C2C contract: DevOps Engineer:: Albany, NY-Hybrid

[Harisha Katanguri]

Greetings from Harisha!

Client is NYS IES

Rate is $75/hr on C2C

Any resume with prior NYS ITS exp will be given preference

 

Title: DevOps Engineer

Position Type: Long term Contract

Location: Albany, NY (Should be local to Albany, NY within 30 miles of commute)

Should have local Albany project on resume

Description

• Mandatory Qualifications
• Level I
  Between three (3) and seven (7) years of experience as a DevOps Engineer.
• Expert GCP network infrastructure, including:
• VPCs
• Subnets
• Firewall rules
• VPC routing
• Network Connectivity Center
• Cloud Router
• CloudVPN
• Cloud Interconnect
• CloudNAT
• Load balancers
• Private service connections
• Logging
• Alerting
• Troubleshooting
• Advanced experience designing, implementing, and supporting hybrid GCP connectivity.
• Proficiency in Layer 3 routing, including:
• Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
• VRFs
• Route maps
• Redistribution
• NAT
• Subnetting
• Proficiency in Palo Alto PAN-OS, including:
• Security policies
• NAT policies
• Zones
• Routing
• Tunnels
• Upgrades
• Logging
• Monitoring
• Working knowledge of cloud application platforms and their networking requirements:
• Kubernetes engines/services
• Serverless environments
• Proficiency in Terraform to assist in development of:
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• CI/CD for uniform cloud configuration and backup solutions
• Proficient Microsoft Azure network infrastructure, including:
• VNets
• Subnets
• NSGs
• Route tables
• VNGs
• Site-to-site VPN
• ExpressRoute Direct
• Load balancers
• Logging
• Alerting
• Troubleshooting
• Proficient AWS network infrastructure, including:
• VPCs
• Subnets
• Security groups
• Route tables
• Virtual Private Gateway
• Transit Gateway
• Cloud WAN
• Site-to-Site VPN
• Direct Connect
• NACLs
• Load balancers
• Peering
• Logging
• Alerting
• Troubleshooting
• Experience working with monitoring and packet capture/analysis tools, including:
• Zenoss
• Splunk
• Palo Alto Panorama
• Arista Cloud Vision as a Service
• NfSen
• Ixia
• Gigastor
• Wireshark
• Proficiency in Microsoft Visio for solutions documentation.
• Proficiency in Domain Name System (DNS) and managing split-brain public/private resolution designs.

Duties and Responsibilities to be performed by the consultant

• Manage and lead in the orchestration of multi-discipline technologies for the resolution of complex problems.
• Communicate with technology and business leaders for problem resolution and make recommendations for system enhancements as required.
• Provide 24x7x365 on-call network support for advanced troubleshooting, escalation and ticket resolutions on a rotating basis.
• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud networking infrastructure in AWS, Azure, and GCP to support new and existing NYS agency application deployments in the cloud.
• Design, deploy, and maintain network virtual appliances as needed including:
  With integrations into CSP network infrastructure:
• Arista CloudEOS
• Palo Alto PAN-OS
• GCP NCC
• AWS TGW Connect
• PRD Location infrastructure (GCP NCC, AWS TGW Connect, etc.)
• Design and implement on-prem to cloud connectivity solutions as required by application needs in collaboration with ISO and network/application architecture teams.
• Assist with application design to ensure connectivity compliance with NYS ITS information security standards.
• Collaborate and troubleshoot with direct cloud connectivity providers to develop solutions and solve problems.
• Assist in the development of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) uniform cloud configuration, deployment, and backup solutions using Terraform.
• Provide in-depth analysis on network performance using monitoring tools such as:
• Zenoss
• Splunk
• Palo Alto Panorama
• Arista Cloud Vision as a Service
• NfSen
• Ixia
• Gigastor
• Wireshark
• Ensure that network availability of cloud environments is maximized by overseeing:
• Change Control procedures
• Code upgrades
• Network monitoring
• Installations
• Moves and changes
• Troubleshooting complex issues
• Oversee network monitoring to ensure maximum network availability.
• Participate in network performance analysis, training, and capacity planning.
• Document all design and implementation work using Microsoft Visio.
• Participate in knowledge transfer and training sessions with junior staff.
• Occasional travel may be required.

 

If you are interested, please share your updated resume along with your availability for a brief discussion.

If I don’t get back to you, texting is the best way to reach me. I can reach you immediately as required

 

If this opportunity is not a match for you, I would appreciate it if you could share it with anyone in your network who may be interested.

 

Thanks and Best Regards, 

 

Harisha Katanguri 

InfoPeople Corporation 

450 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1106 

New York, NY 10123 

 

Direct: (646) 790-8258
Email:  har...@infopeoplecorp.com