Cisco Network Infrastructure Engineer with F5 and Cloud

Washington DC- HYBRID

Must be local to the Washington DC area to apply to work hybrid (2 days osite 3 remote)

Needed ASAP

12 month Contract

Must work on W2

No C2C

Network Infrastructure Engineer

 Infrastructure Engineer
Client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer to manage and optimize Client'' on-premises and cloud network environments. As a member of the Network Team, the incumbent in this position is responsible for maintaining and enhancing Client Washington''s network infrastructure both within our physical data centers and across cloud platforms.
Reporting to the Manager of Networking, this role involves implementing network solutions and supporting network-related technology. The incumbent will maintain Client''s network hardware (routers, switches, firewalls, NAC, VPN, and load balancers), network monitoring tools, as well as network-related services (DNS and DHCP) and Cloud services. Client is seeking a senior-level network engineer with cloud experience.
Position Responsibilities:

• Perform ongoing network maintenance, diagnostics, and design for 500+ nodes across multiple locations.
• Administer switches, routers, firewalls, wireless access controllers, load balancers and DNS/DHCP.
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot network-related issues.
• Manage and optimize cloud network architectures (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud) to support business applications and services.
• Configure and maintain Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), VPNs, Direct Connect, Transit Gateways and hybrid cloud connectivity.

• Work with Client support staff to provide prompt resolution of staff network problems and requests.
• Collaborate with Workplace, Windows, Linux, Storage, Database, and Cloud teams.

• Implement network security best practices, including firewalls, NAC (Network Access Controls), and segmentation strategies across on-premises and cloud environments.

• Work with ISPs to ensure reliable Internet connectivity and performance.
• Provide services outside of core working hours as required.
• Position requires being on-site several days a week and minimal travel may be required.

Experience:

• Minimum of five years of hands-on experience in the following areas:
• Cisco switching, routing (OSPF, BGP), firewall (access-lists, VPN tunnels, remote access), and wireless access.
• F5 Load balancing, Cisco Client, WAF and DNS/DHCP experience are desirable.
• Proficiency in network monitoring and management tools (e.g., Site24x7, SevOne or equivalent) and cloud-native monitoring solutions.
• Experience with AWS Cloud in the following areas:
• VPC, EC2, ALB/NLB, Transit Gateway, Routing, Security Groups/NACLs, Network firewall, VPN, Direct Connect, CloudFormation, and IAM roles.

Skills:

• Excellent troubleshooting and research skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to deploy, configure, and troubleshoot Cisco access-layer switches.
• Ability to troubleshoot wired, wireless, VPN, cloud (AWS/Google Cloud Platform) , and Internet connectivity.
• Solid understanding of L1-L4 network layers.
• Ability to practice logical troubleshooting techniques.