Job Title: Network Engineer

Location: Mendota Heights ,MN

Duration: 9 Months + Extension

Bill Rate: $85/hour (C2C)

Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Network Engineer to support the operational health, performance, and reliability of a large-scale enterprise network environment. This role will focus primarily on the administration, management, troubleshooting, and optimization of a Cisco-based network infrastructure, including LAN and backbone technologies.

The Senior Network Engineer will provide hands-on operational support, assist with network design and deployment, troubleshoot complex incidents, and recommend improvements to network performance and reliability. This position will also support network upgrades, change implementations, documentation, and production support activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Configure, administer, and support Cisco routers, switches, and network appliances across enterprise LAN and backbone environments.
• Provision and deploy new Cisco routers and switches.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues and perform root cause analysis for network incidents.
• Support network performance tuning, monitoring, and ongoing administration.
• Assist with network infrastructure upgrades, code evaluations, testing, and production implementations.
• Coordinate network changes and maintenance windows with technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Configure and support routing protocols including BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP.
• Support traffic policies and NetFlow configurations.
• Administer and utilize network monitoring and management platforms such as Cisco DNA Center, NetScout, NetMRI, Broadcom Spectrum, Performance Center, NFA, and Splunk.
• Configure and support Cisco Nexus switches and ASR routers.
• Create and maintain network configuration documentation, operational procedures, and technical standards.
• Ensure networking devices comply with applicable operational and security requirements.
• Participate in production support and an on-call rotation.
• Travel within the supported service territory as needed to troubleshoot or restore network equipment.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of network engineering or network operations experience, including incident recovery, troubleshooting, operational analysis, and project support.
• 2+ years of experience administering network monitoring and management tools, such as NetScout, NetMRI, Broadcom Spectrum/Performance Center/NFA, Cisco DNA Center, Splunk, or similar platforms.
• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco routing and switching technologies.
• Working knowledge of routing protocols including BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP.
• Experience configuring traffic policies and NetFlow.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco DNA Center.
• Experience configuring and deploying Cisco Nexus switches.
• Experience supporting Cisco Aggregation Services Routers (ASR).
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain clear technical documentation.
• Ability to participate in on-call support and travel as required.