Network Engineer

About SLED
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is a premier statewide law enforcement agency dedicated to serving and protecting the citizens of South Carolina. With a proud history rooted in integrity professionalism and public service SLED is committed to providing high-quality investigative intelligence and forensic services to support law enforcement agencies across the state.

At SLED we value dedication ethical conduct accountability and a strong commitment to justice. Our agency plays a vital role in maintaining public safety and supporting criminal justice efforts at the local state and federal levels. From advanced forensic science to homeland security criminal investigations and criminal justice information systems SLEDs diverse responsibilities make it one of the most dynamic law enforcement agencies in the state.

We foster a professional work environment where teamwork respect and continuous improvement are fundamental. Our employees are held to the highest standards and are given opportunities to grow within a mission-driven organization that makes a meaningful difference in South Carolina communities.

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• Design implement maintain secure and support enterprise network infrastructure including routers switches firewalls wireless systems VPN technologies network monitoring systems and related hardware/software components. Perform firmware IOS and security updates to maintain operational stability performance and security across all SLED locations. Develop automation tools and scripts for network management and operational efficiency.
• Serve as senior technical liaison for Server Security Application Development and End User Support teams to assess infrastructure requirements support agency projects and ensure compliance with security standards network architecture requirements and operational policies. Provide technical recommendations and assist with planning and implementation of infrastructure changes.
• Research evaluate and recommend network and security technologies policies standards and best practices related to routing switching BGP routing VXLAN segmentation wireless networking firewalls VPNs IDS/IPS authentication systems and 802.1X network access control.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution efforts for complex network and infrastructure issues. Analyze network performance security events outages and operational trends to identify root causes and implement corrective actions to improve reliability availability and security of enterprise systems. Support resilient network infrastructure through redundancy failover hot/hot disaster recovery connectivity and disaster recovery practices. Assist with development and maintenance of network architecture standards disaster recovery connectivity designs and operational procedures.
• Lead and assist with audits compliance initiatives disaster recovery planning documentation and security reviews involving network infrastructure and related technologies. Maintain network diagrams operational documentation and technical procedures to support agency operations and continuity planning.

• A bachelors degree in information technology systems computer science or a related field and experience in information technology systems or a related area. Relevant experience may be substituted for the bachelors degree on a year-for-year basis.
  
• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience supporting enterprise network infrastructure including routers switches firewalls VPNs wireless systems and network security technologies.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP DNS DHCP routing switching VLANs VXLAN BGP ISE RADIUS 802.1X Cisco technologies firewall administration and disaster recovery networking.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex network issues maintain technical documentation support critical infrastructure systems and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff.
• Position is subject to travel including overnight travel.
• Position requires participation in a 24/7 infrastructure support on-call rotation.

• CCIE CCNP PCNSE or equivalent certifications preferred.
  

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation) national origin age (40 or older) disability or genetic information.

SLED offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:

• Health Dental Vision Long Term Disability and Life Insurance for Employee Spouse and Children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs

Supplemental questions are considered part of the official application. Any misrepresentation of yourself may be grounds for disqualification.

Conditional selection based on candidate education training experience oral interviews and clearance of background investigation.