Description: Hybrid Cambridge, MA
Our client is seeking a Network Engineer supporting a federal government contract.
Due to federal security clearance requirements, the applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident with an active Public Trust clearance.
Rate: $75-80 / hr. W2
Responsibilities: - Manage Cisco ISE environment.
- Performs day-to-day activities required to manage data services, such as network design, implementation, and management, to include troubleshooting of complex network issues
- Provide direct support to other departments regarding network operational issues
- Performs installation, configuration, maintenance, and upgrading of network infrastructure as required
- Works with all application owners and other IT stakeholders to build and support a scalable, efficient, and stable network
- Research, plan, design, and implement network technologies using industry best practices to ensure network operations meet business and technical requirements
- Assist internal business units in collecting and documenting network requirements
- Assists in developing network policies, procedures, and change management for network operations
- Work with the virtualization group to develop, configure, and manage networking requirements to ensure interoperability between both physical and virtualization environments
Experience Requirements: Experience with Palo Alto firewall, Cisco Firepower VPN, Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNAC), IPV6, CISCO Equipment, Palo Alto Firewalls
Preferred skills and qualifications:
- Must have 10 years of related experience managing data networks, possessing extensive skills and knowledge in network design, architecture, troubleshooting, and management.
- Must have Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) hands on designs and architect experience
- Solid understanding of Cisco routers and switches, firewalls, etc.
- Knowledge of internal and external routing protocols, e.g. EIGRP and BGP, QoS
- Experience converting from IPV4 to IPV6
- Experience with Virtualization networking technologies preferred
- Comprehensive experience troubleshooting network issues that impact user's productivity
- Exceptional interpersonal skills are essential for this position with the ability to work effectively with end-users, IT peers and managers
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Education Requirements: - Bachelor's Degree required