Hi, I have an urgent requirement for one of my client for a Network Architect. Please send me your consultants resume along with rates and contact details.
Location: NJ Duration: 6+ Months 1.1 Background The network infrastructure consists of various technologies and products based on the business drivers. All the products and services which are implemented are managed and supported by Engineering and Operations. Architecture team is responsible for fine tuning and researching new trends and certifying new products/technologies in the following areas. Please note that the scope of architecture team is not limited to the technologies identified below, the list below consists of current production usage. · Network Design – The network is designed based on the hierarchical model of access, distribution, core and edge layers. The architecture team is responsible for making any changes to the design standard and addition of any new class of service in the current network. · QoS, CoS, Route filtering, VoIP and policy based routing is used to improve performance. Deployment of this is limited and Network Architecture is tasked with reviewing current class of services and providing improved design. · Protocols and Services – Following protocols and services are used within the RETS network. FTP, TFTP, DNS, DHCP, ICMP, SSH, SNMP, NTP, Telnet and Trace route · Routing – BGP, EIGRP and OSPF are the dynamic routing protocols used along with static routing. · Redundancy is provided within the network layer using HSRP and MHSRP. · In the switching network Spanning tree, Port Fast, Port Channelling, VLANs, Trunking, VTP, Multicast, Broadcast, MLS and VLAN Tagging are used. · Load Balancing – F5 BIG IP and Cisco CSS/CSM load balancing hardware is used. · Riverbed WAN accelerators · Network security is implemented using ACLs and distribution lists. Authentication is provided using TACACS and RADIUS. SSH is used for secure logon into network devices. · Tools – The Network engineering team uses the following tools. (Please note this is just for informational purpose, please verify actual list from Network Engineering/Operations. o Sniffers – Sniffer Pro and Wild Packets o Netscout probes and monitoring and troubleshooting o HP OpenView, Cisco Works and E-Health. o F5 Enterprise manager o Packet storm, IXIA with Chariot clients and Compuware’s application vantage are used in test/certification labs. 1.2 Team Workload/Track The following lists the tasks performed by Network Architecture team: Research and Development – · Investigate solutions that maximize cost efficiencies and flexibility · Research and evaluate new infrastructure and technologies · Proactively participate in technology organizations for networking and information gathering opportunities Formal Architecture Reviews and Standards – · Investigate solutions to meet stakeholder requirements · Research and evaluate new infrastructure and technologies · Proactively participate in technology organizations for networking and information gathering opportunities -- Thanks & Regards, Ashka Phone: 732-283-7009 Ext 280 Direct: 609-235-7094 Email: as...@leadingc.com IM: as...@leadingt.com Fax: 732-593-0591
