Associate Network Engineer — On-Call, Security & WAN

Delaware River & Bay Authority (DRBA); New Castle (DE); On-site; USD 79,000 - 96,800; Full time

Job summary

Delaware River and Bay Authority seeks an Associate Network Engineer to support and secure distributed networks, manage firewalls, VPNs, and SIP/VoIP, and assist with system administration and documentation.

The role is on-site at Delaware Memorial Bridge, New Castle, DE, with on-call duties and a strong emphasis on proactive problem solving and security controls. 1 year Cisco networking and related security experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent experience in IT/computer science.
• Bachelor's in CS or Engineering preferred.
• One year experience with Cisco networking technologies is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the management, configuration, administration, and monitoring of the firewalls networks, and security
• Support in the engineering of system-related solutions for assigned projects; maintain system standards; create and/or maintain system documentation
• Support the Network Engineer to protect the Authority’s networks from security breaches; investigate; and mitigate if one occurs
• Support in the administration and optimization SIP/VoIP phone protocol across wide area network
• Support and perform daily system monitoring; verify the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, and key processes; review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs; perform regular file archival and purges
• Apply ongoing critical system patches and upgrades on a predetermined schedule; upgrade administrative tools and utilities; configure and add new services as required; manage, set up and administer IP addresses
• Create, change, and delete user accounts per authorized request via the firewall; secure information/data to authorized users
• Upgrade and configure system hardware and software; repair and recover from hardware or software failures; perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization; make recommendations for new hardware and software purchases, interfacing with various vendors for procurement; maintain inventory of all hardware and software resources
• Provide backup to the Network Engineer
• Provide the highest level of customer service and professionalism to all internal and external customers

Skills

Cisco Networking

Network Security

Firewall Administration

VPN Management

SIP/VoIP

Linux/Windows

Education

Associate degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering preferred

Tools

Cisco Routers

Wi-Fi Controllers

Vulnerability Scanning

Job description

Delaware River and Bay Authority seeks an Associate Network Engineer to support and secure distributed networks, manage firewalls, VPNs, and SIP/VoIP, and assist with system administration and documentation.

The role is on-site at Delaware Memorial Bridge, New Castle, DE, with on-call duties and a strong emphasis on proactive problem solving and security controls. 1 year Cisco networking and related security experience preferred.