Role - Network Analyst
LOCAL TO CHICAGO ONLY || Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Skills -
- Juniper EX Switching: Experience with Juniper EX Series switches, which are commonly used for access and aggregation layers in enterprise networks.
- Juniper QFX Switching: Familiarity with Juniper QFX Series switches, often used for data centers and high-performance networking environments.
- Juniper SRX Firewalls: Hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting Juniper SRX Series firewalls, which provide security and routing capabilities.
- Palo Alto Firewalls: Experience working with Palo Alto Networks firewalls, known for advanced security features such as threat detection and prevention.
- Configure / Troubleshoot for the above: The candidate should be able to configure and troubleshoot the devices listed above, with a strong understanding of network protocols and behaviors.
- Strong Layer 2 experience: Expertise in Layer 2 of the OSI model (Data Link layer), which includes switching, VLANs, and MAC address management.
- Migrating switching fabric: Experience with migrating network infrastructure, specifically from one type of switching fabric (set of connected switches) to another.
- Trace host devices: The ability to trace and troubleshoot network paths by checking ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) and MAC address tables to find which switchport a device is connected to.
- Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Cisco Catalyst Switching: Familiarity with Cisco Catalyst switches, which are widely used in enterprise networking.
- Cisco ASA Firewalls: Experience with Cisco ASA (Adaptive Security Appliance) firewalls, which provide network security and VPN services.
- VMWare ESXi hosts: The ability to configure network connectivity for VMWare ESXi, which is a hypervisor for virtual machines in a data center.