Job Description:

This position description provides the minimum job requirements as additional duties may be assigned by supervisors.The requirements listed are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities to qualify for the position.This job description is not a contract and does not change the employment at will relationship.FTD reserves the right to amend the job description at any time at its discretion.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Monitor network performance and ensure network availability and reliability
Implement and maintain effective network monitoring and logging solutions to improve visibility, observability and incident detection, response and prevention.
Perform network maintenance and upgrades including patches, hot fixes and security configurations
Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure
Configure and maintain - Cloud Networking: GCP VPCs, Cloud Router, VPN/Interconnect.
Firewalls Management and administration: Palo Alto NGFW (Panorama), Juniper SRX, NSX DFW.
Load Balancers Administration: F5 BIG-IP LTM, NSX LB, GCP LB.
Switching/Routing: Cisco (Switches, Routers), Juniper (SRX/EX).
Manage Akamai CDN and WAF configurations for application security and performance.
Administer DNS/DDI platforms (Efficient IP, NS1) and SSL certificate lifecycle (Sectigo).
Operate network monitoring tools (OpManager) for proactive health checks, alerting, Network Configuration Backups.
Collaborate with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution
Troubleshoot and resolve an array of topics and participate in on-call rotation
Automate repeatable processes with network tools or scripts.
Create and maintain technical, procedural, and educational documentation related to FTD's network ecosystem
Embrace a culture of enablement, customer service, continuous improvement, and transparency
Making responsible risk assessments for changes and implementations
Adhering to change control policies and associated communication guidelines
Troubleshooting network related issue to resolution

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum of 2-3 years experience operating scalable, available, high-performance networks

Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Bachelor of Technology (BTech) or Master of Computer Applications (MCA) or a related field

Hands-on experience with continuous network methodologies and technologies.

Expertise of application transport and network infrastructure protocols.
Experience in Network Security
Networking: Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), VLANs, VRFs.
Cloud: Hands-on experience with GCP/AWS networking services or any other Cloud Networking.
Network Security: Expertise in Palo Alto NGFW, NSX DFW, WAF technologies.
Load Balancing: F5 BIG-IP LTM configuration and troubleshooting.
DDI/DNS: Efficient IP, NS1 DNS management.
Wireless & NAC: Cisco Meraki Wi-Fi, Aruba ClearPass.
Monitoring: OpManager or similar tools.
Familiarity with SSL certificate management and installation on networking devices
Ability to work well independently and within dynamic, cross-functional teams
Capability to be self-directed, take ownership of issues, and establish a prominent level of credibility
A genuine desire and willingness to share knowledge effectively with others.
Ability to rapidly learn new technologies via mentoring, formal training, and independent research and testing.

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