanced knowledge and experience on Cloud, Datacenter networking, computing, and security (Expert-Advanced)
• Advanced knowledge and experience on L2/L3 Multicast and streaming protocols (PIM, IGMP , RP)
• Experience on IP-Telephony solutions (Expert-Beginner/Basic)
• Experience on multiple monitoring and reporting platforms including (Riverbed , ManageEngine SolarWinds , PRTG , ZABIX ) (Expert-Intermediate)
• Working Experience with ITIL frameworks. (Expert-Intermediate)

Hands on experience on platforms including but not limited to :

• Cisco Catalyst and Nexus (ACI and NX-OS modes) (Mandatory)
• Aruba, Cisco, and Ruckus enterprise wireless systems (Mandatory)
• WAF and ADC solutions (Citrix, F5, Sophos, and Azure GW) (Desirable)
• Fortinet, Palo-Alto, FTD, Juniper, and Sophos Next-Gen Firewalls (Mandatory)
• Cisco and FortiGate SD-WAN solutions and platforms (Mandatory)
• Cisco ISR routers (Mandatory)
• Blade-switching (Oracle Exadata , Synergy , IBM-Blade) (Desirable)
• Cisco and Ribbon enterprise telephony systems and voice gateways (Desirable)
• Aruba ClearPass , Cisco ISE, and NetScout , 802.1X NAC and AAA solutions (Mandatory)

Interpersonal Skills:

- Can-Do/Will-Do Attitude

- Committed to achieve

- Continuous development

- Quick learning

- Team player

- Ability to work with the least supervision