Network Infrastructure Engineer

Title: Network Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Clinton, MS - Onsite

Duration: 12 Months of Contract

Seeking a highly experienced Network Infrastructure Engineer to support enterprise data center, campus networking, security, and modernization initiatives across operations.

Required Expertise:

• Cisco ACI (VRF, BD, EPG/ESG, L3Out, Contracts)

• Cisco Nexus Data Center Platforms

• Cisco Catalyst & Software-Defined Access (SDA)

• Cisco ISE (TACACS+, NAC, Authentication & Authorization)

• Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls

• ThousandEyes, Cyber Vision & DNA Spaces

• Enterprise Routing & Switching (BGP, OSPF, STP, Multicast)

• Network Security, Segmentation & High Availability

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and support Cisco ACI data center fabrics.

• Implement and maintain SDA wired and wireless campus architectures.

• Administer Cisco ISE for identity-driven networking and Zero Trust initiatives.

• Configure and support Palo Alto firewall environments.

• Deploy observability solutions using ThousandEyes, Cyber Vision, and DNA Spaces.

• Troubleshoot complex enterprise network issues across statewide infrastructure.

• Create architecture diagrams, standards, documentation, and operational procedures.

• Support modernization, lifecycle planning, and mission-critical network services.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of Cisco networking experience

• CCNP Data Center, CCNP Enterprise, CCIE, PCNSA, PCNSE certifications

• Experience with OpenShift VMM and Cilium/Isovalent integrations

• Network Automation (Python, Ansible, REST APIs)

• Public sector, or large enterprise infrastructure environments