Overview
We are looking for a Data Center Network SME who has in-depth knowledge and experience in the design, implementation, and management of network infrastructure within a Data Center, including expertise in areas like switching, routing, load balancing, security, and network optimization specific to Data Center environments.
Main Responsibilities
- Responsible for the assessment of Data Center network infrastructure tools and processes
- Coordinating with the infrastructure teams to perform the analysis of the inputs and document the observations
- Review the Data Center switching topology and document the observations and improvements
- Review the Data Center routing topology and document the observations and improvements
- Review the HLD and LLD documents for LAN WAN and remote access connectivity
- Assess the current remote Access VPN infrastructure and document the security standards and recommend changes
- Responsible for driving the Data Center assessment recommendations and planning
- Responsible for collecting the network inventory, network applications and various tools used for network monitoring configuration and troubleshooting
- Review the network device configuration backup process
- Collaborate with the various stakeholders for Data Center network assessment and note down the inputs and any other pain points in the existing network
- Review the current Disaster Recovery network design (DR) and update the observations and high-level approach to meet the business requirements
- Must have in-depth knowledge of Cisco 3-tier architecture and spine and leaf architectures
- Should have experience in understanding of cross-platform tools
- Review and assess the Quality of Service (QoS) requirements for various applications in the network
- Review and assess the high availability and bandwidth capacity for all network device uplinks
- Review and document the single point of failures in the environment and provide recommendations
- Collaborate with other infrastructure team members to provide high-level view of Data Center network assessment report
- Fortinet firewall installation and configuration
- Configuring load balancer VPN configuration
Mandatory Skills
- Arista Data Center – Branch Routers & Switches
- Cisco Data Center – Branch Routers & Switches
- HP Data Center – Branch Routers & Switches
- Juniper Data Center – Branch Routers & Switches
- Avaya Contact Center
- Genesys Contact Center
- NICE Contact Center
- AWS Infrastructure Services
- Azure Infrastructure Services
- Cisco Software-Defined Network (SDN) Administration
- Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
- F5 Load Balancer
- NetScaler Load Balancer
