Onsite Enterprise Network Engineer Cisco/Firewall Focus

Gilder Search Group; Columbia, Northern (SC, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is seeking a Network Engineer for on-site work in South Carolina. The role emphasizes enterprise network operations, incident response, and ongoing maintenance across campus environments, with field deployment responsibilities including cabling and equipment testing.

Preferred candidates hold a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, with 2+ years in configuring Cisco/Juniper/Aruba/Fortinet products, plus strong documentation and routing protocol knowledge.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of enterprise network experience.
• Experience configuring Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, and Fortinet devices.
• Experience diagnosing connectivity, performance, and security issues.
• Experience with firewalls, VPNs, and access controls.
• Experience with field deployment: racking, stacking, cabling, testing.
• Strong documentation and diagramming skills.
• Experience with routing protocols and high-availability architectures.
• Candidate must be a SC resident or willing to relocate to SC prior to starting.

Responsibilities

• Network Operations and Infrastructure Support across campus environments.
• Incident Response and problem resolution with on-call participation.
• Maintenance and service improvement with upgrades and patching.
• Documentation, runbooks, and collaboration with multiple teams.
• Network security administration including firewalls and VPNs.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Device configuration

Troubleshooting

Network security

Field deployment

Documentation

Routing protocols (OSPF/BGP/VLANs)

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Job description

Gilder Search Group is seeking a Network Engineer for on-site work in South Carolina. The role emphasizes enterprise network operations, incident response, and ongoing maintenance across campus environments, with field deployment responsibilities including cabling and equipment testing.

Preferred candidates hold a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, with 2+ years in configuring Cisco/Juniper/Aruba/Fortinet products, plus strong documentation and routing protocol knowledge.