Network Engineer

Job Description :
• Hourly based,
• Monday - Friday 8:30am-5:00pm with occasional weekend work as needed.
• One week of 24x7 on-call duties every 6-8 weeks after training period.
• Up to 50% telecommute available at the discretion of agency management after initial training period.
• 6-36 month contract. current funding covering through the end of this State Fiscal Year, 3/31/2025. Additional funding is expected for 2025, but will need to be confirmed in the new Fiscal Year.

Qualifications:
• Expert in the following Palo Alto technologies: app-ID, User-ID, URL filtering, Virtual Wire, high-availability, DNS security, SSL decryption (forward inspection and inbound), Wildfire, IPS, Zone/DoS/packet buffer protection.
• Expert in creation of firewall rules for security, NAT, QoS, authentication, and decryption.
• Expert in creation, application, and modification of profiles for antivirus, anti-spyware, vulnerability, URL filtering, File blocking, and WildFire.
• Expert in the design and implementation of interfaces, zones, virtual routers, vsys, IPSec tunnels, and Global Protect gateways/portals.
• Expert in the implementation and operation of Panorama, templates, template stacks, devices-groups, and log collectors.
• Expert in the use of both Palo Alto web GUI and CLI.
• Expert in the analysis of Palo Alto logs.
• Proficient in Layer 3 routing; BGP, OSPF, and static. VRFs, route-maps, redistribution, NAT, and subnetting.
• Proficient in switching using major vendor CLIs; Cisco, Arista, etc. Features including VLANs, trunking, VXLAN, MLAG, VPC, etc.
• Proficient in Domain Name System (DNS).
• Proficient in Microsoft Visio for documentation of network solutions.
• Preferred experience with other firewalls/NGFW/IPS; Cisco ASA/FirePOWER, Netscreen, Fortinet, CheckPoint, Juniper SRX, Snort.
• Certifications preferred; CCNA/CCNP, PCNSA/PCNSE, CISSP, Network+/Security+.

Responsibilities:
• Candidate must be able to plan and execute delegated project tasks with minimal supervision.
• Serve as senior technical resource designing, deploying, and supporting Palo Alto firewalls.
• Manage and lead in the orchestration of multi-discipline technologies for the resolution of complex problems; communicate with technology and business leaders for problem resolution and make recommendations for system enhancements as required.
• Provide 24x7x365 on-call network support for advanced troubleshooting, escalation and ticket resolutions, on a rotating basis.
• Provide in-depth analysis on network data captures using monitoring tools such as Zenoss, Splunk, Palo Alto Panorama, Arista Cloud Vision, NfSen, Ixia, Gigastor, Viavi Observer, Wireshark, WhatsUp Gold, etc.
• Ensure that network availability is maximized by overseeing Change Control procedures, code upgrades, network monitoring, installations, moves and changes, and troubleshooting complex issues.
• Oversee network monitoring to ensure maximum network availability.
• Participate in network performance analysis, training, and capacity planning.
• Proven ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Proven ability to lead teams and develop network engineers.
• Proven analytical, problem solving, organizational and time management skills.
• Good communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
• Good organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills.

Indotronix is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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