Operation Meraki

Please strictly adhere to the following resume naming convention:ALL CAPS, NO SPACES B/T UNDERSCORESBill Rate: MAXPTN_US_GBAMSREQID_CandidateBeelineIDi.e. PTN_US_9999999_SKIPJOHNSON0413MSP Owner: Shilpa BajpaiLocation: New York, NY - 100% onsiteDuration: 6 monthsGBaMS ReqID: 10945731Role: Network DevOps DeveloperSkills: Digital : Microsoft Azure~AWS DevOps and Automation~Network Routing(WAN Technology)Experience Required: 10 & AboveRole Descriptions: Network DevOps2Required Technical Skill SetAzure Cloud Network| AWS Cloud Network| Cisco SD WAN| Ansible automation| Terraform automation| Cisco ISE| DNS| Imperva| Cloud Flare| Site 2 Site VPN| and PowerShell scripting. Create New| Manage and maintain CICD pipelineRouting Switching (Cisco| HPE)| SD-WAN (Meraki)| Wireless (Ubiquiti)| F5 Load Balancer Cloud Networking though IaCRole Descriptions: Network DevOps (NetDevOps)Azure Cloud Network| AWS Cloud Network| Cisco SD WAN| Ansible automation| Terraform automation| Cisco ISE| DNS| Imperva| Cloud Flare| Site 2 Site VPN| and PowerShell scripting. Create New| Manage and maintain CI/CD pipelineRouting & Switching (Cisco| HPE)| SD-WAN (Meraki)| Wireless (Ubiquiti)| F5 Load Balancer & Cloud Networking though IaCMust-Have**(Ideally should not be more than 3-5)Azure Cloud Network| AWS Cloud Network| Cisco SD WAN| Ansible automation| Terraform automation| Cisco ISE| DNS| Imperva| Cloud Flare| Site 2 Site VPN| and PowerShell scripting. Create New| Manage and maintain CI/CD pipelineRouting & Switching (Cisco| HPE)| SD-WAN (Meraki)| Wireless (Ubiquiti)| F5 Load Balancer & Cloud Networking though IaCExpert-level experience in managing enterprise LAN/WAN| SD-WAN| and Wireless infrastructures| heavily focused on Cisco| HPE| Cisco Meraki| and Ubiquiti environments.Deep operational experience executing network lifecycle management| including vulnerability mitigations| firmware upgrades| and IOS patch management.Ansible & Terraform knowledge IaCGood-to-Have1.Experience administering core network services including IP Address Management| DNS| and DHCP.2.Familiarity with Out-of-Band (OOB) management solutions (e.g.| Opengear) and Load Balancer administration.3.ITIL V3/V4 Foundation certification with strong process knowledge in Incident| Problem| and Change Management (via ServiceNow).4.Flexible to work in Off hour / Weekend shift. 5.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.6.Firewalls (Fortinet)| Zero Trust Security (Zscaler ZIA/ZPA)SNResponsibility of / Expectations from the Role 1Core Network Operations: Provide SME support and day-to-day administration for a global footprint of Core/Access Switches| Routers| SD-WAN devices| and Wireless Access Points/Controllers.2Lifecycle & Patch Management: Schedule and execute network device configuration management| firmware upgrades| and vulnerability mitigations across the network infrastructure in compliance with change management processes.3Automation / Infrastructure as Code - Use Ansible and Terraform to automate provisioning and operations| and create/manage CI/CD pipelines for network and cloud environments. This is repeatedly called out as a mandatory skill area in the internal JD artifacts.4Cloud & Third-Party Coordination: Support the networking requirements of cloud-hosted VMs and coordinate closely with third-party vendors (ISPs| OEMs) to resolve hardware break-fixes and connectivity outages.5Incident & Performance Management: Respond to network alerts| implement Day-to-Day solutions for network performance/capacity issues| and resolve complex connectivity and user access incidents.Essential Skills: Network DevOps (NetDevOps)Azure Cloud Network| AWS Cloud Network| Cisco SD WAN| Ansible automation| Terraform automation| Cisco ISE| DNS| Imperva| Cloud Flare| Site 2 Site VPN| and PowerShell scripting. Create New| Manage and maintain CI/CD pipelineRouting & Switching (Cisco| HPE)| SD-WAN (Meraki)| Wireless (Ubiquiti)| F5 Load Balancer & Cloud Networking though IaCMust-Have**(Ideally should not be more than 3-5)Azure Cloud Network| AWS Cloud Network| Cisco SD WAN| Ansible automation| Terraform automation| Cisco ISE| DNS| Imperva| Cloud Flare| Site 2 Site VPN| and PowerShell scripting. Create New| Manage and maintain CI/CD pipelineRouting & Switching (Cisco| HPE)| SD-WAN (Meraki)| Wireless (Ubiquiti)| F5 Load Balancer & Cloud Networking though IaCExpert-level experience in managing enterprise LAN/WAN| SD-WAN| and Wireless infrastructures| heavily focused on Cisco| HPE| Cisco Meraki| and Ubiquiti environments.Deep operational experience executing network lifecycle management| including vulnerability mitigations| firmware upgrades| and IOS patch management.Ansible & Terraform knowledge IaCGood-to-Have1.Experience administering core network services including IP Address Management| DNS| and DHCP.2.Familiarity