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Direct message the job poster from PSR Associates, Inc. • *Seeking candidates who are within a commutable distance to Jersey City, NJ** • *W2 hourly employment only - no C2C or third parties** About the Role PSR Associates is immediately seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join our team providing support to our client. Client: A leading Financial Services Company Location : Hybrid (Tue-Thurs onsite) in Jersey City, NJ Contract Term : 1 year extendable Job Description/Daily Tasks : Senior Network Engineer who will be working on migrating our core, WAN and server-farm distribution switches globally from Cisco to Arista. This includes implementing VXLAN/EVPN, BGP end to end using 4-byte ASN, using automation for configuration templating and open-telemetry for observability and real-time monitoring in Elasticsearch. The ideal candidate will have experience with the following: Designing and implementing VXLAN/EVPN on Arista (without Cloud Vision Portal) EVPN route-types VTEP peerings and head-end replication Migrating from Cisco ACI to Arista VXLAN/EVPN L2-Stretch between three datacenters for VM hosts that are SRM protected Understanding of BGP protocol Doing end to end BGP with 4-byte ASN Migrating from EIGRP to BGP BGP route-tagging and path preferences Multicast routing, including PTP Segmenting multicast L3 routing from EVPN (non-stretched VLAN) Symmetric routing for PTP multicast between VLANs within a VXLAN/EVPN fabric Automation and Observability Developing config templates for all designs and deployments using in-house automation tools along with Itential Understanding of Python, Jinja, JSON, Ansible Understanding of open-telemetry, gNMI, gRPC, Logstash, Elasticsearch Basic understanding of using AI for network automation and observability (not mandatory as we will be implementing this for the first time) Technical Qualifications: 10+ years of technical experience in networking, network security, and team leadership. Working understanding of open-standard networking protocols and the ability to identify and implement these protocols at an enterprise level. Ability to conduct Network Operational analysis to solve issues using network flow analysis, packet captures, and event correlation tools. Experience building out multi-sized datacenters, campuses, and branch sites using enterprise architecture principles, industry standards, and best practices. Network Security experience designing and implementing firewalls, VPNs, load-balancers, and NAC solutions for data and endpoint protection. Experience in multiple technical domains such as server, storage, desktop, security, and network infrastructure. Working knowledge implementing Cloud networking solutions with AWS and Azure. Deep understanding of networking and firewall hardware platforms for Cisco, Arista, Palo Alto, F5, and Aruba Silver-Peak. Experience designing and implementing cloud-hosted SaaS solutions for end-user remote and branch secure connection. Working knowledge on building and implementing a network automation design that automates networking tasks across multiple vendors and platforms. Experience designing, implementing, and supporting networks that host trading applications collocated. Current Environment: Vendors and Protocols: Networking: Cisco, Arista, Aruba Silver-Peak (SD-WAN) Firewall and SaaS: Palo Alto, Prisma Access Load-Balancers and WAFs: F5 Big-IP, Cloud-Flare, A10 Networks (optional) DDoS: Cloud-Flare and Radware Network Observability: cPacket, Viavi, Wireshark, Thousand-Eyes, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Telegraf, Logstash Wireless: Cisco and Juniper MIST Networking Protocols: BGP, MP-BGP, OSPF, Multicast, MLAG, VPC, MSTP, Rapid-PVST+, LACP, mutual route redistribution, VXLAN, EVPN Programming and Automation: Python, JSON, Jinja, Ansible, YAML, Itential workflow automation Seniority Level Mid-Senior level Employment Type Contract Job Function Information Technology Industries IT Services and IT Consulting Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at PSR Associates, Inc. by 2x. Get notified about new Network Engineer jobs in Jersey City, NJ . #J-18808-Ljbffr PSR Associates, Inc.

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