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Rate: $60-65/hr W2 OR 70-75/hr on C2C
Client: State OF Iowa
Title: Network Administrator
Location: Des Moines IA
Work Type: Hybrid
Duration: 12 months
Interview: Either Web-Cam or In Person Interview
Description:
This senior-level position supports the computer networking responsibilities by managing firewalls, secure communications, network monitoring, and providing consulting and architecture services for network infrastructure.
The Senior Network Engineer will support by managing and optimizing the organization’s enterprise networking environment. This senior-level role is critical in maintaining secure communications, network monitoring, and offering both consulting and architecture services for network infrastructure. The position involves operational support for routers, switches, and firewalls, along with assessing and improving network infrastructure across various executive branch agencies.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Support: Manage routers, switches, and firewalls to ensure security, performance, capacity, and availability of services.
Network Configuration and Maintenance: Configure and maintain secure network infrastructure in accordance with security standards and best practices.
Network Architecture: Provide network architecture support, including infrastructure assessments, creation of logical and conceptual network diagrams, monitoring, analysis, problem resolution, and changes.
Network Security: Manage networks and systems to prevent unauthorized access while ensuring efficient transmission. Perform log management and monitoring.
Firewall Management: Plan, schedule, and implement access through firewalls in line with security standards and best practices.
Incident/Change Management: Adhere to defined incident/change management processes.
Collaboration: Communicate regularly with other technical teams and business owners.
Customer Support: Work with customers to develop testing and implementation schedules as needed.
Documentation: Maintain and update technical documentation of the environment.
RequiredSkills and Experience
Network Fundamentals: Strong knowledge of network switching, routing, IP addressing, and Internet connectivity (10+ years).
Technical Support: Senior-level technical support experience in a complex enterprise networking environment, including analytical and problem-solving skills (10+ years).
IP Networking: Thorough working knowledge of IP networking (10+ years).
Security and Firewall Administration: Experience with security and firewall administration, including data network implementation (10+ years).
Advanced Diagnostics: Experience with advanced diagnostics equipment and tools, routing protocols, network management tools, remote access, Ethernet, and WAN technologies (7+ years).
Specific Technologies: Experience with F5 and Visio (2+ years).
Cloud Technologies: Experience with cloud networking, particularly AWS and Azure (1+ years).
HighlyDesired Skills
Unix Scripting: Skills in Unix scripting languages such as Perl, Bash, TCL, and cURL.
VMware: Experience with VMware implementation and administration.
QualificationInsights
Top Priorities: Emphasis on network architecture and firewall management.
Key Technologies: Predominantly a Cisco environment with some Palo Alto gear and F5.
Cloud Technologies: Ideal candidates will have skills in AWS and Azure cloud networking.
Scripting and VMware: Not required but beneficial; can be learned on the job.
Team Collaboration: Will work closely with the network team.
Current Challenges: Maintaining system uptime, learning the environment, and potentially performing assessments and recommendations.
Upcoming Projects: No specific major projects planned.
Work Details: Some onsite work required. Standard hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with potential after-hours work likely.
SKILL MATRIX
Skill
Required / Desiired
Years Required
Years Used
Last Used
Network switching, routing, IP addressing, and Internet connectivity
Required
10
Full time senior level technical support experience in a complex enterprise networking environment including analytical, problem solving
Required
10
Thorough working knowledge of network fundamentals including IP networking
Required
10
Experience with security and firewall administration to include data network implementation
Required
10
Experience with advanced diagnostics equipment and tools, routing protocols, network management tools, remote access, Ethernet, and WAN technologies
Required
7
Visio skills
Required
2
In-depth experience with F5 prodcuts
Required
4
Strong preference for experience implementing Cloud technologies