Network Engineer

Job#: 2041135

Job Description:

Job Title: Network Access Control Engineer

Location: Plano, TX or McLean, VA or Richmond, VA

Hybrid Schedule: M-F day hours. On-site Tues, Wed, Thurs and remote Mon & Fri

Pay: $65-75/hr

Type: 6 month contract to permanent hire w/ client
 

Apply here: Please send your updated resume to Emma at [email protected] 

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in related field

At least 6 years of experience with network solutions, VPNs, and network design

At least 2 year of experience with 802.1x/NAC

At least 3 years of Forescout design and engineering experience

5 years + hands on experience with Forescout or ClearPass and Cisco ISE experience

Must be eligible to convert to a permanent employee with our client, no sponsorship offered

Preferred Qualifications:

Forescout Certified Administrator or Aruba Certified Professional

Forescout certification (FSCA or FSAA preferred)

8+ years of experience with network hardware and software

5+ years of Forescout CounterAct administrator experience

At least 2 years hands on experience with Cisco ISE Device administration, etc

3+ years of experience in Jira, Service Now, Infoblox and Snowflake

2 + years scripting and automation (Python, Ruby, BASH, PowerShell)

1+ years of experience with Aruba WLAN

1+ years experience device posturing or IT/OT devices

Candidate must demonstrate comprehensive understanding of NAC technology, illustrate extremely solid technical knowledge of products at a large enterprise level

Previous experience as a NAC engineer; designing, building and supporting enterprise computing platforms and systems

Demonstrate proficient knowledge of L2 and L3 networks

Solid understanding of Cloud / Virtual Compute platforms and their supporting infrastructure

Solid understanding of High Availability strategies

Familiarity with the concepts of infrastructure as code, test driven development and automated deployment of infrastructure solutions

Strong scripting and automation skills in various languages (such as Python, Ruby, BASH, Powershell, etc.)

Good communicator who is willing to share and teach amongst peers

Willingness to update and contribute to living engineering documentation

Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills

Hands on experience with Cisco ISE or Aruba Clearpass

Hands on experience with forescout technologies

Ability to work on high level projects and low level network changes.

Good to have: knowledge on IDS/IPS, Fabric technologies, zero trust, general network concepts and routing protocols

Good to have certifications: AWS, CCNA, CCNP, CNSA, CSAE, CISSP

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