Network Engineer Consultant

Network Engineer Consultant

Position Details:

Job Title: Network Engineer/ System Administration Consultant

Location: Columbus, OH 43215

Duration: 5+ months (Strong possibility for an extension)

Job Summary

The ideal candidate will be a part of a team of network engineers ranging from 2 – 4 network and security engineers who partner with and collaborate with other state agencies' IT teams to solve problems and create technical solutions for the state of Ohio.

Years of Experience

· 5+ years

Education

· 4 year college degree or equivalent technical study

Skills

· Expert in VMware ESXi and VDI virtualization and troubleshooting

· Expert in Routing and switching experience alongside Network firewalls

· Expert in Windows Server Administration

· Server virtualization

· PowerShell scripting / Windows batch scripting / Windows scheduled task management

· Expert in QoS guidelines and implementation

· Expert in Windows automation/Scripting

· VoIP / McAfee / O365 Administration

· Secure implementation concepts

· Troubleshooting complex technical issues between various disciplines including, but not limited to:

• Routers & Switches
• Firewalls
• VMware
• Windows Server OS optimization and upgrades
• SCCM and SCOM
• Active Directory & SSO concepts
• IIS / Websphere
• SIEM Event Collectors & Vulnerability Management platforms
• DNS / DHCP / Active Directory and Network communication basics
• Database drivers & connectivity
• Certificate services
• Firewall Administration and troubleshooting
• F5 Load balancers
• Mobile Device Management (Airwatch/Apple DEP)

Responsibilities

· Manage and Monitor all Commerce (and DSA) Servers

· Monitor Servers system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning

· Manage and Monitoring Application issues on Servers

· SQL Server Management and Monitoring

· Web Server and SSL Certs Renewals and working issues

· Windows update Management

· Provide L1/L2 support in multiple Desktop/Network issue scenarios

· Work with OIT Teams on Exchange/McAfee/Networking/FIM/RDirectory/VoIP issues

· Active Directory/Group Policy/DNS and DHCP Management

· McAfee new products testing and Working with OIT on finding resolution

· Work with Application Team on resolving Server/Networking issues

· Work with Commerce/DSA staff on improving Networking/Security/QOS standards for Switches/Routers throughout agency(ies)

· SCCM related Fixes and updates and finding ways to create new reporting

· Create/Manage scripts on Inventory/Management of Enterprise hardware

· Deploy and Manage Mobile Devices Enterprise wide and also learn AirWatch deployment for Future deployment in the Agency(ies)

· Manage Production/Guest Wireless alongside web filters and Wireless Controller

· Work with OIT Teams on Networking hardware related incidents to minimize outage in times of Hardware faults

· Work with OIT Engineers on designing Backups specific to Agency(ies)

· Manage and Monitor Web, Email and Virus protection

· Participate in improving IT procedures to comply with IT security standards

· Work with OIT teams on new software/hardware implementations like SolidCore/ISILON/TDP-SQL and new once yet to be implemented.

· Provide 24/7 support to Enterprise servers/Networking/Security in case of P1 and P2 incidents