Senior Network EngineerLocation: Houston, TXDuration: 6+ Months, Onsite.Client: APEX/BP-HoustonRequired SkillsAmazon Web Services (AWS), CiscoRequirements:Senior level Cisco Network Engineer with 7+ yrs of experienceStrong cisco network design, deployment, and documentation skillsStrong ability to self-manage, organize, and prioritize workloadStrong communication skills to negotiate work scope, apprise project team, and to resolve issues by involving othersHighly skilled with Cisco Switch Stacking, Layer2 (Trunk, LACP, STP design), Layer3 (BGP, SVI)Able to make recommendations to Architect on design, and able to flex to use company standards or other best-practicesAble to document implementation design and guide team through physical installationStrong implementation skills & experienceRack-n-StackConfiguration according to best practicesA preference towards automationSystem hardening according to Cisco guidesAble to document as-built design (L1 – L3) and provide KT/hand-off to support teamAble to create full set of test-cases and validate & document network failure conditionsAble to manage compute systems or automation to perform validationPreferred automation might include Robot framework, Python, Ansible etc.Specifically they’ll need to have the following skills/experience:Cisco CCNP level experience for 5+ yrsSwitch Stacking – (initially 9300L, followed by 9300S when delivered)Fiber interconnections (20-40K SMF, Local MMF)LACP Port ChannelsStrong hands-on understanding of subnetting and IP Address planningiBGP configurationeBGP configurationL3 SVI’sL2 LACP trunk to downstreamL2 LACP trunk to upstream + 2 x /30 SVI’s for L3 BGP establishmentL2 Spanning Tree loop-free Design (prune appropriate VLANs on Fiber ring)Palo Alto experience