Two (2) or more industry standard certifications/credentials, including (but not limited to) Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE), Certified Novell Engineer (CNE), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), and Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect
Five (5) or more years of experience documenting policies, procedures, and systems architecture
Six (6) or more years of experience in network or operating systems technologies
Experience in testing automation and configuration management
Experience with Citrix load balancers and cloud load balancers (such as Azure Load Balancer (LB) and F5)
Experience with cisco network equipment, including Cisco Nexus/Catalyst Switches and firewalls
Experience in disaster recovery technologies, such as Zerto, Microsoft Automated System Recovery (ASR), VMWare Site Recovery Manager (SRM), and data replication
Strong understanding of web security
Good understanding of application authorization (AuthZ) and authentication (AuthN) patterns
Familiar with protocols such as Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS), and Domain Name System (DNS)
Knowledge of database technologies including Non-Structured Query Language (NoSQL) and Microsoft Structured Query Language (MSSQL)
Knowledge of infrastructure, network, and applications security standards and best practices
Knowledge of telephony/wide area network (WAN) communications networks and protocols (Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)/Session Initiation Protocol (SIP))
Knowledge of software-defined wide area network (SDWAN) concepts, products, and technologies
Knowledge of WAN acceleration products and technologies
Skilled in data center technologies, including converged/hyper-converged infrastructure
Skilled in cloud architecture, including hybrid cloud, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS)
Skilled in networking protocols and technologies, including (but not limited to) Internet Protocol (IP), Ethernet, virtual private network (VPN), broadband, Layer 2/3, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB), and DNS
Skilled in local area network (LAN)/WAN technology, including softwaredefined network (SDN), SDWAN, and WAN acceleration