Cisco Network Engineer (W2 Only)

1. Cisco ACLs, switches, & routers, 3 years minimum, ideally 8-10 years

2. Checkpoint Firewall experience, 3 years minimum

3. Managing and administering networks (including system design, planning, configuration, implementation, and troubleshooting) 3 years minimum

• Description

Ensures the stability, security, and reliability of client's networks for members, team members, and other stakeholders by designing, planning, implementing, testing, measuring, and otherwise managing related hardware, software, interfaces, implementations, and projects.

• Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
• Ensures stability and reliability of wide area networks (WANs), local area networks (LANs / VLANs), wireless networks, virtual private networks (VPNs), telephone network (TeleCom) and storage area network (SAN), through performance and security monitoring and proactive hardware, firmware, and software updates, etc.
• Ensures effective and secure integration of networks with third-party interfaces, cloud-based software as a service (SaaS), etc. by designing, planning, configuring, and implementing secure interfaces, hardware, and software.
• Ensures optimal uptime for members, team members, and other stakeholders by systematically measuring; proactively testing; reporting against service level agreements (SLAs); analyzing the nature and patterns of issues requiring troubleshooting; and developing immediate and longer-term resolutions for servers, physical and virtual, networks, third-party systems, and other related hardware and software.
• Ensures an appropriately high level of network security by developing and gaining approval of documented new processes that further enhance security. Executes and / or ensures execution of existing information security related policies, practices (e.g., system backups), and security audits that are proactively planned and carried out internally, as well as in response to internal and external security audits, examination reviews, etc.
• Ensures the effectiveness of business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) plans by researching, designing, implementing, reporting, and fully testing the technology, interfaces, processes, and procedures in order to best position for a highly responsive recovery.
• Creates and maintains documentation of network design and architecture framework using Microsoft Visio or similar programs.
• Serves as project lead, subject matter expert (SME), or project team member, as appropriate, for design engineering, implementations, migrations, testing, upgrades, etc.
• Develops network planning policies and procedures related to network systems, networking principles and practices, both in software and hardware infrastructures.
• This candidate must be open to handling extra responsibilities such as high-level ticket triage and mentoring of team members.
• Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $85000.00 - $115000.00 / yr.

• Strong internal benefits package :
• 401k match
• 12 holidays
• 10 hours / month of PTO with rollover
• Hybrid schedule after training period
• Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Macomb,MI.

• Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 7, 2025.

About TEKsystems :

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

Salary : $85,000 - $115,000