Senior Network Engineer (Columbia)

Job Title : Network Engineer Project Lead ( 8908)

Location : Columbia, SC (Hybrid, 2 days onsite / week)

Contract Duration : 12 Months

Possible Extension : Yes

Interview Process : 1 round, virtual

Candidate Requirement : Must be a current South Carolina resident. No relocation allowed.

Required Skills

Cisco CCNA certification

Cisco CCNP certification

46 years of experience with Cisco Firewalls (ASA5508-X, ASA5585-X, FirePower 4110 / 2120)

46 years of experience with Cisco Routers

46 years of experience with Cisco Switches (3750, C9500, C9300, Nexus 5k / 7k)

46 years of experience with Wireshark

Experience supporting statewide WAN, LAN, and wireless networks

Experience configuring and maintaining Meraki switches, wireless access points, and MX firewalls

Ability to communicate design and implementation details to both technical and non-technical audiences

Strong experience troubleshooting remote communications with partner county IT teams

Preferred Skills

46 years of experience with Cisco ISE

46 years of experience with Cisco VPN

46 years of experience with Cisco hardware administration

5+ years of experience designing and operating public / private networks (LAN / MAN / WAN)

Experience supporting Microsoft network communications (formerly MCSE)

4+ years of experience planning / implementing hybrid networking, routing, security, and private access to Azure

Knowledge of AD, DNS, ADFS, PKI, .1X authentication, and PowerShell

Key Responsibilities :

Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot statewide WAN, LAN, wireless, and site-to-site tunnel infrastructure

Develop detailed implementation and test plans for Cisco / Meraki technologies

Research software releases and support software upgrades

Document all requests and changes in the IT service desk system

Analyze system logs and recommend performance, scalability, and security improvements

Provide remote troubleshooting across DSS and county partner systems

Manage projects end-to-end when serving as lead (scope, requirements, architecture, implementation)

Provide knowledge transfer and informal training to peers

Collaborate closely with technical teams and meet project deadlines

Environment & Tools :

Cisco FMC, Cisco Security Manager

ASDM, ISE

Putty

PowerShell

Wireshark

Nmap

SIEM tools