Senior Network Engineer (Cisco/Meraki) - Public Sector

State of Texas; Texas; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the Attorney General in Texas is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to provide operational support for the statewide LAN/WAN, collaborate on cross-functional projects, and help implement new networking services across agencies.

The role requires strong Cisco and Meraki expertise, excellent customer service, and the ability to work in person at the OAG workspace. Experience with monitoring and security tools, scripting, and vendor management is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-time experience with network design, installation, management, and support, including routing and switching, firewalls, wireless, and VoIP systems.
• Experience with Cisco WLAN/WLC, ISE, MPLS WAN.
• Experience with scripting, orchestration and/or automation of technical processes across an enterprise.
• Experience managing performance and availability monitoring platforms.
• Knowledge of Cisco and Meraki switches, routers, and wireless products; BGP, MPLS, NAC, VLANs, ACLs, HSRP, TACACS+, VoIP, DHCP, DNS, Multicast, 802.1x, OSPF, OSI and TCP/IP models.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support for the networking infrastructure (LAN/WAN).
• Collaborate on cross-functional projects and assist in implementing new networking services.
• Manage vendor support and deliver high-quality customer service across teams.

Skills

Cisco networking

Meraki systems

Customer service

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Scripting/automation

Networking design

Network monitoring

Problem solving

Education

CCNA

CCNP

CCIE

CCAr

ITIL Foundations

Tools

Cisco

Meraki

ManageEngine

ThousandEyes

Microsoft Operations Manager

Zenoss

Job description

Office of the Attorney General in Texas is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to provide operational support for the statewide LAN/WAN, collaborate on cross-functional projects, and help implement new networking services across agencies.

The role requires strong Cisco and Meraki expertise, excellent customer service, and the ability to work in person at the OAG workspace. Experience with monitoring and security tools, scripting, and vendor management is preferred.