EMPREGO

Data Center Network Engineer

V2X-Kuwait City, Kuwait

Overview:
Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $3.9B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.

Data Center Network Engineers support the Enterprise-class infrastructure of the RCC-SWA. RCC-SWA engineers provide optimization, administration, and technical documentation of all enterprise infrastructure systems. Additionally, engineers resolve and appropriately complete assigned cases and change requests while acting as an escalation point for troubleshooting issues. The core infrastructure technology duties include an in-depth understanding of Cisco’s Nexus switching, ASR routing, UCS compute platforms, and lifecycle management planning. The MCF is managed by the RCC-SWA and provides enterprise Information Technology (IT) services to approved Army customers.

This position offers company-paid housing and transportation, a completion bonus and tuition reimbursement program!

You must satisfy all host country requirements to legally work in the host country in order to be qualified for this position.

Responsibilities:

  • Produce enterprise-level support for a dynamic and large-scale networking infrastructure from the perspective of service origination in the data center, as well as service delivery in the global transport architecture. Provide expert level knowledge of data center infrastructure hardware such as Nexus 3K/5K/9K, Fabric Extenders, UCS chassis and UCS Fabric Interconnects. Along with assuming the expert role in regard to vPC, FCoE, Catalyst VSS, MPLS L3VPN, MPLS Traffic Engineering, eBGP/iBGP, OSPF/EIGRP, DMVPN, QOS, FlexPod design philosophy, among other tunneling and data center-centric technologies. While also offering a basic understanding of VMware’s vSphere infrastructure and the virtual networking components for troubleshooting purposes.
  • Installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the data center environment are primary roles in this position. Provides change control and engages Cisco TAC for issues, modifications and best practices when needed. Monitors availability and reliability of the data center network and supported infrastructure utilizing Spectrum and Solarwinds Orion. Executes engineering best practices in network builds, integration, testing, and documentation while adhering to security fundamentals provided by DISA’s Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
  • Ability to assess networking requirements and provide solutions.
  • Ability to make accurate and independent decisions under pressure.
  • Experience with a customer service oriented company.
  • Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment.
  • The work environment will be 95% indoor and 5% outdoor.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Qualifications:

  • * Education / Certifications*: One-year related experience can be substituted for one year of education if the degree is required.

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience preferably in Computer Science or MIS, IS, Engineering or related field.
  • * IAT Level*: IAT III

  • * BASELINE*:

  • Cisco: CCNP: Certified Network Professional - Security (Cannot be used as a dual qualifier)

  • CompTIA: CASP+ ce: Advanced Security Practitioner
  • GIAC: GCED: Certified Enterprise Defender
  • GIAC: GCIH: Certified Incident Handler
  • ISACA: CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor
  • ISC2: CISSP (or Associate): Certified Information Systems Security Professional

  • * COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT (CE)*:

  • Cisco CCIE: Certified Internetwork Expert - Collaboration

  • Cisco CCIE: Certified Internetwork Expert - Data Center
  • Cisco CCIE: Certified Internetwork Expert - Enterprise Infrastructure
  • Cisco: CC-DN-A: Certified DevNet Associate
  • Cisco: CCIE: Certified Internet Expert - Voice
  • Cisco: CCIE: Certified Internetwork Expert - Routing & Switching
  • Cisco: CCIE: Certified Internetwork Expert - Security
  • Cisco: CCIE: Certified Internetwork Expert - Service Provider
  • Cisco: CCNA: Certified Network Associate - Security
  • Cisco: CCNP: Certified Network Professional - Collaboration
  • Cisco: CCNP: Certified Network Professional - Data Center
  • Cisco: CCNP: Certified Network Professional - Enterprise
  • Cisco: CCNP: Certified Network Professional - Security (Cannot be used as a dual qualifier)
  • Cisco: CCNP: Certified Network Professional - Service Provider
  • CNFdeIAS: Cisco and NetApp Flexpod Implementation and Administration Specialist
  • CNFDS: Cisco and NetApp Flexpod Design Specialist
  • * Experience*: _One year o