CCNP Cisco Network Engineer

blueStone; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A national recruiting firm is seeking a skilled CCNP Cisco Network Engineer for a large healthcare company. The role involves providing 24/7 administration and support in a DevOps and Service Reliability Engineering environment. Candidates should have at least 2 years of IT Support experience, strong Linux system administration skills, and a solid foundation in Cisco technologies. This opportunity is ideal for those looking to advance their career in infrastructure and networking with a prestigious organization.

Qualifications

• 2 years real world IT Support experience with a range of technologies.
• Competency with an administrative language such as Perl, Python, or Ruby.
• Familiarity with application protocols such as DNS, HTTP, SIP.

Responsibilities

• Deliver 24/7 administration and support for business owners.
• Involvement in a DevOps and Service Reliability Engineering role.

Skills

Cisco CCNP Switching and Routing

Cisco Catalyst experience

Cisco ASA Firewalls and VPN

Linux administration and troubleshooting

Strong communication skills

Tools

AWS services

Puppet

Chef

Ansible

Job description

blueStone Recruiting is a national search firm with a focus of placing top Web and Applications talent from the Analyst level to Directors of Networking and Infrastructure with prestigious organizations nationwide. We are working with a large healthcare company who is seeking a highly-skilled, versatile CCNP Cisco Network Engineer with exposure to Linux Systems Administration.

Job Description

Network Engineer will be involved in a DevOps and Service Reliability Engineering role where you will deliver 24/7 administration and support for business owners. This career opportunity requires a solid understanding of Cisco and Linux technology. Must have 2 years real world IT Support experience with a broad range of technologies and skills.

Qualifications

• Cisco CCNP Switching and Routing equivalent level knowledge
• Cisco Catalyst (preferably 6500 series) experience
• Cisco Content Switching Module
• ASA/PIX Firewall Service Module
• Cisco ASA Firewalls and VPN
• Competency with an administrative language such as perl, python or ruby
• Familiarity with application protocols such as DNS, HTTP, SIP
• 1+ years of experience administering and supporting linux based systems
• Linux administration and troubleshooting skills, preferably RHEL/CentOS
• Familiarity with infrastructure orchestration and automation, Puppet, Chef, Ansible
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a focus on collaboration between team members and other teams.

Additional Skills

• Familiarity with Solaris & Windows
• Familiarity with virtualization, preferably Citrix XenServer or open source Xen
• Familiarity with monitoring systems (Zenoss, Nagios, etc.)
• Familiarity with enterprise storage systems such as NetApp systems
• Familiarity with AWS services EC2, S3 & Route 53
• Familiarity with NoSQL technologies, preferably MongoDB
• Familiarity using and administering Apache HTTP, Nginx, Memcache, Varnish, MySQL, Posfix, FreeSwitch
• Familiarity with the ELK stack, elasticsearch, logstash and kibana
• Familiarity with performance, profiling and analytics tools like New Relic or AppDynamics

Additional Information

Work with blueStone recruiting to find your next Infrastructure or Networking role. You can find us at http://bluestonerecruiting.com. We look forward to speaking with you.