Josh Sakofsky

Software Engineer

Brooklyn, New York, United States29 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in designing and implementing complex network infrastructures.
Proven track record in disaster recovery and data center migrations.
Strong automation skills using Python and Ansible for network management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Network Infrastructure Specialist with extensive experience in enterprise-level network engineering.

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Skills

Core Skills

Network EngineeringNetwork SecurityInfrastructure Design

Other Skills

RoutingSwitchingFirewall ConfigurationVPN ConfigurationSecurity Policy CreationLinux SupportAutomation StrategyAnsiblePythonOSPFBGPData Center TechnologiesAutomationNGFW TechnologiesPalo Alto

About

Specialties: Configuring routing and switching environments, firewall and VPN configuration, security policy creation, L7 switching, infrastructure design, DNS, SMTP, SNMP, Linux support, automation strategy and implementation, Ansible, python/perl/bash scripting.

Experience

29 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

5 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

7 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Netflix

Senior Network Engineer

May 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 1 mo · Greater New York City Area

RoutingSwitchingFirewall ConfigurationVPN ConfigurationSecurity Policy CreationInfrastructure Design+6

New york university

Senior Network Engineer

Sep 2014 – May 2019 · 4 yrs 8 mos

Developed and broadened technical skills using OSPF, BGP, emerging data center technologies like ACI and modern fabric/Clos designs, automation using Python and Ansible, NGFW technologies including Palo Alto and Cisco Firepower FWs, F5 Viprions running LTMs and GTMs, DMVPN, A10 CGN devices, Arbor Networks APS and DDoS protection, IPv6 planning and rollout, and managing large scale networks. Graduated from NYU Emerging Leaders Program.

OSPFBGPData Center TechnologiesAutomationPythonAnsible+11

Mediaocean

Senior Network Engineer

May 2001 – Sep 2014 · 13 yrs 4 mos

Responsible for architecting, implementing, maintaining and documenting global enterprise network. Expertise in technologies like BGP, RIPv2, EIGRP, STP, RSTP+, VTP, VRRP, HSRP, IPSec VPNs, GRE, LACP, GLBP, VRF-lite, VDC. I work with large and small Cisco routers, Catalyst 4500 and 6500 series switches, Nexus 3k and 7k series switches, Cisco WLAN controllers (physical and virtual), Cisco ASA and FWSM firewalls, F5 networks BigIP LTM (also physical and virtual).
Key projects I have driven are migrating 300+ client node network from frame-relay to MPLS and then again to IPSec VPNs, successful fail-over of enterprise data center to DR site due to Sandy, designing and building out new location in an IBM tier 3 data center and supporting the migration of services to it.

BGPRIPv2EIGRPSTPRSTP+VTP+17