Overview
On Site
Hybrid3 days per week on-site and 2 days per week remote
Contract - Independent
Skills
MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE Note: Candidates who do n
Job Details
Client Name: City of New York
Start Date: August 4, 2025
End Date:August 2, 2026
Contract Length (in weeks): 52 weeks
SCOPE OF SERVICES : Network ? Routing and Switching:
TASKS:
SCOPE OF SERVICES : Network ? Routing and Switching:
TASKS:
- Conduct field deployment of network equipment with basic configuration for remote access at various locations within New York City.
- Engineer must be available to visit onsite for migration of network links from legacy device to new network equipment.
- Coordinate with multiple New York City Mayoral agencies notification using ServiceNow and technical coordination for scheduling cutovers.
- Upgrade operating systems of new network equipment and implement MPLS configurations.
- Update asset management in ServiceNow to onboard new devices and once migration is complete release old legacy equipment.
- As part of any decommissioning activity: remove legacy configurations, remove unused IP subnets, ports from documentation, and update network diagrams, following the client's guidelines
- Complete router/switch Cisco configuration templates for newly deployed or legacy devices.
- Perform SNMP, syslog, NTP and NetFlow testing.
- Attend meetings, follow up on assigned tasks and complete any additional tasks assigned by the manager of the group, in the area(s) of and networking, configuration, VoIP or QoS.
Requirements
MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered
- Twelve (12) years of experience in the field of networking
- Must have hands-on experience with BGP, MPLS, OSPF routing protocols in a large environment
DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum 12 years? experience of Cisco network installations in multiple ring configurations interconnected over dark fiber.
- Experience in deploying Cisco NCS routers, IOS-XR software with complete understanding of the limitations of line cards, power supplies and feature-sets. 6 yrs.
- Experience in MPLS, EIGRP, OSPF, iBGP, eBGP, IS-IS routing protocols.
- Configuring CORE/PE and CPE routers/switches in a mid to large size organization or carriers. 4 yrs.
- Detailed understanding of designing and implementing overall enterprise QoS solution, including queuing for Cisco NCS products. 2 yrs.
- Detailed understanding of deploying management protocols (SNMPv3, Syslog, Netflow,etc.) 4 yrs.
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills.
- Ability to work in cross functional teams; excellent attention to detail.
- Highly self-motivated and strong customer and quality-focus.
- Sound problem resolution, judgment, and decision-making skills.
- Experience working with technical and non-technical staff.
- Experience reviewing project design and system documents 4 yrs.
- Experience is designing including network architectural designs in MS Visio is desired
- Familiarity with City of New York network infrastructure environments and processes.
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