Primary Responsibility :
Provide day to day support of routers, switches, firewalls technologies utilized by Network Operations
Plan and recommend designs that could improve the existing network environment
Provide analysis of network capacity and health
Administration of corporate firewall infrastructure
Implement networking best practices and standards throughout the infrastructure
Creating documentation (to include Visio diagrams) and communications essential
Participate and provide feedback into the day to day Network Operations
Participate in managing support tickets through a ticket management system
Escalate critical issues to manager in a timely manner
Asset and vendor management
Coordinate technical implementation with partners from business
Ability to work after hours and participate in on-call coverage
Other duties as assigned

Technical Requirements :
Minimum 10-12 years experience working with Cisco IOS, NXOS
Minimum 10 years experience working with network design best practices
Experience working within a global enterprise environment supporting the networking needs of multiple corporate offices in different countries and regions.
Hands-on experience working with firewalls such as Palo Alto Networks products
DNS, DHCP and IP addressing and management
Remote access technologies (SSL, IPSec) and site-to-site VPN
Wireless networks, controllers and APs
WAN provisioning and optimization
Network/system monitoring and troubleshooting
Telephony/VOIP systems
Video conferencing and supporting systems
Network Devices: Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Load Balancers (Multivendor Network Environment)
Network Skills: TCP/IP, routing protocols (EIGRP,BGP,MPLS,IPSec VPN), Layer2/3 switching and VLAN configuration, Firewall security policy
Familiar with authentication services: Radius, TACACS/TACACS+, 802.1x
Experience with Network Tools such as Cisco ISE, Cisco Umbrella, Infoblox, Netbrain a Plus
Experience working in a cross functional geographically distributed team environment
Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and communications skills
Experience maintaining and supporting network infrastructure in a 24/7, On-Call model

Functional Requirements:
Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills to effectively work with all members of the team, a must
Strong interpersonal and communication skills for interpreting and conveying IT s policies in situations requiring judgment and persuasion are required
Ability to work effectively with a cross-functional team in planning, designing, acquisition, configuration and implementation of complex systems
Ability to work effectively under deadline pressure and meet customer expectations in a demanding environment
Ability to work in a remote environment across international boundaries and cultural differences
Provide estimates on development effort and proposed technical solutions to business problem
Provide on-call support of critical applications and may coordinate on call response efforts with other IT team members as needed

Education / Experience :
Associate Degree or Trade Certification in Computer related fields
Minimum 10-12 years of experience in networking technology environments