Network Infrastructure Engineer

Descriptionofthejobfunctionsthecontractorwillbeexpectedtoperform.

Engineertosupportandadvancethe State’senterprisenetworkingenvironment.

Thispositionplaysacriticalrolein

designing,deploying,andoperatingnewLDC(Liquor Distribution Center ) fabrics,networks,identity-driven access

systems,andobservabilityplatforms.

Theengineerwillworkcloselywithinfrastructureteamtoensurethe State’snetworkservicesremainreliable,scalable,

secure,andalignedwithenterprisemodernizationgoals.

Thisisahands-onengineeringpositionthatrequiresstrong

technical expertise,effective communication,andtheabilitytosupportmission-criticalsystemsacrossdatacentersand

statewide operations.

• Design,implement,and maintain
  
  Cisco
  
  NexusplatformsrunningACImode,includingVRFs,Bridge Domains,EPGs/ESGs,L3
  
  Out,contracts,andfabricpolicies.
• IntegrateACIwithvirtualizationandcontainerplatformsincluding Red Hat Open Shift VMMand
• Configureandoptimize
  
  RoCEv2withintheACIfabricforhigh-performance,low-latency workloads.
• ConductadvancedtroubleshootingofACIfabrichealth,faults,endpoint learning,contracts,and

• Deployandsupport Cisco Catalystplatformswithincampusenvironments .
• Designandmaintain Software-Defined Access(SDA) architectures,includingSDAWired Fabricand

• Managefabricunderlayandoverlay,policy mapping,authenticationintegrations,and assurance operations.
• Collaboratewithwirelessengineerstooptimizecoverage,performance,andpolicyenforcement acrossSDA.

• Support Zero Trusteffortsthroughidentity -centricsegmentationandpolicyintegrationacrossACI andSDAfabrics.

• Deployandmanage Thousand Eyesforend -to-end visibility,routingpathanalysis,and performance monitoring.
• ManageDNASpacesforlocationanalytics,telemetry ingestion,device behavior,and wireless
• Providemeaningfulinsightstoleadershipusingdatafromtheseobservabilityplatforms.
• Designing,and implementing
  
  Palo Alto Networkssecuritysolutionsacrossenterpriseenvironments .
• Assistinmodernizationplanning,platform upgrades,procurement processes,and statewide technology initiatives.

Otherdutiesasassigned.

• Minimumof
  15yearsofexperienceworkingwith
  
  Cisco networking.

• Hands-onexperiencewith
  
  CiscoACIinproductionenvironments.
• DeepknowledgeofACIconstructs(VRF,BD,EPG,ESG,L3
  
  Out,contracts).
• ExperienceintegratingACIwith Open Shift VMMandCilium/Isovalent.
• Proficiency with Cisco Catalystplatformsand SDAfabrictechnologies.
• Strongunderstandingof Thousand Eyes ,Cyber Vision,andDNASpacesorcomparabletools.
• SolidcommandofcoreTCP/IP,routing,switching,QoS,andnetworksecurityfundamentals.
• Stronganalyticalandcommunicationskillswiththeabilitytoworkinfast-paced,mission-critical environments

• CiscocertificationssuchasCCNPDataCenter,CCNPEnterprise,CCIE,orequivalentexperience.
• Hands-onexperiencewithcontainernetworkingandvirtualizationintegrations.
• FamiliaritywithNISTframeworksandstate-levelcybersecurityrequirements.
• Experiencewithnetworkautomationtools(Python,Ansible,RESTAPIs).

FocusesonNGFWconfiguration,security profiles,NAT,App-,URL filtering,Wild Fire