Senior Cisco Network Engineer

Washington DC, WA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Hello There

My name is Amit Kumar and I serve as the Sr. Technical Recruiter at Kanak-IT INC. I am reaching out to share an excellent career opportunity for the role of Senior Cisco Network Engineer with our esteemed client. If you are interested then please share your updated resume at .

Job Title: Senior Cisco Network Engineer

Location: Hybrid Washington DC (Candidates local to DC MD and VA Only)

Duration: Long Term

Job Description:

Mandatory 4-week probationary period: Candidate must be on site every day for the first 4 weeks

Starting in week 5 6 or even 8: Transition to hybrid schedule (3 days on site per week) based on performance

Candidate must currently reside within 20 miles of SE Washington D.C.

Primary work location: Washington D.C.

Parking subject to change

Note: With new leadership this role may revert to 100% on site

This is a contractor role within the DC Office of Lottery and Gaming Information Technology Department. The position supports daily operational and maintenance tasks within a Cisco-based network environment. Technologies include Cisco ISE firewalls routers and switches across a hybrid Microsoft on premises and Microsoft Azure infrastructure. The environment is virtualized using VMware. The ideal candidate is a well-rounded Cisco network engineer with an active CCNP and working knowledge of Windows Active Directory VMware and general Windows server administration. The contractor is responsible for the planning analysis design development testing quality assurance configuration installation implementation integration maintenance and management of networked systems supporting voice data and video services.

Responsibilities Duties and Competencies

Perform daily operations maintenance configuration optimization and upgrades of agency 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 in all network activities.
Support agency telephony systems VoIP voice switching analog services ACD and IVR platforms.
Enforce agency 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 and IPS appliances firewalls VMware vCenter DHCP DNS and associated utilities
4 years of experience required for all the above
Active current CCNP certification is required
Desired Certifications and Technical Competencies
Strong working knowledge of Active Directory VMware & Windows server administration preferred

Hello There My name is Amit Kumar and I serve as the Sr. Technical Recruiter at Kanak-IT INC. I am reaching out to share an excellent career opportunity for the role of Senior Cisco Network Engineer with our esteemed client. If you are interested then please share your updated resume at . ...