Must Have:
- Required Skills & Knowledge:
- Core Networking (Cisco-focused):
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or higher.
- Strong understanding of routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP) and ASN (Autonomous System Numbers).
- Deep knowledge of IPv4 subnetting, supernetting, and route summarization.
- Experience with NAT (1-to-1, Static, Dynamic, PAT) on Cisco ASA/routers.
- Solid troubleshooting skills using Cisco CLI (show/debug commands).
- IPSec VPNs & Security:
- Expert knowledge of IPSec VPN tunnels, including site-to-site and remote access.
- Hands-on experience with both IKEv1 and IKEv2.
- Ability to configure and troubleshoot Phase 1 and Phase 2 parameters (encryption, hashing, DH groups, lifetimes, peer authentication).
- Familiarity with transform sets, crypto maps, and tunnel groups on Cisco devices.
- Strong understanding of DPD (Dead Peer Detection) and re-keying behavior.
- Firewall Security Areas:
- Management and configuration of firewall ACLs, security zones, and object groups.
- Experience with high availability concepts (failover, redundancy in VPN/firewall setups).
- Knowledge of troubleshooting tools: packet captures, syslog, traceroute, MTR, ping with custom sizes, Packet Tracer.
- Familiarity with interoperability between Cisco and third-party appliances (Meraki, Palo Alto, OPNsense/pfSense, Fortigate, Barracuda, etc.).
Nice to Have:
- Dynamic IPSec Tunnels configuration over 0.0.0.0/0
- Experience with cloud VPN integrations (AWS VPC, Virtual Private Gateway, Transit Gateway, Global Accelerator, AWS BYOIP)
Top Skills
What We Do
We are on a mission to give every company, no matter the size, the opportunity to innovate and help build a better future. Our Services: Dedicated Tech (full/partial) Squads: we create multi-disciplinary, remote (near-shore) Tech Squads that become part of your team. They adapt to your workflows and are trained on Agile methodologies to deliver continuous value. We believe that well-trained remote teams bring clients the opportunity to increase innovation output by accessing a greater / more diverse pool of talent, while reducing the cost of development. On-Demand Software Development: at our core, we are software developers excited about building digital products and solutions using the latest technologies and agile methodologies. We provide end-to-end capabilities to deliver on your technical requests. Product Management, Tech Architecture, Front / Back End Development, Devops & QA Venture Building: we partner with companies to co-launch new digital businesses that leverage core assets of the company (distribution channels, customer base, industry knowledge, proprietary technology, etc). We take the co-created ideas into MLP’s (Most Lovable Product) aiming to find product market fit and scale in the leanest possible way. As startup founders ourselves, we love getting things from 0 to 1. We are End-To-End Innovation Enablers, helping your company unlock it's full innovation potential.
