Network Engineer

Description
Our client is looking to bring on a Network Engineer to join their team. This will be a 6-month contract and the intention is to bring this person on full-time after 6-12 months. The candidate would also need to be onsite 3 days per week at their headquarters located in Columbia, MD.
Skillset
Understanding Meraki Switches and Wireless
Already installed Meraki Wireless across branch offices
SD-WAN (Aruba Silverpeak)
o Pushing for it next year to move over to Meraki SD-WAN
They will train this person on Cisco ISE, ACI, etc.
Replacing Cisco Catalyst Switches with Meraki switches
6-7 cutovers / weekly is the goal
150 office locations across the U.S.
Azure experience
o VENT and NSG management
Route/Switch
NGFW experience
Meraki experience (switches/wireless)
We would be looking for someone with 3-5 years of experience and BS degree in a computer field (Comp Sci, Engineering, Info Tech, etc.) is also a plus. Increased experience in lieu of a degree will also be considered.
Position

Description:

The Network Engineer I is responsible for assisting with the technical design/architecture, configuration and implementation of core elements that comprise the company's enterprise data networks. The Network Engineer I serves as a technical consultant within multiple project teams, and is responsible for the effective and timely delivery of networking solutions to meet the defined needs of the organization. The Network Engineer I is considered to be the resident technical expert within the network space.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Assists with the planning, design and implementation of large enterprise network solutions to support the enterprise
Provides support and follows direction of the senior engineering team members
Works in conjunction with multiple project team members to refine project-specific requirements and meets project deliverables within the networking space
Provides tier-3 level technical support and resource to network operations team to resolve networking issues with a strong focus on customer service
Creates and maintains comprehensive technical design documentation for proposed and implemented solutions
Works with Solutions Architects to assist in technical evaluation of potential new technologies and vendor selection
Supports the Network Operations Team by facilitating effective service transition, conducts regular training, and processes development
Provides routine support to other teams as needed (i.e. firewall rules, traffic examination, routing changes, etc.)
Assists in remediating MI's (major incidents) during the course of network related service outages
Collaborates with the Network operations team to deploy/maintain the SDWAN infrastructure - HPE (Silver Peak), Cisco Meraki, Zscaler, and Cisco ISE
Performs other duties as assigned/necessary
Skills
Network engineering, meraki, Cisco routers, Cisco switches
Top Skills Details
Network engineering,meraki,Cisco routers,Cisco switches
Additional Skills & Qualifications

Job Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or other engineering related field and 1+ years of directly related network engineering experience, Or, At least 3 years of experience managing and supporting large- enterprise infrastructure/network environments - designing, planning, documenting and implementing LANs and WANs
CCNA, CCNP, CCIE or CWNA preferred
Current knowledge of network security technologies - including, but not limited:
Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco Firepower Cisco ISE
Current knowledge of S2S VPN configuration, and maintenance support
Hands-on experience with network hardware, specifically Cisco routers and switches (4500/Nexus 9K - 2800/2900/4300)
Advanced knowledge of Dynamic Routing Protocols OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP
Advanced knowledge of enterprise-level WAN and Internet circuits configuration, and maintenance support, along with inter-data center connectivity

Experience with Cisco Application Centric Architecture (ACI) preferred
Conceptual understanding of Zscaler cloud-based content filtering platform and advanced firewall
Experience using packet capture software such as Wireshark and other sniffer…