*THIS ROLE IS NOT OPEN TO SPONSORED CANDIDATES AT THIS TIME!*.CANDIDATES LOCAL TO PLANO, TX AND MCLEAN, VA ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY*.
ROLE IS FOR A DIRECT CLIENT* Network Engineer Specialist Duration: 12 months. Location: Onsite (Hybrid) in McLean, VA OR Plano, TX on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Years of experience: 4+ (Implementing Zscaler Suite) Must Haves: Must have hands on experience with Zscaler SaaS proxy solutions. Additional must haves are Zscaler DIA (Direct Internet Access), Authentication Bridge, Nanolog Streaming Service, and Zscaler V ZEN (Virtual Zscaler Enforcement Nodes) appliances.
Qualifications: Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related engineering or sciences field or Equivalent job experience. Strong core knowledge and skills Zscaler DIA, Authentication Bridge, Nanolog Streaming Service, Z-Tunnel, etc. Experience building Zscaler V ZEN appliances for DR/BC.
Experience defining business legitimate Categories for allowed traffic. Strong experience with network router, switch, F5 GTM and LTM (any load-balancer experience), Firewall configurations. Familiar with Python, Ansible, or similar coding skills and automation experience, utilizing low-code solutions is also acceptable.
Experience with Akamai or CloudFlare, or similar DDOS providers is a plus. Lead conversations to work with other network engineers and application developers to gather requirements and create a design document to address business needs. Knowledge of working with ServiceNow, JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint.
Strong documentation skills and process creation experience. Keys to Success in this Role: You embrace change and innovation. Passion for driving value to customers.
Ability to work quickly on delivery and able to apply risk-based approach to prioritize work. Good interpersonal, relationship building and team working skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with various teams, both business and technical, to achieve goals.
Strong verbal and written communication skills. Takes accountability, sets expectations, and delivers high quality technical solutions within agreed upon level of effort
