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NOTE (FOR RECRUITERS/APPLICANTS):
Local candidates only. Candidates must be located within 1.5 hours of Lansing at time of submission
Hybrid schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week. '
This project engagement will be for a one-year period up to 2080 hours with the option to increase or extend if agreed to by the SOM.
Top Skills & Years of Experience:
Experience in Cisco Nexus & Catalyst. Experience with Cisco Catalyst products, Unified Computing Systems – Five (5) or more years
Experience with Cisco ISE and troubleshooting – Five (5) or more years
Experience and expertise in Cisco Catalyst Center/ DNA Center, Enterprise networking and operational system fundamentals.- Five (5) or more years
Certified Cisco Network Professional (CCNP) certificated
Rate: $65-70/hr on W2 OR 75-80/hr on C2C
Title: Infrastructure Solutions Architect
Duration: 12 months (with possible extension)
Location: Lansing, MI
Hybrid – 2 days a week Onsite from Day 1
Interview: Interviews will be held via MS Teams
Job Description:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED:
The Network Services and Design Services Division is seeking a highly consultative engagement from a qualified senior Enterprise network engineer to support the Enterprise network environment maintenance and upgrade. This includes working with the engineering team to train/mentor/transfer knowledge of upgraded infrastructure.
PROJECT OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this project is to obtain a resource with the experience, knowledge and skill sets needed to provide senior support of the Enterprise network upgraded infrastructure.
SCOPE OF WORK:
This position is responsible for supporting the Enterprise network upgrade, optimization and quality assurance for implementation and management of the Cisco network infrastructure.
This position is also responsible to provide junior level staff with mentoring and transfer of knowledge. Will assist daily support, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
This position requires an extremely high degree of technical skill, initiative, and creativity and must keep current with new and emerging theories, regulations, standards, technologies, and practices in tools, software, networking, operating systems, and hardware to provide for the needs of the State. Responsibilities also include end-to-end facilitation, validation, and the roll out of new technologies for enterprise networks.
This position also involves mentoring, coaching, coordinating, and consulting with fellow systems administrators and architects within the Enterprise Architecture, Michigan Cyber Security, and other teams that interface with the enterprise networking environments.
This candidate will be expected to have the following experience:
Enterprise Network Automation, DNA Center/ Catalyst Center
Cisco ISE, troubleshooting and maintenance Remediating security issues identified by vulnerability assessments or penetration tests.
Mentoring junior engineers.
Standard concepts, practices, and procedures specifically related to Cisco Enterprise network support.
Ability to independently perform a wide variety of complicated tasks.
Good communication skills.
A degree of creativity and latitude.
TASKS/DUTIES:
In addition to what is stated above, this project will require the Network Engineer SME to perform tasks related, but not limited to, the following:
Assist in developing solutions to existing and upcoming technical problems.
Install, upgrade and maintain DNA Center/Catalyst Center.
Upgrade and maintain Catalyst Switches using DNA Center/Catalyst Center.
Configuration updates to Catalyst Switches using DNA Center/Catalyst Center.
troubleshooting with ISE, maintaining and troubleshooting endpoints
Assist with supporting infrastructure solutions to existing or upcoming technical needs of Problems.
Implementation and support of data center network solutions. Analyze, assist with design, document, and migrations.
Cisco router and data switch configuration, installation, and support.
Develop remediation plans for security issues identified by vulnerability assessments or penetration tests.
Monitor, upgrade, troubleshooting and maintenance for the network infrastructure.
Working with the Network Services managers and Data Center Infrastructure Services staff.
Identify and prioritize critical business functions in collaboration with organizational stakeholders.
Consult with vendor product specialists, independent research organizations, on-site support engineers on best-fit technologies to ensure compliance to department policies & standards and technology roadmap.
Communicate complex technical concepts to individuals of various technical ability.
Plan and develop support processes that adhere to best practices (ITIL).
Provide support with performance analysis & troubleshooting.
Provide direct support to technical and non-technical entities to define requirements and deliver solutions to meet organizational needs including new environment development,upgrades, performance tuning, testing and disaster recovery.
Provide support and subject matter expertise with respect to adherence to best practice security framework controls and other industry-based regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., NIST 800-37, 800-53, 800-171, 800-204, 800-207, CIS, PCI, IRS-Pub 1075, CJIS, and related).
Build and maintain relationships across organizational teams.
Provide resolution of conflicts, connectivity, and security issues.
Prepare information for presentations.
Mentor staff on tips, techniques and best practices to be utilized for the infrastructure environment.