Network Administrator (Skybox)

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain under operational conditions the current and new network infrastructure and security solutions in respect of the Support processes.
- Build, deploy and administer/manage the current and new network infrastructure (including WAN, LAN, WLAN and network services/vendors equipment’s like NLB, Riverbed, Meraki, F5, Cisco ISE/NAC, Velocloud SD-WAN, SolarWinds) and security solutions (Palo Alto, Checkpoint, Fortinet, Skybox)
- Senior level of operational support on:
- Troubleshooting, incidents and problem management,
- Reporting and communication on activity, quality and performance of the network platforms and security solutions
- Ensure appropriate documentation, including procedures for support.
- Assist new implementations of all Network and Security Infrastructure components
- Pro-active in ensuring stability, response time, operational consistency and life cycle over the network platforms and security solutions
SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Contribute to search and qualification to new solutions.
- Provide recommendations to the highest level of expertise teams.
PRIMARY TECHNICAL ABILITIES:
- Preferably CCNP and Palo Alto Certified
- Administration and troubleshooting of LAN/WAN/WLAN networks
- Routing protocols configuration and troubleshooting (BGP, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP …)
- LAN technologies administration and troubleshooting (VRRP, VSS, STP …)
- QoS mechanis ms
- Wifi controllers and access points administration (Cisco, Meraki)
- Load Balancer (F5/NetScaler)
- Firewall (Palo Alto, Checkpoint, Fortinet)
- SD-WAN (VeloCloud)
- WAN Compression and Optimization (Riverbed)
- Cisco Meraki (Wireless, Firewalling)
- Telephony Support (Cisco, 3CX)
- Security Administration with Palo Alto, Skybox, Checkpoint and Fortinet Firewalls, Pulse remote access, Reverse Proxy
- DNS and Domain Management (Infoblox, IPAM)
- Authorization and Authentication (Cisco ISE/NAC, Radius, Tacacs)
- SolarWinds Management (Full lifecyle)
SECONDARY TECHNICAL ABILITIES:
- Knowledge on Infrastructure Solutions (Servers, Cloud)
- Knowledge in ITIL framework
BEHAVIOR ABILITIES:
- 7-10 years’ experience in infrastructure, with 5-7 years as Network Administrator.
- Strong Knowledge of Cisco network products, Security products (Palo Alto, Skybox, Checkpoint, Fortinet), Optimization and Load Balancing (F5, Riverbed) and Network Monitoring (SolarWinds).
- Excellent troubleshooting skills and ready to engage in several engagements and consulting of internal as well as external customers.
- Self-motivated, eager to learn in the IT profession.
- Team player. Must be able to work with people within and outside of the IT department.
- Nurture a culture of team excellence with openness, transparency, close collaboration, and a willingness to learn.
- Customer service oriented.
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
- English speaking is mandatory (French reading would be appreciated).
- Ability to analyze and synthesize situations and understand the business constraints.
- Willing to do some traveling.
Technical Environment:
- Cisco products and technologies
- Telephony (Cisco, 3CX, Diabolocom)
- Citrix netscaler NLB and ReverseProxy
- PaloAlto (and Panorama central mgmt), Checkpoint, Fortinet Firewalling, Skybox
- SD-WAN (Velocloud)
- Cisco Meraki (Wireless, Firewall)
- Infoblox DNS
- Riverbed WAN optimization and Netflow Riverbed Cascade
- Monitoring Solarwinds
- Ticketing Tools