Sr Network Engineer

21 Feb 2025

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Sr Network EngineerLocation: Charlotte, NC (HYBRID Available)Duration: 6+Months (high possibility of Extension)Rate: All Inclusive on W2

Representative Responsibilities

  • Full life cycle support and administration of the organization’s network security appliances, both physical and virtual, including but not exclusive to firewalls, VPN concentrators, and IPS/IDS appliances
  • Strong knowledge of Cisco routing and switching
  • Execution, validation and enforcement of the organization’s Network Security and CyberSecurity policies in the form of firewall policy configurations, VPN creation, network access administration, and review of network device configurations such as routers, switches and wireless infrastructure
  • Assist in the design and implementation of IT projects from a network security perspective
  • Cooperate with Cybersecurity team during audits, compliance activities and incident response
  • Participate in, and potentially lead, cross functional teams driving the development of solutions in support of new business and application expansion
  • Develop and generate conceptual, logical, and physical network security architectures, resulting documents and drawings, testing analyses, test plans, and risk assessments to ensure sound architecture
  • Evaluate cost analysis and vendor comparisons for large scale projects to ensure cost-effective and efficient operations, and measures feasibility of various approaches
  • Assist with the planning, design, and implementation of new Information technology initiatives, working and collaborating with customers, vendors, and VARs to define requirements using Carhartt’s BRD process, create RFI/RFPs, manage projects and communicate project status on the entire life cycle of the project
  • Perform third level troubleshooting and diagnosis for service restoration on all components within the infrastructure, including but not limited to VPNs, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and other network infrastructure
  • Maintain detailed documentation of systems, application configurations, and user profiles
  • Create task and procedure documentation, as well as communicate timely status on all relevant project information to appropriate personnel via incident tracking and project server (logging tasks and keeping all relevant information up to date)
  • Analyze problems and look for trends, always keeping management informed of problem areas

Required Skills & Experience

  • 8+ years of professional experience in a related field
  • Experience in Microsoft Azure networking
  • Working knowledge and experience with TCP/IP networks from Layer 2 through Layer 7, from IP addressing and naming (DHCP, DNS, WINS, subnetting, VLAN) through security, along with related software tools for monitoring and management
  • Strong troubleshooting and technical diagnostic skills with the ability to clearly isolate and define problems, taking steps to resolve them before they become larger and more critical.
  • The ability to make quick, realistic, practical decisions in urgent situations
  • Extensive experience with Palo Alto, Meraki and Cisco ASA next-gen firewalls and firewall configuration; understanding and familiarity with IPS devices and policy implementation
  • Experience with VPN and remote access configuration and support
  • Experience with Skybox Firewall Assurance or other firewall audit tools preferred
  • Experience with SolarWinds Orion, or other network management tools preferred
  • Network troubleshooting experience which includes packet trace and Sniffer analysis as well as router & switch security configuration analysis (ssh, SNMPv3, access control lists, TACACS/RADIUS, etc.).
  • Experience with wireless network security standards and configuration
  • Configuration and troubleshooting experience in a LAN/WAN environment with Cisco routers, switches, and Palo Alto firewalls preferred
  • Understanding of Internet routing, defense in depth, DMZ design and zero-trust networking
  • Security experience as it applies to compliance, protection of assets, and company security
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to deliver presentations and convey technical and design strategies to different audiences
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with stressful situations involving equipment and application failures in a composed and constructive manner
  • Dependable, accessible after hours in the event of a system failure, work as needed to maintain equipment in off-hours
  • Able to collaborate and comfortable working remotely with team-members and leaders

  • ID: #49329709
  • State: North Carolina Charlotte 28201 Charlotte USA
  • City: Charlotte
  • Salary: $60 - $70
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2023-02-21
  • Deadline: 2023-04-21
  • Category: Et cetera