Salary
💰 $115,000 - $155,000 per year
Tech Stack
CloudCyber SecurityFirewallsiOSSwitchingTCP/IP
About the role
- The Network Engineer IV is responsible for the discovery, design, implementation, and transition of network infrastructure for new builds or upgrades.
- Works with project managers to provide updates on timelines, milestones, deliverables.
- Performs comprehensive network discovery activities to assess existing infrastructure.
- Implements network solutions and manages handoff to operational support teams.
- Creates and updates detailed documentation for implemented network solutions.
- Participates in ITIL activities, including change, incident, and problem management, as well as configuration management (CMDB).
- Collaborates with project managers on task assignments, status updates, and project deliverables.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience: 8–10 years of hands-on experience in design, implementation, troubleshooting, and support of routers, switches, and firewalls in large or enterprise network environments
- Certifications Required: CCNP, CCDP
- Preferred: CISSP, CCIE
- Strong experience with Cisco switching: 6500, 4500, 3750/3560 series Nexus 7k / 5k / 2k experience highly preferred
- Proficiency with Cisco routing platforms: ASR, 7200, ISR G2
- Familiarity with network IPS/IDS, Cisco ASA Firewalls, F5 LTM, and Cisco WAAS
- Expert knowledge of TCP/IP v4, VLANs, PVLANs, Layer 3 switching, ACLs, and Spanning Tree (MST/PVST)
- Expertise in Cisco CatOS, IOS, NX-OS, Nexus vPC, VDC, FabricPath, and FEX technologies
- Strong understanding of WAN and DMZ architectures
- Proficiency in enterprise routing protocols: EIGRP, BGP, OSPF
- High-level troubleshooting skills in switching and routing
- Experience using network analysis, performance monitoring, and bandwidth management tools
- Expert knowledge of OCx, Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet / 10Gb Ethernet
- Familiarity with cabling standards (Cat5e, Cat6, MM/SM/OM3 fiber) and transceivers (SFPs, GBICs, etc.)
- Experience with implementation planning, test plan development, and Cisco design frameworks
- Understanding of ITIL methodologies and enterprise change control processes
- Strong initiative, adaptability, and eagerness to learn
- Bonus: Scripting and automation experience to improve task efficiency