Senior Network/Infrastructure Engineer

Location: On site in Ocoee/Orlando, FL (5 days in office/week)

4-month contract with strong opportunity for extension

W-2 only (cannot accommodate Corp-to-Corp or 1099)

Compensation: $70-$90/hr. depending on experience

Brooksource is searching for a Senior Network/Infrastructure Engineer to join our state government client in Southwest Orlando, FL. The successful candidate will be a key member of the Network Operations team. They must have advanced knowledge and hands-on experience in deployment and management of routers, switches and firewalls, and can proactively troubleshoot organization’s complex Network Infrastructure. Experience with Check Point NGX, IPS/IDS, Rapid7 Nexpose, SolarWinds is essential.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Management of Layer 2 and 3 protocols including routers and switches. Focus on sustaining the necessary data throughput rate by monitoring network activity to mitigate performance problems.
• Proactively monitor and troubleshoot connectivity for the FTE’s Network Infrastructure including campus, roadside, backbone, LAN, Walk-in Centers, partner networks and third-party connectivity.
• Review FTE’s network architecture and design including failover capabilities and recommend changes to optimize performance and reliability.
• Ensure that network segmentations are adequately designed to protect sensitive environments including PCI, Financial, and customer data.
• Leverage SolarWinds to create dashboards to proactively monitor entire Network Infrastructure and proactively troubleshoot performance, connectivity including management reporting dashboards.
• Ensure that all network infrastructure routers, switches, firewalls are shipping log to SIEM by reviewing SIEM logs.
• Proactively monitor and deploy patches and updates to all network infrastructure routers, switches, firewalls, and other supporting equipment.
• Participate and support Network and Security Operations team in designing Cloud architecture. This includes capacity, failover, stability, and security design.
• Perform vulnerability scans for network infrastructure to ensure perimeter, network segments including databases, applications, and server environments are adequately protected.
• Maintain accurate inventory controls supporting FTE’s network infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain network infrastructure diagrams and depict any changes along with associated documentation including change control approvals.
• Assist the SRCO team with investigation, triage forensic analysis, and evidence preservation regarding cybersecurity events.
• Assist with threat intelligence and hunting by leveraging in place security tools.
• Ensure compliance with established standards, polices, configuration guidelines established by SRCO and Industry best practices such as NIST.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Must have 5-7 years of hands-on experience with:
• Layer 2/3 routing protocols including troubleshooting complex issues
• Deployment and management of routers and switches, including troubleshooting.
• Private, Public, and Hybrid Cloud Infrastructures such as AWS and Azure platforms
• Must have 5-7 years’ experience with Unix (RedHat), Windows, VMWare, and other platforms
• 2-3 years’ working experience with vulnerability scanning tool (Rapid7 Nexpose preferred)
• Four-year degree or equivalent experience

Certifications:

• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) – Requuired
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) – Required
• Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) – Preferred
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) – Preferred

Eight Eleven Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, disability, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.