Largest Entertainment client is looking to for a Network Engineer to join their team. This is an extraordinary 18 month contract opportunity. Contractor must be able to work PST hours and must be willing to travel to clients data centers and help support short term projects.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor and act upon incoming client tickets and issues in a timely matter
- Monitor, report and keep our global network infrastructure running smoothly (includes Campuses, Data Centers, POPs, Studios, Cloud Environments, Post production Facilities and Post productions Houses)
- Pre-stage, load and configure diverse network devices (Firewalls, switches, access points, routers, load balancers, network appliances, etc.)
- Deploy network infrastructure in diverse physical locations
- Troubleshoot and isolate client issues related to network, storage, systems, digital media, video streaming, cloud and application environments
- Work with team members to deploy, and operate infrastructure globally to support the movie production and distribution process
- Follow and implement Engineering Change Orders and/or Methods of Procedures with minimum or no supervision
- Generate quality documentation on network issues, changes, updates, root cause analysis, troubleshooting techniques and network analysis including diagrams/templates. Exercise consistent rigor in maintaining documentation
Job Requirements:
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Basic Qualifications:
- At least 5 years of experience in network operations for a Studio or Enterprise in a 7x24x365 environment
- Experience working with ticketing systems to resolve network inquiries
- Experience configuring diverse vendor network gear (Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto)
- Experience with hardware specifications in a multi-vendor network environment (Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto)
- Experience conducting network physical work in LAN Closets and Data Centers
- Familiarity with cabling standards and theory (copper and fiber optics)
- Experience troubleshooting wireless issues
- Understanding and experience reading, analyzing and troubleshooting network protocols (TCP Dumps, PCAPs, NetFlow, JFlow using Wireshark, Plixer, etc.)
- Experience in reading, analyzing and troubleshooting Syslogs
- Experience with network theory and services (TCP/IP, UDP/IP, 7 layers of OSI, DNS, DHCP)
- Understanding of VXLAN, STP, MCLAG, LAG, AE
- Experience with monitoring and alerting technologies
- Exposure to Local and Networked File Systems (NFS, SMB, DFS, NTFS)
- Required Education
- A Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering or Electrical Engineering
- Certifications (JNCIA-Junos, ACE-A, PCCSA, CCNA, CCNP)
Must be able to travel globally:
- Preferred Qualifications Experience with network scripting/automation
- Experience with configuration management systems such as Ansible or Terraform
- Experience supporting VPN environments
- Experience developing automated methods to mitigate and remediate network events and minimize operational complexity
- Experience deploying and supporting Media Production environments with a Studio or Postproduction House
Required Education:
- BA/BS Degree or equivalent experience