Satnam Data Systems, Inc. (SDS, Inc.)is a global IT company providing broad range of technology consulting, professional and outsourcing services & solutions to Fortune500 and mid-size companies.
SDS shares over two decades of expertise in successful deployment of IT projects and meeting the talent needs for companies for high quality IT resources through staff augmentation, contractual staffing and managed services program.
Position: Systems Administrator - IV
Location: San Diego, CA 92121
Duration: 10 + Months
Interview Mode: Telephonic + In Person (Face – to – Face)
Required Experience: 10 yrs. – 15 yrs.
Job Description:
Network/System Administrator
Position Overview
This is a 1st shift position with typical hours from 8AM – 5PM Pacific Time
The start and end times will be adjusted based on business requirements
Candidate will support the project implementations of several critical business initiatives requiring the design/build/configuration/documentation of network/security connectivity using Cisco/F5/A10/Juniper equipment.
Minimum 7 years of network/system administration experiences in Cisco/F5/A10/Juniper equipment with at least 3 years of security/infrastructure protection experience.
Possess a solid understanding of and have experience with following network technologies and application protocols: ARP, 802.1q, HSRP, OSPF, BGP, NAT, ACLs, IPSEC, SNMP, MPLS, LDP, WAN, LAN, VPN, VLAN, IPX/SPX, RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, DNS, DHCP, SSH, NFS, LDAP, HTTP, NTP, POP, SMTP, TCP/IP, DNSSEC, TLS, Quality of Service (QoS), Access control lists (ACL), Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF),and Software Defined Networks (SDN)
Possess a solid Knowledge of Cisco and Juniper Firewalls, Routers, Switches, F5 Load Balancers ( LTM, GTM, SSL Termination, iRules), and Brocade Switches and also Cisco IOS XE, Cisco NX-OS, Juniper JUNOS platforms
In depth experience with Cisco Nexus with Fabric Extenders, Cisco ASA Firewall/VPN (with FirePOWER Services and AnyConnect), Cisco DCNM, juniper F5(GTM & LTM), Netropy WAN Emulator,
Strong understanding of TCP/IP troubleshooting tools (tcpdump/wireshark/protocol analysis), and monitoring tools like Nagios, Cisco DCNM
Scripting experience (shell scripts, Python, Perl, puppet, etc.) is a plus.
Excellent knowledge of the OSI model
Expert knowledge of IDS/IPS systems
Expert Firewall Audit review security best practice
Expert knowledge of DDoS mitigation techniques
Experience with Linux (Red Hat), Windows (Microsoft Windows 200x), and VMware
BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field
Industry certifications in network and security CCNP/JNCIP/CISSP preferred
QualificationsBA/BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field
Industry certifications in network and security CCNP/JNCIP/CISSP preferred
Additional InformationAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Skills Required
- 10-15 years total relevant experience
- Minimum 7 years network/system administration with Cisco/F5/A10/Juniper
- At least 3 years security/infrastructure protection experience
- Hands-on experience with ARP, 802.1q, HSRP, OSPF, BGP, NAT, ACLs, IPSEC, SNMP, MPLS, LDP, WAN, LAN, VPN, VLAN, IPX/SPX, RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, DNS, DHCP, SSH, NFS, LDAP, HTTP, NTP, POP, SMTP, TCP/IP, DNSSEC, TLS, QoS, VRF, SDN
- Experience with Cisco and Juniper firewalls, routers, switches, F5 load balancers (LTM, GTM, SSL Termination, iRules), Brocade switches
- Experience with Cisco IOS XE, Cisco NX-OS, Juniper JUNOS; Cisco Nexus with Fabric Extenders
- In‑depth experience with Cisco ASA Firewall/VPN (FirePOWER Services, AnyConnect), Cisco DCNM, Netropy WAN Emulator, F5 GTM & LTM
- Strong TCP/IP troubleshooting using tcpdump/wireshark and monitoring tools like Nagios and Cisco DCNM
- Excellent knowledge of the OSI model
- Expert knowledge of IDS/IPS systems
- Expert knowledge of firewall audit best practices
- Expert knowledge of DDoS mitigation techniques
- Experience with Linux (Red Hat), Windows (Microsoft Windows 200x), and VMware
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
- Scripting experience (shell, Python, Perl, puppet)
- Industry certifications in network and security (CCNP, JNCIP, CISSP)
What We Do
Satnam Data Systems, Inc. (SDS) is a global IT company serving Fortune 500 and mid-size organizations through technology consulting, professional and outsourcing services. It provides staff augmentation, contractual staffing, managed services, fixed-price IT projects, software development, technology training, security consulting, mobile development, and related IT solutions, drawing on more than two decades of experience delivering projects and supplying skilled technology resources.








