Network Engineer - Local to California - Fulltime

Job Title: Network Engineer
Location: Irvine, CA (Onsite)
Duration: Fulltime/Permanent position

Responsibilities:
Configure and maintain data center network Infrastructure comprised of Arista, Palo Alto, Cisco and Fortinet SD WAN.
Monitor sites using SolarWinds ( 700 Sites) and improve network performance
Apply security patches and firmware updates (Software/Hardware)
Advance network troubleshooting SDWAN sites, Corporate Office, Clubs, Remote Offices and Data centers
Assist System Administrators/In-house Development teams with network troubleshooting, Server to Server communication, ACL, VLANs etc.
Create new PaloAlto firewall policies based on request and troubleshoot user/server access
Create VPN tunnels
Support remote VPN users using FortiClient
Design/Create Azure Networks (VNET)
Provide technical and architectural guidance for projects leveraging network resources
Provide technical and architectural guidance to other staff members
Communicating network outages with relevant team members and management
Data center visits for network maintenance
Participate in a 24/7/365 On-Call rotation

Qualifications:
Proficiency working on Palo Alto firewall or equivalent
Strong knowledge working with Fortinet firewalls, troubleshooting access issues, creating policies and troubleshooting advance issues.
Experience working in a high availability 24x7 environment
6 years of experience managing and configuring Cisco routers and switches in a data center environment with emphasis on high availability
Strong knowledge of datacenter design and troubleshooting.
In depth knowledge of static and dynamic routing..
At least 5 years experience working in a datacenter environment with extensive knowledge of MEC technologies.
Desired experience with Arista switches

Preferred certifications:
Fortinet
CCNA
Palo Alto

Working Conditions/Physical Effort:
Responsibilities sometimes require working late evening and weekends, sometimes with little to no advance notice
Light travel to the Data Center and remote sites
Regionally accessible (Orange County/Los Angeles/Riverside/San Diego)