Cisco Network Analyst

CISCO NETWORK ANALYST

Columbia, SC

1 YEAR+ CONTRACT WITH ANNUAL EXTENSIONS

*DUE TO SECURITY CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, ONLY US CITIZENS CAN BE CONSIDERED.

This group designs physical infrastructure solutions to support business applications and operations. With no or minimum disruption to business operations, they build and support Network LAN/WAN infrastructure, verify systems are operational before being released to production, and provide after-care assistance as needed. Projects and operational support drive the workload.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

- Candidate must have 6 years of current networking experience
- Proven network experience working within a Hierarchical Campus Designed network
- Installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of Cisco equipment and IOS fundamentals
- Knowledge of routing protocols - EIGRP, MPLS, and BGP
- Cisco ASA Firewall configuration, troubleshooting and patching experience

DESIRED SKILLS:

- Networking experience within Multitier (3-tier) architecture environments
- F5 Big-IP Load Balancers installation and troubleshooting
- Cisco ISE/802.1x support for wired LAN (Port Authentication)
- InfoBlox experience
- Checkpoint Firewall experience
- Experience working with IPv6
- Cisco Certifications CCNA, CCNP, CCSP, etc.

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS:

- SolarWinds monitoring software experience
- Apcon appliance experience
- Infoblox (DNS) appliance experience

WORKING HOURS/CONDITIONS: Participation in an on-call rotation is required. Some weekend and after hours work as needed.

TEAM SIZE: Staff consists of 15 people.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Implementation and support of the organization's network as follows:

- 25% Analyzes workload, including traffic and utilization trends. Provides analytical support to team members throughout the development and implementation process. Provides feedback on commonly encountered problems and misunderstandings to enhance user documentation and/or training programs etc. May provide training on hardware and/or software use.
- 25% Compiles and analyzes operational data and directs tests to assist in establishing standard for new designs or modifications to existing equipment, systems, or processes. Tests and verifies hardware and support peripherals to ensure that they meet specifications and requirements, by recording and analysing test data.
- 25% Confers with technical specialists and consults specifications to evaluate interface between hardware and software and operational and performance requirements of overall system(s). Interfaces with users, consultants, technical teams, and vendors for maximum guidance or on new technology to determine software and hardware installation requirements.
- 10% Ensures network compliance with audit requirements. Addresses new network vulnerabilities within audit-mandated time frames. Anticipates and mitigates potential attacks through network or other connections to ensure the security the system. Maintains effective security/backup and disaster recovery processes and systems.
- 10% Monitors network performance to determine whether adjustments need to be made, and to determine where changes will need to be made in the future. Creates and maintains process and procedure documentation.
- 5% Keeps knowledge and skills updated to keep up with rapid advancements in network technology.

EDUCATION/EQUIVALENCY:

- Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field plus six years of work experience
- or a total of 10 years of work experience

INTERVIEW PROCESS: Phone interview followed by a face-to-face interview.