Cisco Network Engineer - Decatur, GA
Small privately held organization seeking a seasoned Cisco Network Engineer to join their growing team focused on advancing how the state of GA does business! This Network Engineer will work with a small yet steady team of Engineers to help provide technical expertise to ensure the performance, reliability, and security for a statewide network. This includes all switching, routing, firewalling, VPN, External DNS, application load-balancing, and DNS failover in a multi-datacenter environment with approximately 160 WAN network nodes.
Required Qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree, ideally in tech related discipline
- 6+ years experience of designing, managing, and maintaining Cisco networks
- CCNA, CCNP Enterprise, Data Center, or Security is highly recommended
- Experience with Cisco PIX/ASA/FWSM Firewalls
- Familiar with the functions of Cisco’s ACS AAA and NAC framework
- Advanced understanding of routers, firewalls, layer 3 switches, and network protocols
- Expert level knowledge with application load balancing
- Implementation of NAT, Policy NAT, Policy PAT, Twice NAT, Manual, after-auto NAT features
- Must be familiar with application layer traffic and network devices that can affect the application layer
- Expert with routed IP networks, including detailed knowledge of access lists, source-based routing, QOS, SNMP management, and router protocols (BGP, OSPF)
- Expert in network security, policy generation, intrusion detection, and industry best practices
- Must have highly developed LAN optimization skills, including VLAN setup, DMZ configurations, gigabit Ethernet cabling, and switching, EtherChannel, and PVST+ Spanning-tree configuration and troubleshooting
- Strong background in WAN technology is required, with emphasis placed on the following WAN technologies: ATM, Frame Relay, DSL, MPPP, Wireless Bridging, WIC installation and configuration
- Experience with PCI compliant security implementations on network infrastructure
- Strong ability to document and design network infrastructure
- Must be able effectively collaborate with internal staff and external stakeholders
- Must be proactive and work with a sense of urgency
- Must possess the skills to triage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel as requested
- Experience using Cisco Works, CSMARS, Cisco ASDM, Solarwinds, Wireshark, Scrutinizer, and PRTG
- Proficient with the F5 platform load balancers and iRules
- Experience designing, managing, and maintaining Fortinet networks