Own customer technical requests through resolution, ensuring clear communication and timely updates.
Plan and implement infrastructure changes, migrations, upgrades, and improvements.
Conduct root cause analysis for major or recurring incidents and define corrective and preventive actions.
Assess production environments and recommend improvements to reliability, security, performance, and standardization.
Maintain accurate technical documentation and follow established operational and change management procedures.
Provide escalation support to L2 teams and share technical knowledge with other analysts.
Participate in on-call rotations, critical incident response, and scheduled maintenance activities.
Required Qualifications
Enterprise Networking
Strong hands-on experience in enterprise networking, including configuring, operating, and troubleshooting routers, switches, and network connectivity in production environments.
Experience with one or more enterprise networking platforms, such as Cisco, Juniper, Dell, Aruba, or Arista.
Solid knowledge of IPv4/IPv6 and routing and switching technologies, including BGP, OSPF, VLANs, Spanning Tree, link aggregation, ACLs, and NAT/PAT.
Demonstrated ability to investigate and resolve complex network incidents involving routing, DNS, connectivity, latency, and performance.
Working knowledge of physical network infrastructure, including SFPs, fiber optics, and media converters.
Network Security
Experience supporting and troubleshooting enterprise firewalls.
Knowledge of security services and access technologies, including IPS/IDS, web filtering, application control, SSL inspection, VPNs, and MFA.
Linux and Infrastructure
Experience administering and troubleshooting Linux environments, such as Red Hat, Debian, or Ubuntu.
Proficiency with Linux command-line tools, user management, file systems, LVM, disk management, and system maintenance.
Working knowledge of Linux networking and services, including DNS, routing, Apache, and IPTables.
Ability to troubleshoot server hardware and infrastructure connectivity using remote access and management tools such as SSH, iLO, and iDRAC.
Monitoring and Incident Management
Experience using infrastructure monitoring tools to analyze alerts, investigate performance issues, and support incident resolution.
Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
Ability to prioritize technical requests and coordinate resolution within agreed service levels.
Communication
Intermediate to advanced English, with the ability to participate in technical discussions, prepare written updates, and communicate with customers.
Ability to explain technical issues clearly and share knowledge across teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with FortiGate, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer.
Experience with Palo Alto firewalls.
Knowledge of advanced networking technologies, including VXLAN, MLAG/vPC, VRF, VRRP, GRE, and route filtering.
Experience with load balancing platforms such as KEMP LoadMaster, F5 BIG-IP, or A10 Networks.
Experience using or administering Grafana or Zabbix.
Familiarity with Dell or HPE server hardware.
Experience with VPN technologies such as IPsec or OpenVPN.
Location
RJ1: Rua Voluntários da Pátria, 360, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22270-010, Brazil.
Work Model and Schedule
Work model: Hybrid, with two days per week in the office and the remaining days working remotely.
Working hours: Monday through Friday, from 3:00 PM to midnight, local Rio de Janeiro time. 5x2
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Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.
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This posting is for a backfill position, meaning it is to fill an existing vacancy within our organization.

