The role is responsible for network installation, configuration and turn up of Vblock network services into the customer environments.The person in this role provides planning, leadership, direction, and advanced technical expertise regarding VCE products, services, technology and best practices.This is a customer facing role and requires outstanding written and verbal communication skills and excellent customer relationship management skills.

Primary Responsibilities:

Provide remote and on-site support for deployment and implementation of Products and Services related to client's activiies supporting VCE Vblock Systems Build detailed architectural, operational, and other procedural documentation for the deployment and implementation of VCE Products and Services
Provide consultative, proactive and or reactive support to customers Provide network planning, design, analysis, integration, operation and optimization services for the VCE Vblock platform.

Provide customers with knowledge transfer of Vblock network and operation and help lead the network planning, design and knowledge share within client's teams as well as customer teams.Leverage existing best practices for documenting the key aspects of the network design plan and implement network layers.Ensure best practices are followed and integrate client's solutions with customer requirements Provide input to and create key project documentation deliverables based on standard practices including high and low level network and service design diagrams, and test documentation.

Experience Or Qualifications:

The ideal candidate for this position is a creative problem solver, comfortable with challenging the status quo and rapidly responding to escalating issues.
This opportunity requires a Senior Architect with a broad mix of networking knowledge and specific area of expertise related to use of network technologies for critical IT problem solving in an enterprise or service provider environment.

Candidate must Require:

• 2 plus years of experience as a Cisco Network Engineer, specifically network design, implementation & upgrade within Enterprise class data center environments.
• Strong interpersonal and communication as well as collaboration skills
• Internet working troubleshooting and support in a large-scale network environment.
• Experience designing and building large scale enterprise network architectures
• Knowledge in all Cisco switching products, as well as Cisco UCS and Nexus 1000v.
• Strong knowledge in all other areas of: Data Center Networking Design & planning, Layer2 network design and architecture including expertise with switching and or routing platforms from Cisco, SAN switching
• Ability to travel domestically 70%+ of the time
  

Strongly Desired Skills:

Hands on experience with EMC Storage and/or VMware Virtualization products a plus Experience in Advanced Services and network and service management tools from Cisco and EMC An understanding of the Project Management process and ability work as a collaborative member of a high performing team Understanding of ITIL foundations Typically requires BS, CS, or University degree equivalent and 10 plus years relevant experience in Network Engineering or Telecommunications support environment. Advanced degree strongly preferred
Certifications such as CCIE, CCNA, EMCIE, EMCTA, VCP, etc. are given a preference

All Submitted Candidates:

• Must be able to work night shifts and weekends on occasion to perform activities.
• Must have outstanding communication skills both written and verbal.
• Must have customer facing skills
  

These positions have Long term potential possible with Contract to Hire potential.

Must Have:

Networking:

• Diverse Network Technologies Background: 10 Years.
• Specific Requirements_CH
• Storage Area Network (SAN)" 2 Years.
• Specific Requirements MS:
• Communication skills
  

Nice to Have:

Specific Requirements MS:

• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• EMC Implementation Engineer Certification (EMCIE)
• EMC Technology Architect Certification (EMCTA)
• ITIL CertificationATOS
  

Full Time, Contract Corp-To-Corp, Contract Independent, Contract W2, C2H Corp-To-Corp, C2H Independent, C2H W2 $60/hr CISCO, SAN, ITIL, EMCTA, CCIE, EMCIE, EMC, VCP., CCNA, VMware

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