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Job Title: Senior Network Engineer
Location: Ocoee, FL
Job Type: Contract
Referral Fee:
Employment Eligibility: Gravity cannot transfer nor sponsor a work visa for this position. Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. for any employer directly
Overview
The Senior Network Engineer is a critical member of the Network Operations Team, responsible for ensuring the stability, security, and optimal performance of the departments network infrastructure. This position reports to the Security Risk Compliance Office Program Director. This position requires that the incumbent have advanced technical expertise in deploying, managing, and troubleshooting complex network environments, including routers, switches, wireless systems, and load balancers.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Management of Layer 2 and 3 protocols including routers and switches. Focus on sustaining the necessary data throughput rate by monitoring network activity to mitigate performance problems.
- Proactively monitor and troubleshoot connectivity for the FTE’s Network Infrastructure including campus, roadside, backbone, LAN, Walk-in Centers, partner networks and third-party connectivity.
- Review network architecture and design including failover capabilities and recommend changes to optimize performance and reliability.
- Implement and oversee network security measures, including access controls, segmentation, and disaster recovery plans, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and regulatory standards.
- Leverage SolarWinds to create dashboards to monitor the Network Infrastructure and proactively troubleshoot performance, connectivity including management reporting dashboards.
- Monitor and deploy patches and updates to all network infrastructure routers, switches, firewalls, and other supporting equipment.
- Participate and support Network and Security Operations team in designing Cloud architecture. This includes capacity, failover, stability, and security design.
- Maintain accurate inventory controls supporting network infrastructure.
- Develop and maintain network infrastructure diagrams and depict any changes along with associated documentation including change control approvals.
- Assist the SRCO team with investigation, triage forensic analysis, and evidence preservation regarding cybersecurity events.
- Ensure compliance with established standards, polices, configuration guidelines established by SRCO and Industry best practices such as NIST.
Required Experience and Skills
- 5+ years of robust Network Engineering experience
- 5 to 7 years of hands-on experience Layer 2/3 routing protocols including troubleshooting complex issues.
- 5 to 7 years of hands-on experience Deployment and management of routers and switches
- 5 to 7 years of hands-on experience Private, Public, and Hybrid Cloud Infrastructures such as AWS, Azure platforms
- 5 to 7 years’ experience with Unix (RedHat), Windows, VMWare, and other platforms
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA – REQUIRED)
- Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA – REQUIRED)
- Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE – preferred)