Contract Labor Category, Education, & Experience:
Systems Engineer – Senior: Masters +10yrs, or Bachelors +12rs
Systems Engineer – Intermediate: Bachelors +5yrs or Associates +7yrs
Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience performing the specified functions.
Required Certifications:
- CompTIA Security+
- Computing Environment (CE) Certification Professional Level or higher (i.e., Cisco CCNP, Cisco CCNP Datacenter, Juniper, Palo Alto, F5 etc.)
Position Requirements
This position is for a Network Administrator focused on the implementation and sustainment of both NIPR and SIPR switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers and network management tools. The focus is a Cisco ACI datacenter environment. Responsibilities include: network management/analysis/troubleshooting, developing and maintaining local operating procedures and policies, and monitoring the ongoing operation of the network.
Required Skills
- 5+ years of Network Administration
- Documented experience with Cisco ACI and the Nexus 9k line.
- 5+ years of configuring and maintaining switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers and network management tools
- Experience with network management, analysis and troubleshooting tools
- Experience with Data Center Management, including automation
- Ability to train junior team members
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, written and verbal communication abilities
- Experience in patch management
- Experience in implementing and maintaining DISA STIGs or equivalent security management Strategies
- Experience in the deployment of firmware and security configurations using automation
- Experience with development of project documentation to include standard operating procedures, project plans and network diagrams
- Strong networking background
- Strong troubleshooting skills
- Strong documentation skills
Desired Skills
- 5+ years of Cisco switch management experience
- Experience with the Cisco Nexus (7K, 5K, and 2K) line and Cisco Catalyst line
- Experience with the Cisco MDS 9k line.
- Experience with Cisco ASA/Firepower firewalls and Palo Alto firewalls
- Experience with F5 load balancers
Please submit your resume to jobs@e-9corporation.com.