Sr. Cisco Network Engineer w/ Palo Alto will maintain the resiliency and operational aspects of the Echo enterprise network. This role will perform all aspects of complex configuration, implementation and troubleshooting wired and wireless communication infrastructure, supporting data, voice and video in converged and non-converged configurations. The Senior Engineer must maintain a detailed working knowledge of network technologies and would understand how data moves between Clouds, SaaS Solutions, and Legacy environments while adapting the network to meet the needs of the Enterprise wide range of applications and systems.

Essential Position Functions:

Principal Accountability | Support

• Configures, and monitors networking equipment in a redundant environment with real time failover
• Secures network system by enforcing Security policies
• Maximizes network performance by monitoring performance; troubleshooting network problems and outages; scheduling upgrades; collaborating with Echo architects on network optimization
• Provide support on a 24x7 basis as required

Principal Accountability | Projects

• Taking direction from IT management; implement routing and switching protocols.
• Implements systems that match our design criteria including but not limited to: security, scalability, availability, compatibility
• Resolve, recommend, develop and implement forward-looking strategies for satisfying business needs and maintaining technical currency with assigned systems
• Serve as primary source of technical expertise to project teams
• Follow through with projects to their completion
• Partners with Security to ensure compliance and enforcement of Security Guidelines
• Adhere to, mature, and define the best practices for the support and deployment of our infrastructure across the enterprise stack (routing, switching, wireless, firewalls, load balancing and DNS).
• Be a subject matter expert in reducing and resolving production incidents
• Enhance proactive monitoring and drive proactive remediation efforts
• Enable tooling and process so that L1/L2/L3 operations can resolve most incidents and issues
• Configure and manage multiple systems (Load Balancing, DNS, Software Defined Datacenter Network, etc.) and infrastructure both OnPrem and in the Cloud

Principal Accountability | Team Member

• Open to new ideas and encourages innovative practices amongst peers
• Practices positive interactions - leans on encouragement in place of judgment
• Impresses responsibility on others by displaying ownership in tasks
• Acts in the interest of the overall team
• Able to multi-task in a fast paced, fluid work environment
• Capable of presenting technical ideas and concepts in business -friendly language

Required skills:

• Strong understanding of network technologies in a design context, including: LAN (traditional STP plus fabric), ACI, SD-WAN, BGP/OSPF, Tunneling (GRE, IPSec), wireless, cloud networking (public and private), QoS/shaping, GSLB, Netflow/IPFIX, firewalls/WAF, NFV
• Minimum 5 years of experience with BGP and routing protocols including OSPF
• Minimum 5 years of experience in all aspects of network administration utilizing Cisco iOS
• Prior experience building and managing MPLS and SD-WAN network
• 10 years of experience in management of large-scale networks in a distributed environment
• Experience with network management protocols and systems
• Experience with Meraki wireless
• Experience with TCP/IP and common network protocols
• Experience with routing, switching, and IP subnetting
• Cloud Datacenter Connectivity (Azure, AWS) Direct Connect/Transit Gateway
• VPN (End user and GRE Failover)

Desired skills:

• Experience working with the following products: A10, Palo Alto Firewalls, Palo Alto Prisma, Cisco 55xx series ASA devices, Cisco ISE, TACACT , ASA100, Cisco ACI, SD-WAN, Cisco Catalyst 4500 and Nexus 9000 switches

Echo Global Logistics is a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation management services. As a third-party logistics provider, we simplify transportation management for our clients and carriers, handling crucial tasks so they can focus on what they do best. From coast to coast, dock to dock, and across all major transportation modes, Echo connects businesses that need to ship their products with carriers who transport goods quickly, securely, and cost-effectively.

Work environment/physical demands summary:

This job operates in a remote office environment and uses a computer, telephone and other office equipment as needed to perform duties. The employee may encounter frequent interruptions throughout the work day. The employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or Vietnam era or other protected veteran.

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