NNMi / Network Automation Consultant

We specialize in Staff Augmentation and Consulting Services across HP Software, VMWare, EView Technology and other IT Operations vendor portfolios. Our unique quick-start solutions are designed to empower IT operations teams with the efficiency, stability and top performance in the delivery of business services.

Proven implementation success with numerous fortune 500 clients.

100s of successful projects across numerous industries.

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Emphasis on best practices, lessons learned and strategic guidance.

Supporting clients across North America.

Unique offerings such as quick-start and upgrade factory.

Job Description

No third party consultants. Must be a US Citizen with Secret Security Clearance.

Network Automation (NA)

1. Phase I shall include the installation of Servers as defined in the Architectural Design: one (1) Primary Site and two (2) Remote Sites in env 1 and one (1) Primary Site and two (2) Remote Sites in env 2.

NA Implementation (env 1 & env 2)

1. One (1) Primary Site on env 1 and one (1) Primary Site on env 2.
2. Install, configure and test a highly available NA solution at one (1) Primary Site.
3. Finalized server, ports, OS, storage and database requirements will be defined in the Architectural Design.
4. Two (2) Remote Sites on env 1 and Two (2) Remote Sites on env 2.
5. Install and configure up to two (2) satellite gateways at each remote site.

NA Configuration

1. Configure global settings for managed domain (ssh, syslog).
2. Assist in the creation of five (5) configuration scripts derived from use cases identified in the planning stage.
3. NA connect and client API will be utilized.
4. Assist with the creation of ten (10) policies with up to five (5) rules.
5. Policies created will be transitioned to regional sites.
6. Derived from current standards and security policies.
7. Diagnostic policies consist of one (1) diagnostic script.
8. OOTB reports created from policies based on rule violations.
9. Rules per policy will vary based on requirements, not to exceed ten (10) rules.
10. Create five (5) static groups.
11. Create five (5) dynamic groups.
12. Configure real-time change detection with syslog.

NNMi Implementation

1. One (1) Primary Site on ENV 1 and one (1) Secondary Site on ENV 2.
2. Install, configure and test a 2-node highly available NNMi cluster at one (1) Primary Site.
3. Two (2) Remote Sites on ENV 1 and Two (2) Remote Sites on ENV 2.
4. Install, configure and test a 2-node highly available NNMi cluster at each remote site.
5. Finalized server, ports, OS, storage and database requirements are defined in the Architectural Design.

NNMi Configuration

1. Remote sites will be configured to forward events to regional OMi servers for local event correlation.
2. Perform network discovery of management domain – up to one-thousand (1000) devices using IP Address Range or seed file.
3. Load trap definition from vendor external named Management Information Base (MIB) files for up to three (3) IP addressable microwave and radio devices.
4. Configure up to two (2) NNMi state poller services.
5. Create up to ten (10) rule based discovery patterns.
6. Create NNMi user domain for up to ten (10) users.
7. Create up to ten (10) communication profiles for SNMP based network device access information.
8. Configure up to two (2) Prime Contractor defined node group maps.
9. Validate Map Containers.
10. Create up to four (4) Prime Contractor defined Interface Groups.
11. Assist with modification of incident handling within NNMi event sub-system.
12. Configure integrations: BSM/OMi, UCMDB, NA.

Additional Information

Role: HPNNMI / Network Automation Consultant (with Secret clearance)

Job Status: Contract

Start Date: 11/2/15 (624 hrs or 15.6 weeks)