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Network Engineer Project Lead

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Columbia, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 12/4/2025 CLOSED ON 12/28/2025

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Network Engineer Project Lead

Columbia, SC 29201 (work is hybrid)

Work Location: Role is hybrid (2 days onsite per week)

Candidate location: Candidate must be a CURRENT SC resident. No relocation allowed.

Required Skills

  • Cisco CCNA certification
  • Cisco CCNP certification
  • 4 years of experience with Wireshark
  • 4 years of experience with Cisco Firewalls, Routers, and Switches

Preferred Skills

  • Experience designing networks
  • Experience supporting Microsoft network communications (formerly MCSE)
  • Experience with Azure

Scope of Project:

  • The Division of Technology Services is responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and obtaining multiple mission critical service and solutions for the Department of Social Services.
  • The Department seeks a highly motivated individual who has the skills and experience to implement solutions and services in support of the Agency and the DSS Child Support program.
  • This individual will work closely with the Technology Services architect, application, technical, and security teams to design, implement, and secure a stable, consistent network architecture and infrastructure that can serve, secure, and support Agency initiatives and services.
  • This position will support the Child Support Enforcement System (CSES) initiatives deployed in PACSS (Palmetto Automated Child Support System) and FCCMS (Family Court Case Management System).

Position Description

  • Candidate should demonstrate expert level skills for monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting a statewide network (WAN, LAN and wireless), primarily with CISCO and Meraki technology.
  • The candidate should be proficient on configuring and maintaining/patching CISCO firewalls ASA5508-X, ASA5585-X, FirePower4110, FirePower2120 and switches 3750, C9500, C9300, Nexus5k and Nexus7k.
  • The applicant will also conduct remote troubleshooting with the Agency s partners in the state s (not SC DSS ) county IT teams, so general knowledge of a wide range of firewalls is expected.
  • The candidate should have hands-on experience maintaining Meraki switches, wireless access points, and firewalls (MX450); Cisco Security Manager is also required.
  • Secondary experience in one or more of the following areas is highly preferred:
  • CISCO ISE, .1X, AD, DNS, ADFS, PKI and PowerShell.
  • The candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining detailed implementation and test plans for deployment and ongoing support of Cisco/Meraki technologies along with best of breed tools and technologies related to enterprise networks.
  • The candidate will work closely with technical teams and should be able to provide knowledge transfer and informal training to peers where appropriate.
  • This candidate will support multiple implementation projects.
  • For those projects where the candidate is assigned the lead role, the candidate will be responsible for managing projects from start to finish, defining the scope, driving requirements, building architectures, and working the solution from end-to-end.
  • The candidate must be able to work with technical peers and end users, communicate clearly, and meet deadlines.

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