Cisco Network Engineer — Cincinnati, OH

Position Description

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Summary of Responsibilities:

Responsible for the design, installation, maintenance, and support of YNKV2Px & QVRKTnNc BFmJYBvbb FjGJu’P (W&SFG) network infrastructure. Works with minimal supervision and is responsible to make an established range of decisions, escalates to manager when necessary and updates manager on a regular basis.

Position Responsibilities:

• Designs, installs, maintains, and supports a large enterprise network infrastructure.

• Architects and engineers next generation networking solutions.

• Analyzes network performance data and statistics, prepares reports and recommends changes and improvements to ensure performance and availability objectives.

• Stays current with network trends to support new applications, incorporating industry standards and best practices.

• Interfaces with vendor support service groups for contract renewals and to ensure proper escalation during outages or periods of degraded system performance.

• Participates in the implementation of disaster recovery solutions and the execution of periodic disaster recovery tests.

• Provides training and mentoring to other staff on technical topics and network design.

• Performs Tier 3 support for the network infrastructure when problems or issues cannot be resolved by Help Desk or Tier 2 support staff.

• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Selection Criteria:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to grasp new concepts and apply them.

• Ability to work under multiple deadlines and minimal supervision.

• Demonstrated ability to understand and analyze customer requirements and provide appropriate solutions.

• Strong communication and documentation skills.

• Demonstrated calm and professional demeanor when handling demanding situations.

• Proven experience in completing assigned tasks accurately and on a timely basis. Cite examples of project management experience in planning, executing and maintaining a project from start to finish.

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or commensurate selection criteria experience.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience supporting a large enterprise network infrastructure that includes Cisco Catalyst and Nexus platforms.

• Proven experience installing, configuring, and troubleshooting VPN or SASE services is a plus.

• Proven experience installing, configuring, and troubleshooting firewalls. Check Point experience is a plus.

• Strong understanding of Software Defined Networking and/or supporting Cloud environments is a plus.

• Strong understanding of Cisco Catalyst Center is a plus.

• Proven experience with Cisco security products such as Identity Services Engine (ISE) is a plus.

• Proven experience with Juniper Mist wireless technologies is a plus.

• Strong understanding of network flow analysis tools.

• Strong understanding of network routing protocols: OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, OMP, and/or MPLS.

• Understanding of VMware vCenter, ESXi 7.x, and Cisco Unified Computing Systems (UCS) is a plus.

Certifications & licenses:

• Cisco CCNA or CCNP certification desirable.

Position Demands:

• Extended hours required during peak workloads or special projects and off-hour support

• Handle problems, installations, calls, etc., off-hours as required either remotely or by returning to work

• Some travel required on an as needed basis (less than 10%) to support remote sites as well as training and/or technology conferences for skill building and industry knowledge