We are looking for a Principal Network Engineer for one of our direct clients in Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States

The Network Principal Engineer provides IT infrastructure engineering for data center and infrastructure upgrades, changes, troubleshooting, relocation and migrations specializing in advanced: Cisco, F5, Palo Alto solutions.

Responsibilities

• Deploys, migrates, and documents post-sales engagement with customers based on ConvergeOne best practices
• Works with a world class network integrator
• Assists in the delivery of support and services to customer’s expectations as proposed
• Participates in the design, implementation and administration of Cisco infrastructure and related solutions
• Troubleshoots high end issues with networking, security and wireless infrastructures
• Assists in determining specific customer network requirements
• Assists in developing specific network, security and wireless solutions
• Assists in developing detailed implementation plans
• Conducts architecture chalk talks and design concepts
• Assists the sales team with pre-sales and post-sales opportunities
• Facilitates and conduct product demonstrations, webinars and presentations to customers
• Assists the sales team with requests for bids/proposals
• assists sales with Requests for Quotes/Information
• Creates Statements of Work (SOW's) for proposals and installations
• Creates Build-of-Material (BOM's) and Visio's for proposals of solutions

Additional Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and technical mentoring

Qualifications

• Must have extensive knowledge of high performance data center solutions, network infrastructure LAN/WAN, network security, and enterprise wireless infrastructures
• Expert knowledge of Cisco Routers (ISR GEN1/2), Switches (including NEXUS and Catalyst Line), Security Appliances (ASA, IPS, MARS, NAC)
• Expert knowledge of WAN Circuits, MPLS, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, RIP, FR/ATM, ACLs, TCP/IP, IPX
• Extensive experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting VLANs using CISCO equipment, to include intimate knowledge of Spanning Tree Protocol, VLAN Trunking Protocol, inter-VLAN routing, IPV6 and trunking with ISL and 802.1q
• Strong knowledge of VPN IPSec/SSL solutions and hands-on deployment experience
• Knowledge of Load Balancing for Web systems and e-commerce uses
• In-depth knowledge of Cisco IOS, NXOS, ASA and other technical configurations
• Experience with monitoring, alerting and management tools such as: Ethereal, Solarwinds, Orion Network Monitor, hp OpenView
• Knowledge of Cisco's IP Telephony and wireless product line. Specifically how to provision networks for deployment of these technologies and how to secure them
• Hands on experience with CA deployment, Security posture assessment, and Security Policy generation is a strong plus
• Must have extensive hands on experience with aforementioned technologies
• Cisco Certified Systems Engineer (CCIE)
• Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)