Cisco Network Engineer

Mantek Solutions Inc. • Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, US • 5m ago

W2 Only/ Local only - SoCal residents are preferred.

Our direct client is looking for a Network Engineer for their IT Group at our Headquarters location in downtown Los Angeles.

This assignment is a 6-month contract with the option to convert to a direct hire.

The schedule is a hybrid - Schedule: 44/36 Monday through Friday with alternating Fridays off. Likly two days a week in the office.

Please note this position requires the successful completion of a background check, drug screen, and employment and education verification prior to starting work.

We are looking for someone who’s professional, organized, with strong written and verbal communication and considers themselves Cisco proficient. This position will support all client’s Network.

In this position the Senior IT Network Engineer will be responsible for routing, switching, and engineering firewalls and cyber security protection including support, design and integration.

Lead in the design, maintenance, and support of network infrastructure including:- Cisco and Arista routers and layer 3 internal/external routing protocols- Cisco and Arista switches and layer 2 services such as VLANs, trunks, port-channels, and spanning tree protocols- Palo Alto firewalls and security policy, VPN, and network address translation- FS application load balancing and Web Application Firewall services- IPAM services for DNS and DHCP- Layer1 services including single mode fiber, multi-mode fiber, fiber trays, and power distribution units.

The hiring manager is asking for someone who has knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of Information Technology; network systems and applications; principles, practices, and procedures of network design, research and development, capacity planning, and quality of service; operational characteristics of network systems; word processing and spreadsheets; project management; and current office technology and equipment.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and six years of relevant experience; or Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and four years of relevant experience.

Minimum 6 years of Cisco products and Engineering skillset.
CCIE Cisco Certified Internetworking Engineer or equivalent.
Knowledge of Arista, Palo Alto, F5 and IPAM.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
SoCal residents are preferred.

If you are qualified and interested in this opportunity, please reply with a Word version of your updated resume.

Please put JPC – 6950 in the subject line

Include a note about any CalPERS experience - Yes or No

No Sponsorship / W2 Only / No third-party candidates considered for this position.

Local candidates only!