Network Engineer II - Cisco
Role Overview
Designs, implements, and supports, enterprise network and network security infrastructure.
Serves as a technical leader for routing, switching, firewall, segmentation, and secure connectivity initiatives with a primary focus on Cisco networking technologies and Fortinet security platforms.
Works closely with Architecture, Infrastructure, Security Operations, and business stakeholders to ensure highly available, scalable, and secure network services.
Provides technical leadership for network modernization, operational support, and troubleshooting.
Applicants will be required to engage in ongoing background checks throughout the duration of this position with continued passing results.
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Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree/4-Year Degree
- 5 or more years of experience supporting enterprise network infrastructure
- Experience with Cisco routing and switching technologies
- Familiarity with administering firewall platforms in a production enterprise environment
- Experience troubleshooting Layer 2 and Layer 3 network issues
- Experience supporting WAN, VPN, and remote connectivity solutions
- Equivalent Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma/GED
- 10+ years of enterprise networking experience
- Demonstrated expertise in routing, switching, and firewall administration
- Strong knowledge of Cisco enterprise networking technologies, including routing, switching, WAN, SD-WAN, wireless networking, and network protocols such as BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, STP, HSRP, and QoS.
- Understanding of enterprise network security principles, Zero Trust architectures, cloud networking, network monitoring platforms, and identity-based access control solutions.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex network and firewall issues, develop technical standards and documentation, manage multiple priorities, and effectively communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills with the ability to support mission-critical network infrastructure while driving strategic technology initiatives.
- Participation in a rotating on-call support schedule
- Work hours may vary to support maintenance windows, outages, and project implementations
- Occasional travel for site assessments, deployments, and project support
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 8+ years of enterprise networking and network security experience
- Experience with Fortinet FortiGate firewalls
- Experience supporting large-scale WAN, SD-WAN, datacenter, and cloud connectivity environments
- Experience implementing network segmentation and Zero Trust security principles
- Cisco CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Security, or equivalent certification
- Fortinet certification (FCF, FCP, FCSS, or equivalent)
- Experience supporting operational technology (OT) or industrial networking environments
- Working knowledge of enterprise firewall and network security technologies, including VPNs, network segmentation, security policy management, intrusion prevention, and secure remote access; Fortinet experience preferred.
Knowledge and Skills
- Strong knowledge of Cisco enterprise networking technologies, including routing, switching, WAN, SD-WAN, wireless networking, and network protocols such as BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, STP, HSRP, and QoS.
- Working knowledge of enterprise firewall and network security technologies, including VPNs, network segmentation, security policy management, intrusion prevention, and secure remote access; Fortinet experience preferred.
- Understanding of enterprise network security principles, Zero Trust architectures, cloud networking, network monitoring platforms, and identity-based access control solutions.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex network and firewall issues, develop technical standards and documentation, manage multiple priorities, and effectively communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills with the ability to support mission-critical network infrastructure while driving strategic technology initiatives.
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