Administrator, Disaster Recovery

Duration: X+ yr.
Location work will be performed: Eagan MN
Job Title: Administrator, Disaster Recovery IV

Our Client requires the supplier to augment the team and provide Sr. Disaster Recovery Administrator; in support of client Data Center and Facilities initiatives and projects.
Description:
Develops, implements and maintains policies, procedures, and programs for ensuring the security and integrity of company data, databases, information systems, and technology. Conducts risk management analysis and creates business continuity, contingency, and disaster recovery plans. Develops and executes the testing processes utilized to validate the disaster recovery plans and to identify weaknesses and failure points in the plans. Develops the organizations resumption plan including identifying and securing necessary off site resources and ensuring action plans are in place and communicated to IT and operations teams.
Responsibililities:
List of tasks to be performed:
Works on high-visibility, or mission critical aspects of a given program, and performs all functional duties independently.
Oversees the efforts of direct reporting resources and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.
Perform technical leadership role in support of Data Center and facility network projects.
Design and implement standards-based physical layer connectivity through complex routing protocols and Voice-over-IP implementations.
Responsible for Cisco Nexus XX0X Spine/Leaf, X000, X00X and X00X series and a variety of LX switches.
Create and apply switch and core router configurations i.e. Upgrade IOS and NX-OS images and ensure they are all USPS standardized.
Work with vPC, Trunking, logging, monitoring and OSPF, EIGRP, Static routing solutions.
Plan for placement of network routers, switches, and other equipment in cooperation with other units and personnel; as well as vendors, telecom carriers, and others.
Work with counterparts in San Mateo to duplicate networking in Eagan for DR.
Work closely with Raleigh Network team to build and maintain hardware in Eagan for DR.
Work with Eagan Server Admins to implement server builds, maintain, troubleshoot and decommission.
Determine locations for new equipment with facilities, plan locations for fiber patch panel infrastructure.
Plan cabling connections between equipment and network infrastructure.
Produce detailed documentation of cabling requirements for use by installers.
Submit wiring Requests for Network equipment to Servers and a variety of other hosts.
Maintain documentation of installed network equipment and cabling.
Document USPS Eagan data center with detailed Visio drawings including physical device connectivity through cores and routing. Document IP addressing, Vlans and physical locations for San Mateo network devices.
Troubleshoot network errors and failures.
Optimize network by reviewing performance to identify and correct network issues.
Provide on-going maintenance and perform upgrades of network hardware and software.

Required Certifications:
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Education:
A minimum of thirteen (13) years' relevant experience.
A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is preferred. four additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a college degree is required. If the indiviual's degree is not in the applicable field then four additional years of related experience is required.