Network / Systems Engineer

Hi, We have this urgent opportunity with one of our clients. Please let me know if you are interested.

Network / Systems

Engineer West Palm Beach, FL 3346 Onsite Primary Responsibilities

• Cisco and Fortinet firewall fleet management across 7+ PBCHA sites: configuration, rule administration, firmware updates, log forwarding to Sophos MDR
• Network device administration: switches, routers, wireless access points across all sites
• Windows endpoint and server patching cycles (monthly Patch Tuesday + emergency out-of-band cadence as required)
• Antivirus / endpoint security operations: Microsoft Defender for Business administration; coordination with Datasmith Sophos MDR for incident response and remediation
• Server preventative maintenance and OS lifecycle execution (in coordination with the On-Site Systems Engineer who owns server admin strategy)
• Backup operations: monitoring, validation, scheduled restore drills, retention policy enforcement
• Network capacity monitoring and quarterly capacity reporting
• Network-related Tier 2 / Tier 2b escalation from the help desk
• Coordination with Datasmith on security alerts requiring network or firewall remediation (rule changes, blocking actions, segmentation adjustments)
• Documentation maintenance for network configurations, firewall rule sets, patching reports, antivirus posture, and backup validation logs
• Support of CCST''s monthly reporting deliverables to PBCHA leadership for network, security, and patching status Required Qualifications
• 4+ years of network / systems administration or MSP infrastructure experience in environments of comparable size and complexity (100+ endpoints, multi-site)
• Hands-on firewall administration: Cisco ASA / Firepower OR Fortinet FortiGate (both preferred)
• Hands-on Cisco network device experience (IOS, switches, routers)
• Wireless access point administration (Cisco Meraki, Aruba, Ubiquiti, or comparable)
• Windows Server and endpoint patching at scale (100+ endpoints)
• Endpoint security / antivirus administration (Microsoft Defender, Sophos, CrowdStrike, or equivalent)
• Backup software experience (Datto, Veeam, Acronis, or equivalent)
• Multi-site network administration experience
• Documentation discipline: ability to write and maintain configuration baselines, change logs, and runbooks
• Customer-facing communication skills appropriate for a public-sector client environment
• High school diploma or equivalent required; bachelor''s degree preferred Required Certifications (one or more)
• Cisco CCNA (or higher: CCNP-Security, CCNP-Enterprise)
• Fortinet NSE 4 or higher (if Fortinet-track candidate)
• CompTIA Network+ (required if no Cisco / Fortinet certification)
• CompTIA Security+ (preferred) Preferred Qualifications
• Sophos administrator certification or hands-on Sophos product experience (firewall, MDR, or endpoint)
• Public Housing Authority (PHA), municipal government, or other public-sector network experience
• Multi-site

WAN / VPN

configuration experience

• Experience with HUD or other federal-compliance constraints
• ITIL Foundation certification
• Microsoft Defender for Business or Defender for Endpoint hands-on experience
• Backup-and-recovery DR drill experience (designed, executed, and reported on)
• Experience with Sophos firewall log integration via syslog or API