IBM jobs - Network Support L3

Introduction
Software Developers at IBM are the backbone of our strategic initiatives to design, code, test, and provide industry-leading solutions that make the world run today - planes and trains take off on time, bank transactions complete in the blink of an eye and the world remains safe because of the work our software developers do.  Whether you are working on projects internally or for a client, software development is critical to the success of IBM and our clients worldwide.  At IBM, you will use the latest software development tools, techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of.

Your Role and Responsibilities
The Network Engineer will be a member on the Global Infrastructure Network Operate quad. This person will be responsible for network operations and infrastructure services regionally and globally. As a part of the Network Team, Your responsibilities will include day to day tickets and support, participation in on-call rotation, and documentation.

• Provide technical support to ensure a high degree of Customer Happiness through Service Level Agreement (SLA) & Process Compliance
• Perform business impact analysis and risk assessments to reduce the likelihood of significant service outage or disasters.

This environment includes, but is not limited to: Cisco routers, Cisco IOS switches, Cisco Nexus line, Cisco ASA firewalls, Vyatta Firewalls.

Responsibilities

• Implementing changes to the application architecture
• Expanding/extending network capabilities
• Adding locations/users to the network
• Migrating workloads into ACI fabric
• Configure ACI multi-site with deployed fabrics
• In-depth knowledge of and experience with major network protocols and technologies including BGP, OSPF, MP-BGP EVPN, VXLAN and VPC.
• Experience with design and implementing SDN - Software Defined Network / SDDC - Software Defined Data Center environments
• Experience with design and implementation of large complex Cisco ACI - Application Centric Infrastructure node
• Data Center experience (Nexus, Routing + Switching)

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Minimum of 8+ years’ experience focused on Data Center network support, configuration and implementation
• Minimum 8+ years of core switching, routing, MPLS and FWs
• Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in enterprise-level networking with knowledge in TCP/IP, Routing Protocols (OSPF and BGPv4, etc.),SMTP and SNMP.
• Exposure to Cisco UCS platform and related switching configurations
• Experience deploying and maintaining wide area networks with emphasis on IPSec, L2L VPN, and Remote Access VPN
• Networking and security architectural and engineering support experience across local, regional and global domains
• Ability to effectively execute multiple IT projects and deadlines with limited supervision
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Working knowledge of AWS – EC2, EBS, Networking, SG, AMI’s, Checkpoint firewalls and F5 Load Balancers
• Hands on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Experience with TCP/IP, networking, and DNS, SMTP, and HTTPS

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• CCNP or equivalent industry &/or business networking experience desired\\ Hands on experience with VLANs and routing
• Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix security (Firewalls, ACLs, Authentication, etc.)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience in Operating Systems tuning and configurations
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI)