Senior Network Engineer (Contract-to-Hire)

Florida Blue Group; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Florida Blue Group is seeking a Network Engineer to maintain and administer company networks and related systems. The role includes disaster recovery, security planning, and troubleshooting hardware and software across LAN/WAN environments.

The ideal candidate will have CCNP or higher, 5+ years of experience, and strong knowledge of IPsec, BGP, OSPF, 802.11, QoS, and network monitoring tools. This is a contract-to-hire position based in Florida.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or a related field; focus on network engineering preferred.
• CCNP or higher; CCIE and CISSP valued.
• 5+ years as a network engineer or similar role.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and administer computer networks and related environments.
• Perform disaster recovery operations and data backups.
• Protect data, software, and hardware by implementing security measures.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, and network problems.
• Configure and install network devices (routers, switches, firewalls, VPN, QoS).
• Monitor network performance and availability; plan capacity.
• Provide Level-2/3 support and knowledge for changes.

Skills

CCNP or higher

5+ years experience

Network architecture

Networking protocols

Network security

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology or related field

Tools

Monitoring tools

Network analytics tools

Job description

Florida Blue Group is seeking a Network Engineer to maintain and administer company networks and related systems. The role includes disaster recovery, security planning, and troubleshooting hardware and software across LAN/WAN environments.

The ideal candidate will have CCNP or higher, 5+ years of experience, and strong knowledge of IPsec, BGP, OSPF, 802.11, QoS, and network monitoring tools. This is a contract-to-hire position based in Florida.