Location: Morrisville, NC
Salary: Negotiable
Description: Our client is currently seeking a Senior Network Engineer
Technical Must-Haves
1. Cisco-Centric Networking (MOST IMPORTANT)
Strong Cisco switching experience (Catalyst required).
Cisco routers, access switches, building switch stacks.
Ability to configure and monitor Cisco environments independently.
2. Network Fundamentals
VLANs, trunking, routing basics.
STP (Spanning Tree Protocol).
Understanding of IP addressing / subnetting (IPv4).
Ability to design/config small-scale monitoring setups.
3. Firewalls & SD-WAN
Palo Alto firewall familiarity (not expert-level).
Bonus: Silver Peak or SD-WAN experience (Palo Alto SD-WAN in future roadmap).
4. IPAM
Experience with IP address management tools.
Comfortable cleaning up outdated Excel-based inventories.
5. Tools & Platforms
ServiceNow (ticketing).
Cisco + Meraki + HP switches.
Basic documentation (design docs, configuration records).
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Manufacturing or lab/MCN/MCF environment experience.
Experience supporting partially air-gapped networks.
Comfort working in highly process-driven organizations.
Ability to research and validate network configurations.
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What They Want Personality-Wise
Highly accountable, takes ownership of tasks start ? finish
Can "run with it" once given direction
Comfortable doing both small repetitive tasks AND project-based work
Strong communicator who can collaborate across sites
Someone who monitors, documents, and follows process
This is not an architect role - they want a Smart, mid-level engineer who is:
Hands-on
Reliable
Process-oriented
Easy to work with
Cisco-strong
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Ideal Candidate Summary for Recruiters
A mid-level Cisco-focused Network Engineer with strong switching experience (Catalyst & Meraki), basic firewall skills (Palo Alto), solid IPAM/IP addressing fundamentals, and ability to execute repeatable project tasks (stack builds, IOS upgrades, wiring, racking, configs, monitoring setup). Process-oriented, accountable, and comfortable doing end-to-end work including documentation and vendor coordination.
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- Dice Id: cxjudgpa
- Position Id: 1115983
- Posted 21 hours ago