Network Engineer

Position          :              Network Engineer

Location          :             Blythewood , SC

Client               :             State of SC

Position id      :              10361

 In-Person Interview

Candidate location: Candidates must be residents of SC, NC, or GA AND be willing to relocate within 40 miles of Blythewood, SC prior to their start date at their own expense.
This position will total 37.5 Hours per Week - there is potential for being on call outside of regular business hours and on weekends on an as needed basis for outages.

Full job description attached and required and preferred skills are listed below.

Required Skills

Skill Type
Skill Name
10+ years of experience with Cisco Firewalls
10+ years of experience with Cisco Routers
10+ years of experience with Cisco Switches
10+ years of experience with Cisco VPN
10+ years of experience with Cisco Administration
5+ years of experience with Palo Alto Firewalls
5+ years of experience with Palo Alto XDR

Preferred Skills

Skill Type
Skill Name
10+ years of experience with monitoring and tracing tools
10+ years of experience with core network architecture
10+ years of experience with advanced troubleshooting, routing, and switching
4+ years of experience with wireless networks
3+ years of experience with hybrid cloud infrastructure
CCNA and/or CCNP

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SCDMV – Network Engineer – Consultant

Candidate Location: MUST BE Residents of SC, NC, or GA and be willing to relocate within 40 miles of Blythewood, SC prior to their start date at their own expense

Work Location: Blythewood, SC, potential to travel to other SCDMV HQ and Field Office Locations using a State Vehicle. No possibility of Remote Work.
Hours: 37.5/week, with the potential of after-hours and weekend needs to respond to outages
Possibility of Extension: Yes

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles is looking for a skilled Network Administrator Consultant who will act as a point of reference for the Network Operations Center team on technical issues.
While reporting to the Network Operations Center Manager, the Network Administrator Consultant will work on assignments that are complex in nature where judgment is required in resolving problems, making recommendations, and implementing changes with little to no supervision.
In alignment with SCDMV standards, this position contributes advanced technical expertise to support and strengthen daily NOC operations.

DAILY DUTIES:
Daily duties include managing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting a statewide network infrastructure built upon a foundation of various solutions, such as Cisco/Meraki, Palo Alto, Fortinet/FortiGate, Certes, and Citrix NetScaler, and Trellix technologies.
The Sr. Network Engineer will be proactive in their approach to monitor network performance, ensure efficient communication across the network, review and improve security compliance through cybersecurity best practices, and implement updates or changes to maintain optimal connectivity and secure version compliance.
Candidate will be part of a multi-team environment and must have the ability to work as part of those teams and must have the ability to support multiple tasks at the same time, in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
The candidate will work closely with technical teams and should be able to provide knowledge transfer and informal training to peers where appropriate.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Perform the configuration, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of networking products.
• Troubleshoot network failures and identify network problems.
• Network analysis, design, installation, configuration, and support.
• Maintain network diagrams and other network documentation.
• Provide configuration, troubleshooting and problem resolution support.
• Troubleshoot and remediate issues in a complex, voice-integrated infrastructure.

Required Skills (Ranked in Order of Importance)
• 10+ years of experience with Cisco firewalls
• 10+ years of experience with Cisco routers
• 10+ years of experience with Cisco switches
• 10+ years of experience with Cisco VPN
• 10+ years of experience with Cisco administration
• 5+ years of experience with Palo Alto firewalls
• 5+ years of experience with Palo Alto XDR

Preferred Skills
• 10+ years of experience with knowledge of monitoring and tracing tools
• 10+ years of experience in core network architecture
• 10+ years of experience with advanced troubleshooting, routing, and switching
• 4+ years of experience with wireless networks
• 3+ years of experience with hybrid cloud infrastructure

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS: CCNA, CCNP
• 10+ years of experience with knowledge of monitoring and tracing tools
• 10+ years of experience in core network architecture
• 10+ years of experience with advanced troubleshooting, routing, and switching
• 4+ years of experience with wireless networks
• 3+ years of experience with hybrid cloud infrastructure

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS: CCNA, CCNP