Network Engineer-Onsite

Network Engineer-Onsite No 3rd PARTIES or Sponsorships 100% ONSITE- Chesapeake, Virginia 6 Month Contract Great Company Unlimited Growth At least CCNA or CCNP is a must Very detailed job description and required skill set You must be a good fit skill set and professionally. Core Focus: Strong L2–L7 understanding, routing/firewall/Wi‑Fi integration, and Network Access Control (NAC). Skills - Must Have Layer 2, foundational Layer 3, and introductory Wi‑Fi concepts. L2 switching (i.e. fully understand VLANs, tagging, trunking, AAA, Spanning Tree, etc.) and foundational knowledge of L3 networking Skills - Nice to Have Strong L2–L7 understanding, routing/firewall/Wi‑Fi integration, and Network Access Control (NAC). Should have an in-depth understanding of L2 switching and a strong understanding of L3 through 7 networking, routing protocols, firewalls, Wi‑Fi and NAC. Should have an in-depth understanding of L2 switching and a strong understanding of L3 through 7 networking, routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP), firewalls, Wi‑Fi, and Network Access Control (NAC – for example ISE and/or CPPM). They should also have a basic understanding of more complex topics like VRFs, BGP, and MPLS. Technical Skills Layer 2 / Layer 3: Advanced VLAN design and trunking EtherChannel / LACP configuration Advanced STP tuning (portfast, BPDU guard, root guard) Advanced OSPF and EIGRP configuration and troubleshooting Inter‑VLAN routing and redundant gateways (HSRP, VRRP, GLBP) Introductory VRF and route leaking concepts Layer 4–7: Firewall concepts (stateful inspection, NAT, ACLs) Application layer troubleshooting (DNS, DHCP, QoS basics (classification, marking, queuing) Wi‑Fi (Intermediate Level): Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) configuration and management Understanding of RF design (channel planning, power levels, interference) Authentication and security (WPA2/3, 802.1X, RADIUS) Basic wireless site survey concepts Troubleshooting roaming, coverage, and throughput issues Network Access Control (NAC): Familiarity with Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass, or similar Device profiling and posture assessment basics Role-based access policies and VLAN assignment Emerging / Advanced Topics: Intro to BGP and MPLS VRFs and multi-tenant segmentation SD-Access / SD-WAN fundamentals Tools & Soft Skills: Network performance monitoring and log analysis Change control and documentation ownership Mentoring junior engineers and assisting with design reviews #J-18808-Ljbffr