Network Operations Specialist - Hybrid

This position involves direct collaboration with internal teams such as architecture and engineering, product management, business stakeholders, and senior leaders as well as external vendors and providers. As a subject matter expert, the specialist is expected to stay up to date with evolving technologies and industry trends to drive end-to-end value. Effective communication and strong problem-solving skills are a must for this role., * Minimum 8+ years of experience in an Enterprise Network Operations support environment

• Experience with Network technologies such as: Routing, Switching - LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, QoS, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, Multicast, IPv4/v6, MPLS
• Experience with Network Virtualization/automation: Cisco ACI, Arista fabric Network (including cloudvision and VXLAN encapsulations), Cisco DNAC/Catalyst center, PRISMA, Palo Alto CloudGenix
• Experience with WiFi Technologies - Aruba/CISCO wireless Controllers, Access Points, Management Platforms
• Experience with VPN tunnel protocols - SSL/TLS, GRE, L2TP, ESP, IKEv2 IPSEC
• Experience with troubleshooting complex networking problems
• Expertise in packet capture analysis using Wireshark, tcpdump/ssldump from L2 to L7 traffic flow
• Experienced in both proactive and reactive use of advanced network monitoring tools, including but not limited to: Netscout, Wireshark, Splunk, SevOne, HPNA, IBM Watson
• Confident, vocal, self-starter, organized, and detail-oriented
• Strong technical acumen and analytical skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to work with all levels of management and clients
• Skilled at aligning actions with business impact and service restoration priorities
• Demonstrates ownership, is accountable, and can hold others accountable (professionally)

Desired skills:

• Experience in Network design, implementation, or operations role
• Experience operating in a follow-the-sun 24/7 global support model
• Experience working in greenfield, brownfield deployments, Low latency/high-frequency trading environments
• Worked with Network enclave deployments, be it standalone or sub-divided segmentation such as secure intranet
• Experience with automation tools such as Python, Ansible and API structures
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Agile framework SCRUM ceremonies
• Experience of working within financial services (Insurance, Banking, Investment banking)
• Experience with other network technologies: Optical transport, DWDM, Firewall, Proxy, load-balancing, DNS/IPAM, AAA NAC- dot1x/radius
• Possesses a forward-thinking approach to risk identification and mitigation
• Understand configuration management with tools such as Forward Networks and HPNA
• Relevant and current Industry certifications in Network Technologies

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