Network Engineer

Our client is looking to bring on a Network Engineer to join their team. This will be a 6-month contract and the intention is to bring this person on full-time after 6-12 months. The candidate would also need to be onsite 3 days per week at their headquarters located in Columbia, MD.

• 7-10 years of any work experience, with the last three straight years being in a networking specific role
• Candidate has a four-year degree in Information Technologies, Computer Science, Mech/Elec Engineering, or similar STEM field, OR four or more years of military experience OR 5-7 years of network field specific experience
• Ideally experience configuring new Azure resources in a workplace production environment, (beyond only managing and support)
• Has experience with SSE platforms, Zscaler/Netskop/Prisma, SaaS solutions, or similar secondary systems in Networking. Route/Switch (bgp, eigrp, ospf, switching, Cisco/Juniper/Aruba/Fortinet) are bare minimum requirements for any modern networking position
• Has in a production environment put in firewall security policies (in any brand firewall), can explain the elements need for a firewall security policy, and can monitor and track traffic to find potential blocks
  Skillset
• Understanding Meraki Switches and Wireless
• Already installed Meraki Wireless across branch offices
• SD-WAN (Aruba Silverpeak) o Pushing for it next year to move over to Meraki SD-WAN
• They will train this person on Cisco ISE, ACI, etc.
• Replacing Cisco Catalyst Switches with Meraki switches
• 6-7 cutovers / weekly is the goal
• 150 office locations across the U.S.
• Azure experience o VENT and NSG management
• Route/Switch
• NGFW experience
• Meraki experience (switches/wireless) We would be looking for someone with 3-5 years of experience and BS degree in a computer field (Comp Sci, Engineering, Info Tech, etc.

) is also a plus. Increased experience in lieu of a degree will also be considered.

Position Description:

The Network Engineer I is responsible for assisting with the technical design/architecture, configuration and implementation of core elements that comprise the company's enterprise data networks. The Network Engineer I serves as a technical consultant within multiple project teams, and is responsible for the effective and timely delivery of networking solutions to meet the defined needs of the organization. The Network Engineer I is considered to be the resident technical expert within the network space.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists with the planning, design and implementation of large enterprise network solutions to support the enterprise
• Provides support and follows direction of the engineering team members
• Works in conjunction with multiple project team members to refine project-specific requirements and meets project deliverables within the networking space
• Provides tier-3 level technical support and resource to network operations team to resolve networking issues with a strong focus on customer service
• Creates and maintains comprehensive technical design documentation for proposed and implemented solutions
• Works with Solutions Architects to assist in technical evaluation of potential new technologies and vendor selection
• Supports the Network Operations Team by facilitating effective service transition, conducts regular training, and processes development
• Provides routine support to other teams as needed (i.e. firewall rules, traffic examination, routing changes, etc.)
• Assists in remediating MI's (major incidents) during the course of network related service outages
• Collaborates with the Network operations team to deploy/maintain the SDWAN infrastructure
• HPE (SilverPeak), Cisco Meraki, Zscaler, and Cisco ISE
• Performs other duties as assigned/necessary Skills Network engineering, meraki, Cisco routers, Cisco switches Top Skills Details Network engineering,meraki,Cisco routers,Cisco switches

Additional Skills & Qualifications Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or other engineering related field and 1+ years of directly related network engineering experience, Or, At least 3 years of experience managing and supporting large
• enterprise infrastructure/network environments
• designing, planning, documenting and implementing LANs and WANs
• CCNA, CCNP, CCIE or CWNA preferred
• Current knowledge of network security technologies
• including, but not limited: Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco Firepower Cisco ISE
• Current knowledge of S2S VPN configuration, and maintenance support
• Hands-on experience with network hardware, specifically Cisco routers and switches (4500/Nexus 9K
• 2800/2900/4300)
• Advanced knowledge of Dynamic Routing Protocols OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise-level WAN and Internet circuits configuration, and maintenance support, along with inter-data center connectivity
• Experience with Cisco Application Centric Architecture (ACI) preferred
• Conceptual understanding of Zscaler cloud-based content filtering platform and advanced firewall
• Experience using packet capture software such as Wireshark and ot.

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