Network Architect – Consultant

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Columbia, SC, United States
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Requisition Name: Network Architect
Location : Columbia, SC

Duration : 12 months

Job ID : 8505

Major responsibilities of this position include the following:

  • Provide technical expertise for ongoing development and support of the SC Department of Social Services voice and data communication networks, systems, and services.
  • Monitor and support telecommunication between SC DSS Agency and client/partner endpoints and the SC data center, using Cisco and Cisco/Meraki products and interfaces, with a priority on Firewall, Wireless, and ISE configurations, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
  • Consult with and assist Agency infrastructure team and Agency partners to achieve, monitor and resolve telecommunication between endpoints.
  • Understand the interactions between systems, applications, and services within the environment, and evaluate the impact of changes or additions.
  • Analyze systems and perform usability testing to ensure performance and reliability, enhance scalability, and meet security requirements.
  • Determine and communicate the implications of system-level decisions on subsystems and components and help determine how best to mitigate or take advantage of these implications.
  • Determine and communicate the requirements and capabilities of components within the context of the larger system, project, and team.
  • Provide an architectural framework for information system development, maintenance, and enhancement efforts.
  • Work closely with Agency Security, End User Support, Network Services, and Network Communications teams to design and implement security countermeasures, and to prevent and mitigate network and client vulnerabilities.
  • Provide remote communications troubleshooting support with State and County IT teams (external to SC DSS), providing technical expertise requiring a wide range of firewall knowledge and experience.
  • Available to work off hours and on weekend to implement scheduled maintenance.
  • Mentor less experienced peers.
  • Perform tasks efficiently and work together with team to ensure project success.

Required Skills:

  • 6 years of experience with Cisco Firewalls
  • 4-6 years of experience with Cisco ISE
  • 6 years of experience with Cisco VPN
  • 6 years of experience with Wireshark
  • 2 years of experience Azure Cloud and Virtualization
  • 4-6 years of experience with Cisco Routers
  • 6 years of experience with Cisco Switches
  • 6 years of experience with Cisco Hardware Administration
  • 6 years of experience DHCP
  • 6 years of experience demonstrated knowledge/skills of IT industry (multi-tiered architectures, emerging technologies, networks, data management systems and hardware systems).
  • 2-4 years of experience Datacenter, Cloud and Network Infrastructure
  • 6 years of experience with ability to communicate (orally and written) effectively with technical, non-technical staff, and customers/stakeholders as needed or directed.
  • 4-6 years of experience Valid Driver s license

Environment & Tools:

  • Cisco FMC
  • ASDM
  • Cisco ISE
  • Putty
  • PowerShell
  • Wireshark
  • nMap
  • SIEM
  • Cisco Security Manager

Preferred Skills:

  • Self-Starter
  • Cisco CCNA certification
  • Cisco CCNP certification
  • Cisco MCSE Certified
  • 6 years of experience of design and operations of public and/or private networks including LAN/MAN/WAN. Design work includes placement and specification of servers, routers, switches, firewalls, remote access systems, network management, cloud storage, and methods to secure data in transmission.

Required education/certifications:
Bachelor s or higher degree in Computer Science or other quantitative discipline

Preferred education/certifications:
Prefer CCNP Routing & Switching; CCNA Security

Interview Process (phone, video or in-person, how many rounds of i/v s, etc.)?
In-Person, or Video Conference.

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