Cisco Network Engineer

Position Description Western & Southern Financial Group has an immediate opportunity for a Cisco Network Engineer. Summary of Responsibilities: Responsible for the design, installation, maintenance, and support of Western & Southern Financial Group’s (W&SFG) network infrastructure. Works with minimal supervision and is responsible to make an established range of decisions, escalates to manager when necessary and updates manager on a regular basis. Position Responsibilities: Designs, installs, maintains, and supports a large enterprise network infrastructure. Architects and engineers next generation networking solutions. Analyzes network performance data and statistics, prepares reports and recommends changes and improvements to ensure performance and availability objectives. Stays current with network trends to support new applications, incorporating industry standards and best practices. Interfaces with vendor support service groups for contract renewals and to ensure proper escalation during outages or periods of degraded system performance. Participates in the implementation of disaster recovery solutions and the execution of periodic disaster recovery tests. Provides training and mentoring to other staff on technical topics and network design. Performs Tier 3 support for the network infrastructure when problems or issues cannot be resolved by Help Desk or Tier 2 support staff. Perform other duties as assigned by management. Selection Criteria: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to grasp new concepts and apply them. Ability to work under multiple deadlines and minimal supervision. Demonstrated ability to understand and analyze customer requirements and provide appropriate solutions. Strong communication and documentation skills. Demonstrated calm and professional demeanor when handling demanding situations. Proven experience in completing assigned tasks accurately and on a timely basis. Cite examples of project management experience in planning, executing and maintaining a project from start to finish. Educational Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or commensurate selection criteria experience. Desired Skills & Experience: Proven experience supporting a large enterprise network infrastructure that includes Cisco Catalyst and Nexus platforms. Proven experience installing, configuring, and troubleshooting VPN or SASE services is a plus. Proven experience installing, configuring, and troubleshooting firewalls. Check Point experience is a plus. Strong understanding of Software Defined Networking and/or supporting Cloud environments is a plus. Strong understanding of Cisco Catalyst Center is a plus. Proven experience with Cisco security products such as Identity Services Engine (ISE) is a plus. Proven experience with Juniper Mist wireless technologies is a plus. Strong understanding of network flow analysis tools. Strong understanding of network routing protocols: OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, OMP, and/or MPLS. Understanding of VMware vCenter, ESXi 7.x, and Cisco Unified Computing Systems (UCS) is a plus. Certifications & licenses: Cisco CCNA or CCNP certification desirable. Position Demands: Extended hours required during peak workloads or special projects and off-hour support Handle problems, installations, calls, etc., off-hours as required either remotely or by returning to work Some travel required on an as needed basis (less than 10%) to support remote sites as well as training and/or technology conferences for skill building and industry knowledge #J-18808-Ljbffr