Senior Cisco Network Engineer
Position Type: Hybrid
Hybrid Schedule: Onsite first 4 weeks, transition into 3 days onsite
Contract Length: 8 months + extensions
Position Overview:
This contractor role supports the planning, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of a Cisco-based network environment within a hybrid on-premises and cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate is a well-rounded Cisco network engineer with an active CCNP and strong experience in network operations, Windows server administration, and virtualization using VMware.
Duties:
Perform daily operations, maintenance, configuration, optimization, and upgrades of network infrastructure, including Windows servers, Cisco ISE, Cisco ASA firewalls, routers, and switches.
Monitor performance, capacity, and availability of LAN, WAN, telephony, and virtual systems.
Diagnose and resolve incidents promptly to ensure continuity of services.
Maintain network documentation, configuration standards, and change management processes.
Implement and maintain information security and assurance requirements across all network activities.
Support telephony systems, including VoIP, voice switching, analog services, ACD, and IVR platforms.
Enforce policies related to security, compliance, auditing, disaster recovery, and encryption.
Use enterprise tools to analyze, monitor, troubleshoot, and manage network and system health, including Cisco ISE, Cisco Umbrella, Cisco FMC, Cisco DNA, Microsoft Active Directory tools, Microsoft Intune, Tanium, Cayosoft, SSH, RDP, IDS/IPS appliances, firewalls, VMware vCenter, DHCP, DNS, and related utilities.
Required Skills:
4+ years of experience in maintenance, configuration, optimization, and upgrades of infrastructure, including Windows servers, Cisco ISE, Cisco ASA firewalls, routers, and switches.
4+ years of experience monitoring performance, capacity, and availability of LAN, WAN, telephony, and virtual systems.
4+ years of experience diagnosing and resolving incidents promptly to ensure continuity of services.
4+ years of experience maintaining network documentation, configuration standards, and change management processes.
4+ years of experience implementing and maintaining information security and assurance requirements across all network activities.
4+ years of experience supporting telephony systems, including VoIP, voice switching, analog services, ACD, and IVR platforms.
4+ years of experience using Cisco ISE, Cisco Umbrella, Cisco FMC, Cisco DNA, Microsoft Active Directory tools, Microsoft Intune, Tanium, Cayosoft, SSH, RDP, IDS and IPS appliances.
4+ years of experience managing firewalls, VMware vCenter, DHCP, DNS, and associated utilities.
Active, current CCNP certification.
Preferred Skills:
- Strong working knowledge of Active Directory, VMware, and Windows server administration.