Seeking a Cisco Network Analyst for an opportunity in Columbia, SC. Candidates must be eligible to earn a low-level US security clearance.

Work arrangement:

• W2 position; 12 months.
• Hybrid; must be able to commute to the office at least 1 day/week.
• Onsite training and onboarding during initial 6-8 weeks.

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Summary:

• This is a high operation tempo environment working on lots of projects, meetings, and working with the team collaboratively.
• Teamwork is essential, especially due to working weekends at times.
• Administering switches and routers, implementing connectivity, updating firmware, and patching network infrastructure devices.
• As one of the largest networks in SC, this Network Analyst needs to have experience with enterprise technologies and network experience.
• Candidates must be willing to work overtime and weekends, as they will be included in an On-Call Rotation.

Top skills (required):

• Cisco Switch/Routing knowledge
• Experience with firewall technologies
• Experience with firewall hardware

Job/class description:

• Focusing on network operations across multiple platforms, analyzes technical architecture, including hardware, software, and various configurations. Provides functional and empirical analysis related to the planning, design, installation, and implementation of the network infrastructure.
• Analyzes workload, including traffic and utilization trends. Provides analytical support to team members throughout the development and implementation process. Provides feedback on commonly encountered problems and misunderstandings to enhance user documentation and/or training programs etc. May provide training on hardware and/or software use.
• Compiles and analyzes operational data and directs tests to assist in establishing standards for new designs or modifications to existing equipment, systems, or processes. Tests and verifies hardware and support peripherals to ensure that they meet specifications and requirements, by recording and analyzing test data.
• Confers with technical specialists and consults specifications to evaluate interface between hardware and software and operational and performance requirements of overall system(s). Interfaces with users, consultants, technical teams, and vendors for maximum guidance or on new technology to determine software and hardware installation requirements.
• Ensures network compliance with audit requirements. Addresses new network vulnerabilities within audit-mandated time frames. Anticipates and mitigates potential attacks through network or other connections to ensure the security of the system. Maintains effective security/backup and disaster recovery processes and systems.
• Monitors network performance to determine whether adjustments need to be made, and to determine where changes will need to be made in the future. Creates and maintains process and procedure documentation.
• Keeps knowledge and skills updated to keep up with rapid advancements in network technology.

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Advanced technical knowledge of networking, communications, and related hardware and software.
• Strong understanding of technical problems and solutions in relation to the current, as well as the future business environment.
• Proficiency with network technologies and platforms.
• Excellent problem analysis of network systems.
• Able to gather information, analyze information and troubleshoot various network problems.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate technical issues with non-technical people.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Strong knowledge of common network analysis, monitoring, and security utilities
• Strong understanding of relevant network hardware and software.
• Network protocols such as EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, F5, and BIGIP.
• High degree of communication skills required; ability to communicate with a wide range audience, including executives.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $45.00 - $50.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Firewall: 5 years (Required)
• Cisco: 4 years (Required)
• Network protocols: 5 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Columbia, SC (Required)

Work Location: In person