Immediate need for a Cisco Network Engineer to support our client-s data center move from Columbia MD to Ashburn VA. We are seeking candidates that can travel to our clients physical locations (Columbia MD; Ashburn VA; Reston VA; Washington DC), immediealty after onboarding, to support the data center move and any connectivity/troubleshooting issues that needs to resolved onsite. Responsibilities Include:

* Support connectivity and troubleshooting activities within the enterprise network to meet the functional objectives of the business.
* Support local-area/wide-area network (LAN/WAN) solutions.
* Development, administration and maintenance of LAN and WAN infrastructure, ensuring 99.95% minimum availability.
* Primary responsibilities include support of current data network transport services. Includes routine maintenance, software and hardware upgrades, monitoring and troubleshooting.
* Optimizes performance and adapts network design due to physical alterations and traffic requirements. Ensures resiliency is implemented at crucial points in the network to guarantee maximum availability. Research, design and implement new network related initiatives. Includes mandates from business areas, enterprise driven projects, relocation of personnel and installations of new enterprise sites. Work along with other network engineers and IT areas on day-to-day tasks and projects. May be required to work on disaster recovery/business resumption initiatives.
* Research, engineer, and implement new technology and tools to increase productivity, performance and efficiency. This includes utilizing our client-s lab facilities to thoroughly test all new network applications and future technologies
* Develop and maintain network documentation, policies, procedures and configuration information.
* Maintain data problem management procedures, network documentation, policies, and configuration information.
* Maintain network documentation, policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Corporate security and audit regulations.

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Required Skills

* BS Degree in Information Management or a related field, with 6+ years related experience and/or training in a routed network environment, multi-platform environment. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of certification, however, this experience and skill level must be clearly demonstrated.
*6+ years of hands-on Cisco networking related experience (Router/Switch, DR, etc..) and local-area/wide-area network (LAN/WAN) support
*Prior experience working within a data center move would be a BIG PLUS
* Prior experience with AWS Cloud would be a BIG PLUS