What are the responsibilities and job description for the Traffic Engineer - Network position at Sira Consulting, an Inc 5000 company?
We are seeking a highly skilled Traffic Engineer with strong expertise in network services, cloud networking, traffic management, and automation. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, optimizing, troubleshooting, and managing application traffic across on-premises and cloud environments. The role requires deep knowledge of networking fundamentals, traffic engineering principles, cloud networking, monitoring tools, and automation using Python and scripting technologies.
Required Skills
Traffic Engineering & Network Services
- Load Balancing Concepts
- VIP Management
- Traffic Routing
- Network Flow Design
- Application Traffic Optimization
- Disaster Recovery Traffic Design
Networking
- TCP/IP
- OSI Model
- Routing & Switching
- IP Addressing & Subnetting
- NAT
- DNS
- HTTP/HTTPS
- SSL/TLS
- Network Troubleshooting
- Packet Flow Analysis
Cloud Networking
- AWS Networking
- Cloud Traffic Management
- VPC Networking
- Load Balancers (NLB/ALB)
- Hybrid Cloud Connectivity
- Cloud Migration Support
Programming & Automation
- Python
- Network Automation
- REST API Integration
- JSON Data Processing
- YAML Configuration Management
- Shell/Bash Scripting
- Git Version Control
Monitoring & Troubleshooting
- Traffic Debugging
- Root Cause Analysis
- Packet Capture Analysis
- Splunk Log Analysis
Tools & Technologies
- Load Balancers
- Linux
- Curl
- Network Monitoring Tools
- tcpdump
- Netcat (nc)
- SSH
- Ping
- Traceroute
Preferred Skills
- Experience supporting large-scale production network environments.
- Hands-on experience with AWS cloud networking services.
- Strong understanding of application delivery and traffic optimization.
- Experience building automation solutions for network operations and troubleshooting.
- Ability to perform deep-dive network analysis and root cause investigations.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.