Job Description:

Title: Network Engineer

Location: St Paul, MN (Hybrid)

Rate: $50 - $55/hr on W2

Position Type: Contract

Our client is seeking for a resource to help support, maintain, and configure network equipment including Cisco switches, Wireless, ASA VPN, Checkpoint firewalls, Palo Alto and F5 load balancers.

Responsibilities:

• Perform network system administration duties as necessary for system availability, maintainability and security.
• Responsible to ensure service tickets or requests to be performed on Cisco VPN, Firepower, IPS and Prime are completed and working with BCA Networking groups when needed.
• Develop, document and apply Cisco ASA, CheckPoint, Palo Alto, Catalyst, 9300 switch configurations for CJIS services.
• Identify routine networking tasks or requests coming to the Networking group and develop processes to allow the Service Desk to submit tickets directly where appropriate.
• Develop, document and support SolarWinds Orion, KIWI Syslog and Savvius configurations.
• Execute unit and integration testing procedures.
• Provide knowledge transfer.

Required Skills:

• Three (3) or more years of network hardware and software technology experience.
• Expert knowledge Cisco hardware switches, VPN and IOS.
• Expert knowledge and skills in TCP/IP.
• Expert knowledge of network test equipment, including Sniffers and other protocol analyzers Savvius OmniPeek.
• Ability to perform advanced technical issue analysis and troubleshooting within a router/switch infrastructure.
• Knowledge of Network Quality of Service (QOS) techniques and network Management systems.
• Strong analytical, oral and written communications, problem solving, and human relations skills.
• Experience with CheckPoint, Palo Alto, 9300, Catalyst series switches and operating system (NX-OS).
• Experience with Software Defined Networking solutions.
• Experience with F5 Big IP (LTM, ASM, AFM, APM).