
Senior Solution Architect - Austin TX / 1 Month Contract
- Austin, TX
- Contract
- Full-time
Location: Austin, TX (full onsite)
Hours: Monday-Friday: 8-5pm CST
Duration: 1 month – possible extensionWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as a Senior Solution Architect. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing complex network infrastructure, including Dell Data Center switches, and ensuring seamless integration with other systems.** Expected skillset - Required **
- Resident that can assist in helping with HW deployment activities
- Networking knowledge for the following:
- Meracki switches
- Palo firewalls
- Vast knowledge in networking and firewall protection
- Strong knowledge of Dell Data Center switches, including configuration, management, and troubleshooting
- Experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols, including LAG, VLT, Spanning Tree, OSPF, BGP, IPv6, VRRP, and ACL
- Familiarity with SmartFabric OS10 and its CLI
- Experience with ONIE and its operations
- Strong understanding of Linux commands and their functions
- Ability to download, boot, install, and update ONIE
- Knowledge of Dell EMC PowerSwitch concepts and features
- Experience with management interface configuration, switch access, and license management
- Strong troubleshooting skills using the CLI
- Ability to apply quality of service (QoS) and layer 3 multicast
- Strong understanding of virtual LANs (VLANs), spanning tree protocols (STP), link aggregation groups (LAG/LACP), and discovery protocols (LLDP)
- Experience with SmartFabric Services (SFS) and basic routing
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow procedures and guidelines
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize tasks effectively
- Configure and manage Dell Data Center switches with Layer 2 uplinks in Full switch and SmartFabric Services modes
- Install and configure system software on Dell Data Center switches
- Understand and apply concepts and features of Dell EMC PowerSwitch, including SmartFabric OS10
- Explain Layer 2 constructs and protocols, including LAG, VLT, Spanning Tree, and recognize Layer 3 constructs and protocols, including OSPF, BGP, IPv6, VRRP, and ACL
- Troubleshoot Dell Data Center switches using the CLI and ONIE
- Manage and configure Dell Data Center switches, including management interface configuration, switch access, and license management
- Install, upgrade, and troubleshoot OS10 on Dell Data Center switches
- Configure and manage virtual LANs (VLANs), spanning tree protocols (STP), link aggregation groups (LAG/LACP), and discovery protocols (LLDP)
- Implement and manage SmartFabric Services (SFS) and basic routing
- Apply quality of service (QoS) and layer 3 multicast
- Stay up-to-date with the latest networking documentation, procedures, and tools, including deployment guides, interoperability guides, configuration guides, best practices guides, and architecture overviews