Network Architect Consultant Hybrid

Columbia, IN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Network Architect - Consultant (Hybrid)

Location: Columbia SC

Duration: 12 Months

Job Description:

The candidate will provide technical expertise for ongoing development and support of the client voice and data communication networks systems and services infrastructure. This position will work for the Director of Network Operations and Data Center services and with the Agency infrastructure server and database teams. This position will consult with Agency management technical and development teams to design and achieve secure stable and responsive systems and services with a goal of improved system availability and performance for Agency customers both internal and external.

Major responsibilities of this position include the following:

Provide technical expertise for ongoing development and support of the client voice and data communication networks systems and services.
Monitor and support telecommunication between the client/partner endpoints and the data center using Cisco and Cisco/Meraki products and interfaces with a priority on Firewall Wireless and ISE configurations monitoring and troubleshooting.
Consult with and assist Agency infrastructure team and Agency partners to achieve monitor and resolve telecommunication between endpoints.
Understand the interactions between systems applications and services within the environment and evaluate the impact of changes or additions.
Analyze systems and perform usability testing to ensure performance and reliability enhance scalability and meet security requirements.
Determine and communicate the implications of system-level decisions on subsystems and components and help determine how best to mitigate or take advantage of these implications.
Determine and communicate the requirements and capabilities of components within the context of the larger system project and team.
Provide an architectural framework for information system development maintenance and enhancement efforts.
Work closely with Agency Security End User Support Network Services and Network Communications teams to design and implement security countermeasures and to prevent and mitigate network and client vulnerabilities.
Provide remote communications troubleshooting support with State and County IT teams (external to the client) providing technical expertise requiring a wide range of firewall knowledge and experience.
Available to work off hours and on weekend to implement scheduled maintenance.
Mentor less experienced peers.
Perform tasks efficiently and work together with team to ensure project success.

Required Skills (In order of importance):

6 years of experience with Cisco Firewalls
4-6 years of experience with Cisco ISE
6 years of experience with Cisco VPN
6 years of experience with Wireshark
2 years of experience Azure Cloud and Virtualization
4-6 years of experience with Cisco Routers
6 years of experience with Cisco Switches
6 years of experience with Cisco Hardware Administration
6 years of experience DHCP
6 years of experience demonstrated knowledge/skills of IT industry (multi-tiered architectures emerging technologies networks data management systems and hardware systems).
2-4 years of experience Datacenter Cloud and Network Infrastructure
6 years of experience with ability to communicate (orally and written) effectively with technical non-technical staff and customers/stakeholders as needed or directed.
4-6 years of experience Valid Drivers license

Environments and Tools:

Cisco FMC
ASDM
Cisco ISE
Putty
PowerShell
Wireshark
nMap
SIEM
Cisco Security Manager

Preferred Skills (In order of importance):

Self-Starter
Cisco CCNA certification
Cisco CCNP certification
Cisco MCSE Certified
6 years of experience of design and operations of public and/or private networks including LAN/MAN/WAN. Design work includes placement and specification of servers routers switches firewalls remote access systems network management cloud storage and methods to secure data in transmission.

Required Education/Certifications:

Bachelors or higher degree in Computer Science or other quantitative discipline

Preferred Education/Certifications:

Prefer CCNP Routing & Switching; CCNA Security

Job Title: Network Architect - Consultant (Hybrid) Location: Columbia SC Duration: 12 Months Job Description: The candidate will provide technical expertise for ongoing development and support of the client voice and data communication networks systems and services infrastructure. This position w...