Network Admin Sme

**Senior NetworkAdministrator (WAN, Firewall, Switch and WIFI exp)**

**Job Overview**:
**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Installation, support, upgrades, identification and resolution of network problems and customer requested enhancements
- Participate in Integrated Testing and User Acceptance of Application or Infrastructure Components
- Work closely with project teams, vendors and other systems staff to design network / security solutions and process improvements
- Documentation of processes and or procedures
- Belongs to an on-call rotation which includes off-hour duties

**Position Requirements/Qualifications**:

- 8+ years of experience supporting Cisco based networking equipment and the associated protocols, disciplines and concepts including: Switches, Routers, and Firewalls
- Strong platform experience on Cisco routers,Cisco switches, WatchGuard Firewall, D-Link Wireless solution
- Ability to diagnose complex network issues and have excellent troubleshooting skills
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Experienced in fast growing, changing environment
- OSPF, EIGRP, BGP routing protocols and troubleshooting
- Must be able to configure and troubleshoot VLANs for a multiple tenant environment
- Understanding VRF and VRF-lite
- Understanding VPC on Nexus
- Expert at installing and configuring Cisco IOS devices.
- VPN's - experience configuring and troubleshooting IPSEC tunnels.
- Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure
- Provide proactive monitoring and management to address network anomalies and capacity threshold jeopardy
- Technical leadership and escalation path to network analysts / engineers
- Enhance the Network Operations strategy evolution and execution
- Governs network end-user performance, baselining and trending analysis
- Participate in service provider and vendor meetings for operational review (case reviews, MTTR, continuous improvement etc.)
- Analyze network performance, availability and utilization reports in collaboration with other Enterprise Technology Operations (ETO) departments.
- Assist in the development and governance of network Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) to ensure effectiveness and management of the network environment.
- Provide technical support stewardship to all aspects of the Anthem data, voice and video network environments.
- Knowledge of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, IP addressing, analysis and troubleshooting of networks, Route-redistribution.
- Configuration and Implementation of IP Routing Protocols like EIGRP, OSPF, BGP and MPLS on cisco routers, and LAN switching protocols such as VLAN configuration, STP, VTP and Ether Channel.
- Hands-on-experience on IP addressing and Advance ping concepts.
- Experience in implementation and troubleshooting of Routing protocols like EIGRP, OSPF& BGP and for very large-scale ISP network.
- Strong project management, presentation, communication, analytical, customer and computer skills.
- Implement firewall solutions to properly secure State data and provide consultation on all new firewall implementations, firewall configuration changes, and projects requiring security operational support
- Recommend best security practices to achieve stated business objectives, advises on risk assumptions for any variances granted, and provides alternatives to achieve desired end results
- Assist the end-user, other IT professionals, and external customers in requesting security variances and implementation of subsequent configuration change requests
- Ability to learn and utilize new technologies rapidly, highly organized and dedicated with positive attitude.
- Troubleshooting EIGRP, OSPF & BGP complex routing issues in a very large-scale ISP network.
- Monitor Network Alerts and creating the Incidents according to ITIL process within defined SLA.
- Drive day to day security operations and project activity within the security area
- Security Operations Center (SOC) oversite
- Overall oversite of security operations of the outsource provider - examples include firewall and perimeter security, network security, proxy, MFA, remote access, endpoint and server security, IDS/IPS, geo-blocking, patching and vulnerability management, etc
- ITIL process management and integration/implementation
- Good knowledge on information security management and governance framework specific to the System (“ISM Framework”). The ISM Framework shall include at least the following:
(a) Security policies, standards, guidelines and procedures for the System

(b) Security architecture and design;
(c) Security Management Plan and schedule

(d) Security management and operation processes. Perform the deployment, integration and initial configuration of all new security solutions and of any