Understanding of network concepts: mainly routing, encrypted communication (i.e. IPSec), network segmentation and load-balancing.
Track record of deployment and administering enterprise networks with footprints in public clouds (Azure, AWS, GCP – Azure is preferred), including segmentation and network security.
Track record of using automation (i.e. Terraform) for the network deployment in public clouds.
Track record of working with physical and virtual firewall and load-balancer appliances (preferably Palo-Alto, F5, WAF as well as native cloud components).
Track record of working with the following protocols: Ethernet, IP, TCP, UDP, BGP, OSPF.
Deep understanding of network monitoring and observability concepts.
WAN optimization.
Track record of using Python, Ansible or other open source tools for network automation.
Experience in building and maintaining NMS and inventories using open source tools (Netbox, Telegraf, Nagios, Zabbix, Icinga, InfluxDB, Grafana, ELK).