Network Engineer || Local to VA || F2F || USC/GC || $40/hr on C2C

[Suryangi]

Title: Network Engineer
Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid 3 days in a week)
Duration: Long Term

Interview – In-Person

Job Description:

Network Engineer supporting hybrid infrastructure. Manages routing, switching, firewalls,VPN,SD-WAN,and network security;supports monitoring, troubleshooting, resiliency, and secure connectivity. 
Local Candidates strongly preferred 

Required Qualifications

Experience administering enterprise network environments

Strong knowledge of routing and switching concepts

Experience with firewalls, VPNs, and secure remote access

Experience troubleshooting network connectivity and performance issues

Familiarity with wireless networking technologies

Understanding of structured operational and change management processes

 

Required / Desired Skills

• Routing and switching       Required
• TCP/IP networking              Required 
• VLAN configuration            Required 
• VPN administration            Required 
• Firewall administration    Required 
• Wireless networking administration              Required 
• Network troubleshooting Required 
• LAN/WAN support               Required 
• SD-WAN support                 Required  
• Network monitoring tools                  Required 
• DNS fundamentals             Required 
• Network performance analysis      Required 
• Cisco networking technologies      Required 
• Remote access technologies          Required 
• Circuit troubleshooting    Required 
• Carrier/vendor coordination            Required 
• Network resiliency concepts           Required 
• High availability concepts                 Required 
• Network documentation/diagramming       Required 
• Network segmentation     Required 
• Firewall rule management                Required  
• Secure remote connectivity             Required  
• Access control concepts Required 
• Vulnerability remediation support                  Required 
• Security incident support                  Required 
• Change management execution   Required 
• Maintenance window coordination                Required 
• Incident response participation     Required 
• Root cause analysis           Required  
• Structured troubleshooting methodology   Required 
• Communication and collaboration                Required 
• Operational discipline      Required  
• Independent work capability           Required 
• Prioritization under pressure           Required 
• BGP         Desired
• Dynamic routing protocols               Desired
• Advanced firewall administration Desired
• Cisco ASA or NGFW experience    Desired
• SD-WAN design/optimization         Desired
• QoS configuration               Desired
• Azure networking                 Desired
• Hybrid cloud networking  Desired
• Zero Trust networking concepts     Desired
• SIEM/network logging integration Desired
• IDS/IPS familiarity               Desired
• Government IT experience               Desired
• Multi-site enterprise experience   Desired      

Email: sury...@rconsultinginc.com