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Sr. Network Analyst

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Date Posted: Apr 2, 2018

Location: Cary, NC, US, 27513

Company: MetLife

Job Location: United States : North Carolina : Cary  

 

Role Value Proposition

The Sr. Analyst is responsible for MetLife Global Network services in US and other 40+ countries, including data center network design, implementation and continuous improvement, global WAN internetworking, application performance consultation, Cloud and Software-Defined Networking, and Level 3 support for high and critical production issues. The role holder must have the ability to review recommend, and implement configurations in a highly complex Network infrastructure, represent operations organization in a wide array of IT application and infrastructure projects requiring broad knowledge of Networking technologies and application infrastructure.  Projects will vary from individual system deployments to large scale Network consolidation initiatives spanning multiyear time lines.

 

Key Responsibilities                                                    

  • Provide multi-disciplinary knowledge, skills and experience with analyzing and assessing issues on multi-tiered applications. Ability to analyze network and application traces, with in depth knowledge of application protocols - HTTP, HTTPS, SSL.

 

  • Provide hands-on knowledge with data center networking technologies, including Cisco Nexus 9K/7K/5K/2K, Catalyst 6500, IOS/NXOS , Layer 2/Layer 3 protocols, and load balancing (Citrix or F5).
  • Candidate must also demonstrate proficiency in data center infrastructure and global internetworking such as routing and switching, Compute, Virtualization, Storage, network security and Cloud technologies.

 

  • Provide hands on knowledge of load balancer technologies and implement best practice designs per application requirements.

 

 

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills

Required Experience   

  • 5+ years of IT & Network Operations experience working networking infrastructure.  
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience with Layer 4 thru Layer 7 technologies and expert level understanding of mainstream protocols such as TCP, HTTP, SSL, FTP and DNS.
  • 2+ years working with Load Balancers

 

Preferred Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, information Systems or related field preferred, or 8 years equivalent work experience.
  • Professional certification; such as CCNP, CCIE, or other relevant industry certification strongly preferred
  • 2+ years of Working knowledge of programmability – APIs, XML, JSON, Python scripting and any other automation tools.
  • Must have strong analytical skills, excellent understanding of application and network architecture, and must be able to assess network designs independently
  • Experience in working with cross-functional teams globally

 

 

 

 

 

At MetLife, we’re leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we’re dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.” 

 

 

 

MetLife is a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is MetLife's policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.

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Requisition #: 96761 


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