Cisco Network Engineer

Western & Southern Financial Group; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Western & Southern Financial Group in Cincinnati seeks an experienced Cisco Network Engineer to design, install, maintain, and support the company’s enterprise network infrastructure.

The role emphasizes hands-on troubleshooting, vendor coordination, disaster recovery testing, and mentoring staff while contributing to next-generation networking and cloud initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining large enterprise networks (Cisco Catalyst/Nexus).
• Knowledge of routing protocols (OSPF/BGP/EIGRP) and WAN/LAN concepts.
• Bachelor's degree in IT or equivalent hands-on experience.

Responsibilities

• Designs, installs, maintains, and supports a large enterprise network infrastructure.
• Architects and engineers next generation networking solutions.
• Analyzes network performance data and prepares reports to improve availability.
• Stays current with network trends and best practices.
• Interfaces with vendor support for contracts and escalation during outages.
• Participates in disaster recovery testing and DR planning.
• Provides training and mentoring to staff on technical topics and network design.
• Performs Tier 3 support for network infrastructure when needed.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Time management

Client requirements

Communication

Documentation

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Tools

Cisco Catalyst

Cisco Nexus

VPN/SASE

Firewall (Check Point)

Cisco ISE

Juniper Mist

VMware vCenter/UCS

SDN/Cloud environments

Job description

Western & Southern Financial Group has an immediate opportunity for a Cisco Network Engineer.

Summary of Responsibilities:

Responsible for the design, installation, maintenance, and support of Western & Southern Financial Group's (W&SFG) network infrastructure. Works with minimal supervision and is responsible to make an established range of decisions, escalates to manager when necessary and updates manager on a regular basis.

Position Responsibilities:

• Designs, installs, maintains, and supports a large enterprise network infrastructure.
• Architects and engineers next generation networking solutions.
• Analyzes network performance data and statistics, prepares reports and recommends changes and improvements to ensure performance and availability objectives.
• Stays current with network trends to support new applications, incorporating industry standards and best practices.
• Interfaces with vendor support service groups for contract renewals and to ensure proper escalation during outages or periods of degraded system performance.
• Participates in the implementation of disaster recovery solutions and the execution of periodic disaster recovery tests.
• Provides training and mentoring to other staff on technical topics and network design.
• Performs Tier 3 support for the network infrastructure when problems or issues cannot be resolved by Help Desk or Tier 2 support staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Selection Criteria:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to grasp new concepts and apply them.
• Ability to work under multiple deadlines and minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and analyze customer requirements and provide appropriate solutions.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Demonstrated calm and professional demeanor when handling demanding situations.
• Proven experience in completing assigned tasks accurately and on a timely basis. Cite examples of project management experience in planning, executing and maintaining a project from start to finish.

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or commensurate selection criteria experience.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience supporting a large enterprise network infrastructure that includes Cisco Catalyst and Nexus platforms.
• Proven experience installing, configuring, and troubleshooting VPN or SASE services is a plus.
• Proven experience installing, configuring, and troubleshooting firewalls. Check Point experience is a plus.
• Strong understanding of Software Defined Networking and/or supporting Cloud environments is a plus.
• Strong understanding of Cisco Catalyst Center is a plus.
• Proven experience with Cisco security products such as Identity Services Engine (ISE) is a plus.
• Proven experience with Juniper Mist wireless technologies is a plus.
• Strong understanding of network flow analysis tools.
• Strong understanding of network routing protocols: OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, OMP, and/or MPLS.
• Understanding of VMware vCenter, ESXi 7.x, and Cisco Unified Computing Systems (UCS) is a plus.

Certifications & licenses:

Position Demands:

• Extended hours required during peak workloads or special projects and off-hour support
• Handle problems, installations, calls, etc., off-hours as required either remotely or by returning to work
• Some travel required on an as-needed basis (less than 10%) to support remote sites as well as training and/or technology conferences for skill building and industry knowledge