Network Technician - Consultant

Job#: 2047203

Job Description:

Network Technician

• On-Site/Remote: On-site
• Job Location: Columbia, SC 
  • CANDIDATES MUST LIVE IN OR NEAR LOCATION 
• Contract Length: 12 months
  • CANDIDATES MUST BE US CITIZENS AND ABLE TO WORK ON A W2

Skills Required:

CISCO NETWORK AND FIREWALL EXPERIENCE
WINDOWS SERVER
LINUX OS
SOLARWINDS
CERTES WAN ENCRYPTION
WHATSUPGOLD
CITRIX NETSCALER
PALO ALTO FIREWALL EXPERIENCE

Job Description:

 1. CONFIGURE, OPTIMIZE, MAINTAIN AND TROUBLESHOOT NETWORKING TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE AS NECESSARY.

2. ASSIST IN THE TROUBLESHOOTING, RESTORATION AND FAULT ANALYSIS OF NETWORK OUTAGES AND ALERTS.
3. REVIEW OVERALL NETWORK HEALTH AND CONFIGURATION. PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR ANY SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS OR PROCESSES.
4. PARTICIPATE IN NETWORK DESIGN AND FUTURE PLANNING.
****REQUIRED SKILLS
-NETWORK CONFIGURATION AND MAINTENANCE.
-VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS AND REMEDIATION METHODS.
-NETWORK MANAGEMENT TOOLS.
-INCIDENT HANDLING EXPERIENCE.
-SECURITY POLICY AND PROCEDURES.

Scope of Project:

THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL FOCUS PRIMARILY ON DAILY OPERATIONS OF THE NETWORK OPERATIONS TEAM, CONSISTING OF BUT NOT LIMITED TO: ROUTER, SWITCH, FIREWALL CHANGES AS WELL AS NETWORK MONITORING, CONFIGURATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING. WILL ALSO HELP TO MAINTAIN NETWORK OPERATIONS SOFTWARE AND SERVER CONFIGURATIONS. WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN ANY SECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE AS NECESSARY.

EEO Employer

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