Senior Network Engineer/System Administrator

Immediate need for a talented Senior Network Engineer / System Administrator . This is a 12+ Months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Raleigh NC (Onsite).

Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested. ?

Job ID : 24-19034

Pay Range : $40 - $45 / hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities :

• Administer CISCO ISE
• Configure, administer, document custom policies for Network Access Controls
• High level troubleshooting of network and application issues
• Adhere to strict Information Systems security guidelines in all cases.
• Working as Network Access Controls (NAC) ISE Engineer in managing, planning, and designing a framework for authenticating and authorizing national clients via various methods : to include dot1x and profiling;

and to enforce compliance across remote VPN, wireless, and wired networks.

• Manage and build Cisco ISE VMWare servers : to include certificate management, licensing, and Integration with 3rd party application servers.
• Manage Cisco ISE Guest Network environment and users accounts.
• Assist in the onboarding and introduction of new endpoints onto the network via investigative testing and probing of endpoint attributes, protocols, and behaviours;

to culminate in the creation and / or assignment of appropriate policy.

• Utilize Splunk to drive reporting and search for data collected from Cisco ISE.
• Perform packet captures and TCP dumps to analyse application traffic to troubleshoot issues related.
• Provide support for ISE related issues, including off-shift and weekend support functions.
• Utilize ServiceNow application to monitor troubleshoot and track all ISE related tickets.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience :

• Cisco ISE
• Security device management
• Traffic and log analysis
• Strong understanding of TCP / IP, UDP / IP, DNS, DHCP
• Knowledge of TCP, understanding network, protocol, and application traffic flows
• Ability to troubleshoot basic network issues including IPv6.
• Proven ability to multi-task
• Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service
• Manages time effectively.
• Creative thinking skills
• Detail-oriented personality.
• Ability to maintain effective communication and working relationships with co-workers.
• Works on high-visibility, or mission critical aspects of a given program, and performs all functional duties independently.
• Oversees the efforts of direct reporting resources and / or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.
• Firewalls
• Proxy
• Switches / routers (Juniper Mist / Fortinet / Aruba)
• Cyber Security Skills
• Network and Log Analytics
• Proficient with application layer protocols HTTP, SSH, SSL, etc.
• A minimum of eight (8) years’ relevant experience.
• A degree from an accredited College / University in the applicable field of services is preferred. four additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a college degree is required.
• If the individual’s degree is not in the applicable field, then four additional years of related experience is required.

Our client is a leading IT organization and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions.

If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration. ?

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