Network Engineer L3

Dear, Greetings from Smart IT Frame, Hope you are doing well!!! Smart IT Frame specializes in enabling you with your most critical line of resources. Whether it’s for permanent staffing, contract staffing, contract-to-hire or executive search, we understand the importance of delivering the most suitable talent; on time and within budget. With our Core focus in emerging technologies, we have provided global technology workforce solutions in North America, Canada & India. We take pride in delivering specialized talent, superior performance, and seamless execution to meet the challenging business needs of customers worldwide Job Title: Network Operations Engineer L3Location: Houston, TX (3 Days/Week)Hiring Mode: FulltimePrimary – Routing & Switching, Wireless, Cisco FTDSecondary – SD WAN, FortiGateJob descriptionRole SummaryWe are looking for a Network Operations L3 Engineer to provide advanced operational support troubleshooting and implementation for enterprise network infrastructure The role involves handling complex incidents leading changes and acting as an SME for Cisco Firewalls and Routing Switching environmentsKey ResponsibilitiesProvide L3 support for production network environments including incident resolution root cause analysis and preventive actionsTroubleshoot and resolve complex network issues related to routing switching and firewall technologiesConfigure manage and optimize Cisco Firewalls ASA Firepower FTD includingACLs NAT VPN SitetoSite Remote AccessPolicy changes upgrades and failover scenariosDesign configure and support Routing Switching infrastructureRouting protocols OSPF BGP EIGRPSwitching technologies VLANs STP HSRPVRRP PortChannelsLead and execute network changes upgrades migrations and maintenance activities following ITIL processesAct as escalation point for L2NOC teams and mentor junior engineersParticipate in problem management RCA documentation and service improvement initiativesWork closely with security cloud and application teams during outages and project activitiesMaintain technical documentation HLDLLD SOPs runbooks change recordsMandatory Skill SetsCisco FirewallsCisco ASA Firepower FTDNAT ACLs IPsec SSL VPNHigh Availability upgradesRouting SwitchingStrong handson with Cisco Routers SwitchesOSPF BGP EIGRPVLANs STP HSRPVRRP VPC EtherChannelTroubleshootingDeep packetlevel and protocollevel troubleshootingHandling highseverity incidents in productionGood to HaveExposure to Fortinet Palo Alto firewallsExperience with Data Center or Enterprise networksMonitoring tools SolarWinds PRTG SNOWBasic understanding of cloud networking Azure AWS connectivityITIL process awareness Incident Change Problem ManagementExperience Qualifications6 to 10 years of experience in Network Operations Network SupportStrong experience in L3 operational support rolesCisco certifications CCNP CCIE preferred not mandatorySkillsMandatory Skills : Cisco DC/Branches Routers & Switches, Cisco-sdn-network-administrationGood to Have Skills : Cisco Wireless