Network Engineer - Project Lead

Innosoft Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% Health Insurance Paid by Innosoft

Vacation

401K Match

STD LTD and AD&D paid by Innosoft

Job summary

Innosoft Corporation in Columbia, SC is seeking a Network Engineer – Project Lead to provide daily network engineering operations and support for the university’s enterprise wired and wireless infrastructure. You will monitor, configure, troubleshoot, and support switching, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and network connectivity services.

The role includes field deployment, incident resolution, system upgrades, performance optimization, and maintaining documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• CCNA and CCNP certifications.
• Juniper JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP certifications.
• Aruba ACSA/ACMA certifications.
• Fortinet FCA/FCP certifications.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, maintain, and support enterprise wired and wireless network infrastructure, including switching, routing, and connectivity services across campus environments to ensure availability, reliability, and performance.
• Perform field installation and deployment of network equipment, including configuring, racking, stacking, cabling, and testing switches.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve network issues through monitoring, analysis, and root cause investigation.
• Investigate and resolve network incidents through remote analysis and field-based troubleshooting, including testing network equipment and validating configurations.
• Coordinate network repairs to maintain service availability and elevate complex technical issues as appropriate.
• Participate in on-call support activities to ensure continuity and availability of network services.
• Perform routine network maintenance, including system upgrades, patching, configuration changes, and performance optimization.
• Minimizes service interruptions during maintenance activities while adhering to established operational best practices.
• Maintain accurate operational documentation, network diagrams, incident records, and runbooks.
• Collaborate with network engineering and architecture, security, infrastructure teams, vendors, and stakeholders to support reliable technology services.
• Communicate technical information effectively to technical teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Support and maintain network security technologies, including firewalls, VPNs, and related security controls.
• Assist with troubleshooting and responding to network security-related incidents in accordance with established procedures and standards.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Routing protocols (OSPF/BGP)

Network security (firewalls, VPNs)

Network documentation

Field deployment

On-call support

TCP/IP protocols

Scripting / automation

Education

CCNA

CCNP

JNCIA

JNCIS / JNCIP

ACSA

ACMA

FCA

FCP

Tools

Cisco

Juniper

Aruba

Fortinet

Job description

Columbia, United States | Posted on 08/25/2026

Location:514 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina, USA, 29208

Candidatelocation: Candidate must be a South Carolina resident or willing torelocate to SC at their own expense before starting the role and must be aU.S. Citizen or Legal Resident.

Contract Duration

6 Months

Interview Type

Online

The candidate will have to be on InnosoftW2.

At least 6 months of valid workauthorization

Tentative Start Date

09/28/2026

Deadline

08/31/2026

Project Overview

The NetworkEngineer – Project Lead will provide daily network engineering operations andsupport for the University of South Carolina’s enterprise wired and wirelessnetwork infrastructure. The role includes monitoring, maintaining, configuring,troubleshooting, and supporting switching, routing, wireless networking,firewalls, VPNs, and network connectivity services. Responsibilities alsoinclude network equipment deployment, incident resolution, system upgrades andpatching, performance optimization, network security support, and maintainingtechnical documentation and network diagrams. The engineer will collaboratewith network, security, infrastructure teams, vendors, and stakeholders toensure reliable, secure, and highly available network services.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Monitor,maintain, and support enterprise wired and wireless networkinfrastructure, including switching, routing, and connectivity servicesacross campus environments to ensure availability, reliability, andperformance.
• Performfield installation and deployment of network equipment, includingconfiguring, racking, stacking, cabling, and testing switches.
• Diagnose,troubleshoot, and resolve network issues through monitoring, analysis, androot cause investigation.
• Investigateand resolve network incidents through remote analysis and field-basedtroubleshooting, including testing network equipment and validatingconfigurations.
• Coordinatenetwork repairs to maintain service availability and elevate complextechnical issues as appropriate.
• Participatein on-call support activities to ensure continuity and availability ofnetwork services.
• Performroutine network maintenance, including system upgrades, patching,configuration changes, and performance optimization.
• Minimizeservice interruptions during maintenance activities while adhering toestablished operational best practices.
• Maintainaccurate operational documentation, network diagrams, incident records,and runbooks.
• Collaboratewith network engineering and architecture, security, infrastructure teams,vendors, and stakeholders to support reliable technology services.
• Communicatetechnical information effectively to technical teams, vendors, andstakeholders.
• Supportand maintain network security technologies, including firewalls, VPNs, andrelated security controls.
• Assistwith troubleshooting and responding to network security-related incidentsin accordance with established procedures and standards.

Requirements

Education and Certifications

• Bachelor’sdegree or equivalent work experience.
• CiscoCertified Network Associate (CCNA)
• CiscoCertified Network Professional (CCNP)
• JuniperNetworks Certified Associate (JNCIA)
• JuniperNetworks Certified Specialist / Professional (JNCIS / JNCIP)
• ArubaCertified Switching Associate (ACSA)
• ArubaCertified Mobility Associate (ACMA)
• FortinetCertified Associate (FCA)
• FortinetCertified Professional (FCP)

Required Skills

• 2+ yearsof experience with enterprise network technologies, including switching,routing, wireless networking, and TCP/IP protocols.
• 2+ yearsof experience configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting Cisco, Juniper,Aruba, AND Fortinet network devices.
• 2+ yearsof experience diagnosing and resolving network connectivity, performance,and security-related issues using standard troubleshooting methodologiesand tools.
• 2+ yearsof experience with network security, including firewalls, VPNs, accesscontrols, and security best practices.
• 2+ yearsof experience installing, configuring, and supporting networkinfrastructure equipment, including field deployment activities such asracking, stacking, cabling, and testing.
• 2+ yearsof experience maintaining technical documentation, network diagrams, andoperational records.
• 2+ yearsof experience with routing protocols and technologies, including OSPF,BGP, VLANs, spanning tree, and high-availability architectures.

Preferred Skills

• Experiencewith wireless network administration and troubleshooting in dense-userenvironments.
• Experiencesupporting network security technologies, including firewalls, VPNs,Network Access Control (NAC), and multi-factor authentication solutions.
• Familiaritywith network monitoring, logging, and performance management tools.
• Experiencewith network automation, scripting, or infrastructure management tools,including Python, Ansible, and APIs.
• Experienceperforming network upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle replacementprojects.
• Experienceworking in ITIL-based operational environments, including incident,problem, and change management processes.

Additional Skills

• Stronganalytical, problem-solving, and customer service skills.
• Abilityto communicate technical information effectively and collaborate withtechnical teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Abilityto work independently, prioritize tasks, and respond effectively in afast-paced operational environment.
• Experiencementoring junior technical staff and providing technical leadership duringoperational incidents.

Standard Employee Benefits.

• 50% Health Insurance Paid by Innosoft, Paid Vacation, 401K Match, STD LTD and AD&D paid by Innosoft.