Network engineer - onsite

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
* 5 years of experience in a highly technical professional environment
* 5 years of experience in a Network environment working with route switch, firewalls, VPN, IDS/IPS
* 2+ years of experience in Microsoft Azure or AWS/Oracle/IBM networking technologies.
* Senior Level experience with Data Center infrastructure solutions: VPN, Cisco (Route and Switch), Palo Alto firewalls.
Location: Dallas , TX

What you'll do
* Install, configure, and manage a highly available and scalable datacenter and cloud networks.
* Design, implement, and maintain robust firewall infrastructure to protect the organization from external and internal threats.
* Monitor firewall performance and manage configuration changes to ensure the security and stability of the network.
* EOSL projects for datacenter switches and firewalls.
* Configure and manage Azure networking components such as Virtual Network, Load Balancer, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, and NSG.
* Manage and configure firewalls (e.g., Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet) for optimal performance and security.
* Transforms the organization by leveraging and enabling automation, orchestration, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
* Serves as an advocate for business stakeholders into IT and helps evangelize the role of network engineering technology back to the business
* Presents innovate forward thinking concepts and technology to improve business processes
* Contributes to our positive, team-oriented culture by developing and maintaining cooperative relationships, facilitating the resolution of conflicts, and accepting and providing constructive feedback

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
* Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
* Airline Industry experience

Skills, Licenses & Certifications
* CCNP - Security, DC, Routing, Switching, CCIE, PCNSE (Palo Alto)
* Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert is desired.
* Proven ability to build, cultivate, and promote strong relationships with internal customers at all levels of the organization, as well as with IT counterparts, business partners, and external groups.
* Ability to deploy and execute datacenter and cloud network technologies; firewall technologies, intrusion detection/prevention, micro-segmentation, and software defined network, and software defined WAN.
* Hands on experience with Palo Alto firewalls and Nexus switches.
* Hands on experience in Cloud Networking for Azure and AWS.
* Extensive experience with Data Center infrastructure solutions: Cisco (Route and Switch), Palo Alto (FW + IDS/IPS functions), Cisco VPN and Zscaler VPN
* Extensive experience with programming/scripting languages and frameworks in support of automation, such as Python or Ansible
* Ability to design Ansible networking playbooks (and/or via Python scripts, REST API) for Palo Alto, Zsclaer, Cisco IOS/IOS-XE/NX-OS
* Have good hands-on knowledge on Panorama and its template hierarchy.
* Have a comprehensive knowledge on routing protocol BGP (community strings, route maps, route filters. attributes).
* Strong experience in building site to site VPN tunnels for both Cisco and Palo Alto's platform.
* Strong communication skills and ability to work with business to deliver project timelines.
* Good with tools like Power BI or be able to create dashboards for projects.
* Good in IAC for Cloud and Datacenter deployments.