istant Professor - Anatomy The College of Medicine

Job Details:

Mandatory Skills - Strong in F5, Routing and Switching

Job Description:

• Act as the subject matter expert in network architecture and solution engineering for all datacenter networking services such as load-balancing, DDI, WAN optimization, SDN/ACI, network BCP/DR, and cloud on-ramps.
• The role will partner with both business and IT functions to provide domain expertise and best practices that contribute to superior business outcomes.
• Oversee and lead the delivery of large-scale strategic initiatives, such as SDN/SD-WAN, micro-segmentation within datacenter and cloud, and tool/automation implementation to advance the company's overall datacenter network architecture and improve business outcomes.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong customer service focus, coupled with a proven ability to positively interact with customers of all levels within the organization.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, supported by excellent written and oral communication.
• Exhibit a strong work ethic and technical leadership, with the ability to effectively multitask.
• Partner with an integrated team of network platform owners to develop, deliver future state, agile and next generation architecture which meet or exceed established service levels with a focus on operational excellence and continual improvement.
• Experience in managing cloud (Azure) network delivery and support.
• Experience managing, deploying, and upgrading telecommunication networks, voice networks, data and wireless networks, video networks, contact centers, unified communications, and cloud networking services globally.
• Experience and deep knowledge of Voice Technologies, VOIP, SIP, MPLS, SBC, Video Conferencing, Webcasting, SD-WAN, MPLS, Routing, Switching, SWG, Cloud technologies, Firewalls, Proxy, Load Balancers, Unified Communications, and all related technologies.
• Deep expertise with LAN/WAN/SDN connected infrastructures such as: routers, switches, firewalls, proxies, voice gateways, media converters, load balancers, WLAN controllers, VPN, NAC, as well as understanding of VLANs, NATs, tunneling protocols, and other physical, virtual and cloud technologies, LDAP, DNS (GTM/LTM), SFTP/FTP, VoIP, IPsec, DNS, and DHCP.
• Strong experience with Cisco, Arista, Palo Alto, zScaler, F5, Aruba, telecom, etc. technologies.
• Experience working in a large scale, multi-supplier environment.
• SD-WAN implementation and operational support.
• Promote business-focused, cost-effective solutions across network and telecommunications service offerings.
• Communicate clearly and effectively in written and verbal formats with our business customers, suppliers, and partners.
• Create documented strategies, diagrams, and operating procedures in alignment with Enterprise Architecture principles for implementation by the network engineering teams.
• Experience with F5 Big-IP LTM and GTM module - Must Have.
• Experience in Implementing and Supporting applications load balancing using F5 - Must Have.
• iRule development Must have.
• Documentation skills (Visio for architecture and network diagrams).
• 10+ years of experience with planning, building, and maintaining a critical datacenter and cloud network architecture (WAN, LAN, VoIP, Collaboration, Security, and Wireless) in a large-scale heterogeneous technology environment.
• Experience with complex routing and switching topologies in a Cisco environment, including ASR, Catalyst, and Nexus (NX-OS) equipment, using features such as ACI, OTV, OSPF, BGP, and similar.
• Experience with next-generation software defined architectures (SDN/SD-WAN) from Fortinet and Cisco.
• STRONG Experience with F5 load balancing platform.
• Experience with WAN acceleration technologies, such as Riverbed Steelhead.
• Experience with network management and monitoring tools such as Cisco DNA, Cisco Prime, SolarWinds, NetBrain, LiveNX, Gigamon, Splunk, and Panorama.
• Certifications are desirable, including CCNA & CCNP, F5 ACMP & CCIE (will be added advantages).
• Lead in resolving issues, leading project activities and troubleshooting.
• Good understanding of Incident, Change Management & Problem Management.