Required Skills:
- 7+ years overall network experience
- CCNP certification desired
- Mid-Senior Level Consultant – 5+ year Cisco IOS experience
- 2+ Year SSL-based connectivity experience
Purpose:
As part of an effort to move certain customer applications of the Internet, CLIENT is building a new, standards-based solution, to support secure connectivity for customers and business partners. The solution will support secure connectivity via SSL VPN and/or IPsec VPN. Contract resources are required to assist with the build, testing, and migration of existing customer and business partner connections to the new solution.
Responsibilities:
- Assist in the design phase including Proof of Concept (lab) and to-be solution. Prepare and/or update deliverables as assigned.
- Perform configuration, build and testing activities for Proof of Concept (lab), build and configuration of to-be solution, and during customer and business partner migrations.
- Prepare written test cases per functional, non-functional and quality requirements to support to-be solution and migration testing.
- Perform and record results for the unit, end-to-end and another testing to support Proof of Concept (lab), build and configuration of to-be solution, and customer and business partner migrations.
- Identify the document “run book” activities for pattern-based migration plans, based on requirements (schedule and resources) and direction from Architect or other project resources.
- As assigned, perform technical risk analysis or impact assessment, with written results, for other project dependencies, technical issues or challenges, customer and business partner requirements, etc.
- Perform client and business partner migrations, including testing and post migration support based on the schedule (likely to include evening and weekend work).
- Other project activities as assigned.
Technical Skills and Certifications:
- 7+ years overall network experience
- CCNP certification desired
- Mid-Senior Level Consultant – 5+ year Cisco IOS experience
- 2+ Year SSL-based connectivity experience
- 1+ Year Cisco VPN IPsec experience, including ISR 44xx experience
- 1+ projects with Client VPN migration experience
- 2+ years combined experience with Checkpoint FW, Cisco ASA firewall and F5 Big IP (NAT, VIPs, etc.)
- Proficiency in creating network conceptual and detailed diagrams with MS Visio
- Proficiency creating written test artifacts
Other Requirements:
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Must perform with limited supervision, be a team player and have the ability to work in consensus-based culture
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Follow strict change management processes
GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS
DURATION: 6+ Months Contract
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