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Senior Network Engineer w/heavy Python Scripting
Bravotech, a leader in IT staffing and staff augmentation services, seeks a strong Senior Network Engineer for a long-term contract in Richmond, VA
The Ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience in: Cisco Products, Fortigate/Fortinet Firewalls, Cisco ASA, Building scripts from scratch using Python (automation), Cisco Meraki, Cloud Security (Azure), VPN Security, Security Compliance, SAML, Radius, Cisco (Routers/Switches/ASA Firewalls), F5 Load Balancing
Senior Network Engineer with expertise in Networking who will be responsible for implementing highly scalable solutions on the Microsoft Azure Public Cloud and On-Premises environment. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our organization's network architecture to ensure optimal performance, security, and scalability. As a member of the team, you will work alongside reliability teams to ensure site reliability and that all releases seamlessly move from development through staging and into production.
Responsibilities:
· Oversee the planning and execution of network projects, provide technical leadership to the team, and collaborate with cross-functional departments to meet business objectives.
· Design, implement, and manage complex network solutions to support business operations.
· Responsible for safeguarding an organization’s computer systems and networks from security breaches, cyber threats, and vulnerabilities.
· Lead network architecture planning, including hardware and software upgrades.
· Provide technical expertise in troubleshooting network issues and implementing solutions.
· Collaborate with IT teams to ensure network security measures are in place.
· Conduct regular network performance monitoring and optimization.
· Mentor and train junior network engineers to enhance team capabilities.
· Evaluate new technologies and make recommendations for network improvements.
· Develop and maintain network documentation for reference and compliance purposes.
Looking for:
· Proven experience as a Senior Network Engineer or similar role in a large-scale environment. Experience in the planning, design, deployment and support of LAN/WAN/SDWAN/Spine and Leaf and IP architectures.
· In-depth knowledge of networking protocols, hardware, and software solutions including deploying network services and protocols such as TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, LAN Switching Technologies, Next-Gen Firewalls (Fortinet preferred), and Load Balancing (F5 preferred), etc.
· Extensive experience in traditional route/switch, Wireless technologies, VPN, SSL, DNS, DHCP, and ISE.
· Conduct network security assessments & recommend remediation actions. Hands-on experience with network security. Design and maintain security controls for network infrastructure. Enhance security monitoring and detection systems to identify abnormal behavior.
· Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead projects and teams effectively.
· Experience utilizing a public cloud solution (Azure, AWS, GCP)
· Prior experience working with industry network tools: monitoring (Splunk, NetScout, Zabbix), management (Prime, ISE, Aruba Central), inventory management (Netbox, IPAM), and DNS solutions. Design and implementation experience related of DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) solutions will be preferred.
· Scripting experience with scripting languages (python,) and tools (versioning, GitHub) as well as experience utilizing REST APIs, JSON, and YAML.
· Experience with multiple hardware/software platforms such as:
· Cisco
· Fortinet
· F5
· NetScout
· Strong teamwork skills, ability to learn quickly, excellent written and spoken communication.
· Experience working with Agile methodologies.
· Monitor and Troubleshoot network performance and integrity. Resolve escalated issues by troubleshooting both cloud and local infrastructure.
· Automate tasks and assess their effectiveness.
Education and/or Experience:
· 4+ years of network architecture design and/or solution engineering of data center
· 2+ years of network design or administration involving cloud infrastructure [AWS, Azure, Google, etc.]
· 2+ years of scripting or coding experience with one or more languages
· 8+ years of relevant IT experience in large/complex IT architecture environments
· 4-year degree in IT related course of study
· Preferred Professional certifications (e.g., CCNA, CCNP etc.).
3 days onsite in Richmond, VA
Must do final interview onsite
Must have college degree
Senior Network Engineer
2025-03-07
2025-05-22
Category: Infrastructure & Operations
Job Number: 43028
Location Requirements: Hybrid
Job Description
Senior Network Engineer w/heavy Python Scripting
Bravotech, a leader in IT staffing and staff augmentation services, seeks a strong Senior Network Engineer for a long-term contract in Richmond, VA
The Ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience in: Cisco Products, Fortigate/Fortinet Firewalls, Cisco ASA, Building scripts from scratch using Python (automation), Cisco Meraki, Cloud Security (Azure), VPN Security, Security Compliance, SAML, Radius, Cisco (Routers/Switches/ASA Firewalls), F5 Load Balancing
Senior Network Engineer with expertise in Networking who will be responsible for implementing highly scalable solutions on the Microsoft Azure Public Cloud and On-Premises environment. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our organization's network architecture to ensure optimal performance, security, and scalability. As a member of the team, you will work alongside reliability teams to ensure site reliability and that all releases seamlessly move from development through staging and into production.
Responsibilities:
· Oversee the planning and execution of network projects, provide technical leadership to the team, and collaborate with cross-functional departments to meet business objectives.
· Design, implement, and manage complex network solutions to support business operations.
· Responsible for safeguarding an organization’s computer systems and networks from security breaches, cyber threats, and vulnerabilities.
· Lead network architecture planning, including hardware and software upgrades.
· Provide technical expertise in troubleshooting network issues and implementing solutions.
· Collaborate with IT teams to ensure network security measures are in place.
· Conduct regular network performance monitoring and optimization.
· Mentor and train junior network engineers to enhance team capabilities.
· Evaluate new technologies and make recommendations for network improvements.
· Develop and maintain network documentation for reference and compliance purposes.
Looking for:
· Proven experience as a Senior Network Engineer or similar role in a large-scale environment. Experience in the planning, design, deployment and support of LAN/WAN/SDWAN/Spine and Leaf and IP architectures.
· In-depth knowledge of networking protocols, hardware, and software solutions including deploying network services and protocols such as TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, LAN Switching Technologies, Next-Gen Firewalls (Fortinet preferred), and Load Balancing (F5 preferred), etc.
· Extensive experience in traditional route/switch, Wireless technologies, VPN, SSL, DNS, DHCP, and ISE.
· Conduct network security assessments & recommend remediation actions. Hands-on experience with network security. Design and maintain security controls for network infrastructure. Enhance security monitoring and detection systems to identify abnormal behavior.
· Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead projects and teams effectively.
· Experience utilizing a public cloud solution (Azure, AWS, GCP)
· Prior experience working with industry network tools: monitoring (Splunk, NetScout, Zabbix), management (Prime, ISE, Aruba Central), inventory management (Netbox, IPAM), and DNS solutions. Design and implementation experience related of DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) solutions will be preferred.
· Scripting experience with scripting languages (python,) and tools (versioning, GitHub) as well as experience utilizing REST APIs, JSON, and YAML.
· Experience with multiple hardware/software platforms such as:
· Cisco
· Fortinet
· F5
· NetScout
· Strong teamwork skills, ability to learn quickly, excellent written and spoken communication.
· Experience working with Agile methodologies.
· Monitor and Troubleshoot network performance and integrity. Resolve escalated issues by troubleshooting both cloud and local infrastructure.
· Automate tasks and assess their effectiveness.
Education and/or Experience:
· 4+ years of network architecture design and/or solution engineering of data center
· 2+ years of network design or administration involving cloud infrastructure [AWS, Azure, Google, etc.]
· 2+ years of scripting or coding experience with one or more languages
· 8+ years of relevant IT experience in large/complex IT architecture environments
· 4-year degree in IT related course of study
· Preferred Professional certifications (e.g., CCNA, CCNP etc.).
3 days onsite in Richmond, VA
Must do final interview onsite
Must have college degree
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