Minimum 2 years of networking experience with expertise in routing protocols like OSPF, BGP, MPLS.
Proficiency in deploying and troubleshooting network infrastructures, with knowledge comparable to CCNA/CCNP levels.
Experience configuring and managing firewalls, including stateful and next-generation firewalls.
Understanding of VPN technologies such as L3 VPN, IPSec, SSL-VPN, NAT, and GRE.
Requirements:
Troubleshoot routing issues in OSPF, BGP, and MPLS networks.
Configure and reconfigure firewalls and explain their operation.
Handle security incidents by reviewing antivirus, intrusion detection, and threat logs.
Utilize SIEM tools like ArcSight and Qradar for security monitoring and analysis.
Job description
Essential Skills – in priority order
Routing: OSPF, BGP, MPLS (Must know how to troubleshoot routing issues in these areas)
Networking experience 2+ years or more, network ISO 7 layer model (Need to know how to deploy and troubleshooting networks. Equivalence to CCNACCNP is useful)
Firewalls Statefull Firewalls (SFW), Next Gen Firewalls (NGFW) (Need to be able to reconfigure firewalls and explain FW operation at a deeper level than just simple filtering rules)
L3 VPN, IPSec, SSLVPN, NAT, GRE (Need to be able to troubleshoot VPN issues at deeper level than just giving users a correct PK)
Virtualization (Need to know some fundamentals of virtual networks and SDN’s; SDWAN beneficial)
Antivirus, intrusion detection, CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), threat maps, security logs, threat analysis, handling security incidents (Need to know how to review these items)
SIEM (ArcSight, Qradar) admin (Need to know these tools and how to use them)
Preferred but not required: Certifications: CEH, GIAC (Global Information Assurance Cert), CCSP (Need some subset of the training needed to get these certifications; the certifications themselves are considered “desirable” but not required)
