Network Security Engineer

Migration Responsibilities & Scope

1. Planning and Design

• Review network architecture, design documents, and migration requirements.

• Validate switch hardware, software versions, licensing, and compatibility.

• Develop implementation, migration, rollback, and testing plans.

• Identify dependencies, risks, and outage requirements.

• Coordinate with security, server, application, and operations teams.

2. Switch Build and Initial Configuration

• Upgrade firmware/OS to approved versions.

• Review and configure settings.

3. Security Configuration

• Implement network security hardening in accordance with company standards.

• Disable unused ports and services.

• Ensure compliance with security and audit requirements.

4. Monitoring and Alerting Setup

• Integrate switches with enterprise monitoring tools.

• Ensure the following are configured and working as needed:

  • SNMP monitoring

  • Syslog forwarding

  • NetFlow/sFlow where applicable

  • Performance and capacity monitoring

  • Interface utilization monitoring

  • Environmental monitoring (temperature, power supply, fan status)

• Configure operational alerts.

• Validate that monitoring data is received by monitoring platforms.

5. Migration Execution

• Perform pre-migration validation and health checks.

• Backup existing switch configurations.

• Execute migration according to the approved implementation plan.

• Coordinate migration with application and infrastructure teams.

• Minimize downtime and business impact.

6. Testing and Validation

• Perform connectivity testing.

• Resolve any issues identified during testing.

7. Documentation

• Create and update:

  • Network diagrams

  • Switch configuration records

  • Port mappings

  • IP addressing documentation

  • Security configuration documentation

  • Monitoring and alerting configuration records

• Maintain implementation and rollback procedures.

8. Post-Migration Support

• Provide post-implementation monitoring and support.

• Review logs and alerts for abnormalities.

• Optimize configurations where required.

• Conduct knowledge transfer to the operations team.

• Obtain stakeholder sign-off after a successful migration.

Deliverables

• Approved switch build configuration

• Security hardening checklist completed

• Monitoring and alerting integrated and tested

• Configuration backup and rollback plan

• Updated network diagrams and documentation

• Migration report including validation results and sign-off

• All required documents associated as part of release readiness
  

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  (Scarlett) Zhang Jifan
  Scarlett.Zhang@cornerstoneglobalpartners.com

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  Cornerstone Global Partners Pte Ltd (EA License: 19C9859)