Network Engineer
Location: New York City, New York ( Onsite role )
Qualification:
- B Sc, B Com, Relevant Diploma Degrees (CSC, Electronics), BE
- 4+ years of experience in Networking administration, upgrades, implementation, or engineering.
- Experience working with Cisco routers and switches.
- Experience working with F5 load balancers.
- Experience working with Palo Alto firewalls and exposure to other network security protocols, systems, and triage.
- Any Cisco certification is a nice to have (CCNA, CCNE,CCNA. etc.)
Job Duties & Responsibility:
- Troubleshoot and debug Networking related issues & triage issues as needed.
- Work independently and collaboratively with stakeholders.
- Document processes and create technical documentation.
- Perform Bug Scrubbing activity and provide industry standard solutions for BugFix.
- Ability to think outside the box to solve complex technical issues. Use professional concepts and company objectives to solve complex issues.
- Manage cross country teams and mentor them and solve any technical issues and provide solutions.
- Partnering with technical and business leaders across the organization to drive value from the technology solutions.
- Identify and remove waste in the software development lifecycle to improve flow throughput productivity and quality.
- Work with OEM vendors in identifying the recommended code version for upgrade.
- Validate hardware compatibility for applying the planned code upgrade.
- Prepare step by step guide/runbook for patch upgrade with a backup plan.
- Coordination and monitoring of patch management process and deployments; including interacting with various stakeholder groups.
- Device configuration backup and restoration.
- Provide Hands and feet support during upgrades.
Must Have Skills
- Cisco ISE
- Palo Alto Internet Gateway
- Infloblox IPAM
- Load Balancer BIG IP / F5
- Switching & Routing Cisco
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $[85,000.00 – 115,000.00] depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
· Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
· Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
· 401(k) plan and contributions
· Long-term/Short-term Disability
· Paid Parental Leave
· Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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Employee Status : Full Time Employee
Shift : Day Job
Travel : No
Job Posting : Feb 26 2024
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @USJobsCognizant.Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
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