Network Engineer at Zillion Technologies Inc

Duration: 6 months. Opportunity for extension.

Location: Onsite (Hybrid) in McLean, VA on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Travel once a week to Ashburn, VA after 8:00pm is required.

Years of experience: 4+

Must Haves: Gigamon (software and hardware), installation of software in data center, troubleshooting cabling and connection issues, hands on experience  with installing gear etc.

Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and maintain the data center network infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Test, implement and configure various Gigamon TAPs and devices including hardware and software upgrades, troubleshooting etc.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand networking requirements and provide effective solutions.
• Attend daily/weekly project touch-point calls and provide regular project deployment and completion status.
• Connectivity testing when adding or replace Gigamon TAPs and infrastructure cabling.
• Site preparation: staging, "Rack and Stack", configuration, and product preparation.
• Monitor network performance, troubleshoot issues, and perform root cause analysis to resolve incidents promptly.
• Participate in capacity planning, network security and disaster recovery strategies and document relevant SOPs / Visio for network repositories.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 4+ years of relevant experience of working in datacenter environment.
• Proven experience as a Network Engineer with a focus on Gigamon software and hardware.
• Proficiency in configuring and troubleshooting networking equipment from Gigamon.
• Understanding of routing protocols and switching protocols (BGP, VXLAN, EVPN, Spine-Leaf topology).
• Understanding of router/switch hardware knowledge, including troubleshooting skills and replacing components.
• Network troubleshooting skills, identifying and resolving issues in datacenter networks.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work well under pressure and in a team environment.
• Effective communication skills to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Keys to success in this role:

• Work under minimum supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Proactive in nature with customer satisfaction as primary goal.
• Innovative in providing solutions, likes to take on challenges with calculated risk.
• Quick learner of new technologies and tools.