Collaboredge Inc
Q009 - Senior Cisco Network Engineer
Collaboredge Inc, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Short Description
Q009 - Senior Cisco Network Engineer
Complete Description Complete Description: This is a contractor role within the DC Office of Lottery and Gaming Information Technology Department. The position supports daily operational and maintenance tasks within a Cisco-based network environment. Technologies include Cisco ISE, firewalls, routers, and switches across a hybrid Microsoft on premises and Microsoft Azure infrastructure. The environment is virtualized using VMware. The contractor is responsible for planning, analysis, design, development, testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation, implementation, integration, maintenance, and management of networked systems supporting voice, data, and video services.
Mandatory 4-week probationary period: Candidate must be on site every day for the first 4 weeks.
Starting in week 5, 6 or even 8: Transition to hybrid schedule (3 days on site per week), based on performance.
Candidate must currently reside within 20 miles of SE Washington, D.C.
Primary work location: DC Office of Lottery and Gaming, SE Washington, D.C.
Parking: Approximately $60 per week, subject to change.
Responsibilities
Perform daily operations, maintenance, configuration, optimization, and upgrades of agency network infrastructure including Windows servers, Cisco ISE, Cisco ASA firewalls, routers, and switches.
Monitor performance, capacity, and availability of LAN, WAN, telephony, and virtual systems.
Diagnose and resolve incidents promptly to ensure continuity of services.
Maintain network documentation, configuration standards, and change management processes.
Implement and maintain information security and assurance requirements in all network activities.
Support agency telephony systems, VoIP, voice switching, analog services, ACD, and IVR platforms.
Enforce agency policies related to security, compliance, auditing, disaster recovery, and encryption.
Use enterprise tools to analyze, monitor, troubleshoot, and manage network and system health including Cisco ISE, Cisco Umbrella, Cisco FMC, Cisco DNA, Microsoft Active Directory tools, Microsoft Intune, Tanium, Cayo soft, SSH, RDP, IDS and IPS appliances, firewalls, VMware vCenter, DHCP, DNS, and associated utilities.
4+ years of experience required for all the above.
Active, current CCNP certification is required.
Desired Certifications and Technical Competencies
Strong working knowledge of Active Directory, VMware, & Windows server administration preferred.
Background Check
Extensive criminal history background check will be required. We cannot submit candidates with recent histories (go back seven years) of extensive driving, drug, robbery or any other illegal activity. Any criminal activity on the background check will eliminate the candidate from consideration. If selected, please make certain that you inform all candidates that they will have to complete this criminal background check prior to starting. NATIONAL background checks are required; Federal background checks are NOT compliant under this contract. A national background check is a national criminal background check that pulls criminal records from State and County Courts in almost every US State.
Seniority Level Mid-Senior level
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Information Technology
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Complete Description Complete Description: This is a contractor role within the DC Office of Lottery and Gaming Information Technology Department. The position supports daily operational and maintenance tasks within a Cisco-based network environment. Technologies include Cisco ISE, firewalls, routers, and switches across a hybrid Microsoft on premises and Microsoft Azure infrastructure. The environment is virtualized using VMware. The contractor is responsible for planning, analysis, design, development, testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation, implementation, integration, maintenance, and management of networked systems supporting voice, data, and video services.
Mandatory 4-week probationary period: Candidate must be on site every day for the first 4 weeks.
Starting in week 5, 6 or even 8: Transition to hybrid schedule (3 days on site per week), based on performance.
Candidate must currently reside within 20 miles of SE Washington, D.C.
Primary work location: DC Office of Lottery and Gaming, SE Washington, D.C.
Parking: Approximately $60 per week, subject to change.
Responsibilities
Perform daily operations, maintenance, configuration, optimization, and upgrades of agency network infrastructure including Windows servers, Cisco ISE, Cisco ASA firewalls, routers, and switches.
Monitor performance, capacity, and availability of LAN, WAN, telephony, and virtual systems.
Diagnose and resolve incidents promptly to ensure continuity of services.
Maintain network documentation, configuration standards, and change management processes.
Implement and maintain information security and assurance requirements in all network activities.
Support agency telephony systems, VoIP, voice switching, analog services, ACD, and IVR platforms.
Enforce agency policies related to security, compliance, auditing, disaster recovery, and encryption.
Use enterprise tools to analyze, monitor, troubleshoot, and manage network and system health including Cisco ISE, Cisco Umbrella, Cisco FMC, Cisco DNA, Microsoft Active Directory tools, Microsoft Intune, Tanium, Cayo soft, SSH, RDP, IDS and IPS appliances, firewalls, VMware vCenter, DHCP, DNS, and associated utilities.
4+ years of experience required for all the above.
Active, current CCNP certification is required.
Desired Certifications and Technical Competencies
Strong working knowledge of Active Directory, VMware, & Windows server administration preferred.
Background Check
Extensive criminal history background check will be required. We cannot submit candidates with recent histories (go back seven years) of extensive driving, drug, robbery or any other illegal activity. Any criminal activity on the background check will eliminate the candidate from consideration. If selected, please make certain that you inform all candidates that they will have to complete this criminal background check prior to starting. NATIONAL background checks are required; Federal background checks are NOT compliant under this contract. A national background check is a national criminal background check that pulls criminal records from State and County Courts in almost every US State.
Seniority Level Mid-Senior level
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Information Technology
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