Network Administrator, Security Operations Support

Meridian Bioscience is a fully integrated life science company that develops manufactures markets and distributes a broad range of innovative diagnostic products. We are dedicated to developing and delivering better solutions that give answers with speed accuracy and simplicity that are redefining the possibilities of life from discovery to diagnosis. We are looking for talented and passionate individuals that help drive our innovative culture will allow interested candidates to discover and create through collaboration cutting edge solutions to tough problems.

The NetworkAdministrator Security Operations Supportis responsible foradministering securing and continuously improving the enterprise network and security monitoring capabilities. This roleassistswith thedesign deployment andoperation ofCisco Merakior equivalentSD-WAN and switching environmentsmaintainsCisco licensing compliance and partners with Security Operations to ensureSIEM telemetry is complete high quality and actionable. The ideal candidate is hands-on documentation-minded and comfortable balancing operational reliability with security best practices

Network & Security Operations (Merakior equivalent)SD-WAN and Switching)

• Assist with administration ofCisco Merakior equivalentDashboard for SD-WAN security appliances and switching across sites (templates policies firmware and configuration standards).

• Configure andmaintainSD-WAN uplinks VPN topologies (AutoVPN/site-to-site) traffic shaping QoS and failover to support business-critical applications.

• Assist with implantation andmaintenance of network segmentationand access control (VLANs ACLs port security 802.1X/MAB where applicable) following least privilege principles.

• Help manage Merakior equivalentswitch configuration stacking PoE budgets and lifecycle (firmware replacements and standard builds).

• Troubleshootroutine network issues and escalate complex problems to manager

Security Monitoring & Response Enablement (Rapid7 SIEMor equivalent)

• Assist in maintaining network and security log sources and validate log collection under established procedures.(Rapid7SIEMMerakior equivalentevents syslog authentication DNS VPN andfirewalltelemetry

• Validate log coverage parsing time synchronization and retention to support investigations compliance and alerting reliability.

• Partnerwith Security Operations to tune detection logic reduce false positives and create dashboards/queries for network-relevant use cases.

• Help support incident response by providing network-level evidence (flows device events VPN history and configuration changes) andsupporting incident response activities by gathering network dataand documentation as directed.

Cisco Licensing & Asset Governance

• Assist with the maintenanceaccurateinventories for Merakior equivalenthardware and licenses; manage renewals co-term/subscription alignment and entitlement changes.

• Coordinate with procurement vendors and internal stakeholders to ensuretimelyrenewals and avoid service interruptions.

• Maintain licensing records inventory documentationand related administrative records to support internal audits and vendor compliance

Security Best Practices Hardening & Compliance

• Apply established network security standards including secure configurations change control backups and least-privilege administration

• Support secure remote access technologiesVPN connectivity and MFA-enabled solutions in accordance with established policies

• Contribute to network security standards runbooks and SOPs;participatein tabletop exercises and post-incident reviews.

• Partner with IT and Security teams on network improvement initiatives and provide technical support for security-related projects as assigned

Travel: Up to 25%

• Bachelors Degreein computer sciencerequired; Industry certifications(CCNA/CCNP Cisco Merakior equivalentCMNA or security certifications (Security SSCP or equivalent)preferredor4-5years of hands-on network administration with a in an enterprise environment in lieu of degree.

• Minimum 2years experiencewithin Network Administration

• Demonstrated experiencehelpingadministerCisco MerakiSD-WANMeraki switchesor equivalent(templates VLANs routing VPN and firmware management).

• Working knowledge of SIEM platforms (Rapid7 or equivalent) and familiarity with network device log collection and basic troubleshooting

• Working knowledge of Cisco licensing models and processes (renewals co-term/subscriptions entitlements and inventory management).

• Strong fundamentals in TCP/IP VLANs routing (static/dynamic concepts) DHCP/DNS NAT VPN andfirewallpolicy concepts.

• Experience with documentation change management and operational runbooks in regulated or audit-driven environments.

• Ability to troubleshoot methodically communicate clearly and collaborate across IT and Security teams.

Preferred

• Working knowledge of network access control identity services and secure wireless networking concepts

• Familiarity with vulnerability management workflows and translating findings into network remediation actions.

• Experienceoperatingin environments with compliance requirements (e.g. SOX FDA ISO HIPAA or similar).
• CiscoMerakior equivalent: SD-WANsecurity appliancesswitching Dashboard templates/policies eventlogsand troubleshooting.
• Basic knowledge of SIEM platforms and network device log collection
• Network security fundamentals including VLANs ACLs firewall concepts and secure configuration practices
• Ability to partner with Security Operations to support network-related security initiatives
• Operations: incident support change control documentation vendor/ISP coordination and lifecycle management.

*All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity religion national origin disability veteran status or other legally protected status. (USA Only)*