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 network, 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.