Network - Telecommunications Services - Infrastructure Solutions Architect 5

The Department of Technology Management and Budget (DTMB) CTO Network Services and Design Services Division is seeking a highly consultative engagement from a qualified senior Enterprise network engineer to support the clients Enterprise network environment maintenance and upgrade. This includes working with the clients engineering team to train/mentor/transfer knowledge of upgraded infrastructure.

The objective of this project is to obtain a resource with the experience knowledge and skillsets needed to provide senior support of the States Enterprise network upgraded infrastructure. This project engagement will be for a oneyear period up to 2080 hours with the option to increase or extend if agreed to by the SOM.

SCOPE OF WORK:

• This position is responsible for supporting the SOM Enterprise network upgrade optimization and quality assurance for implementation and management of the Cisco network infrastructure.
• This position is also responsible to provide junior level staff with mentoring and transfer of knowledge. Will assist daily support troubleshooting and maintenance.
• This position requires an extremely high degree of technical skill initiative and creativity and must keep current with new and emerging theories regulations standards technologies and practices in tools software networking operating systems and hardware to provide for the needs of the State. Responsibilities also include endtoend facilitation validation and the roll out of new technologies for enterprise network.
• This position also involves mentoring coaching coordinating and consulting with fellow systems administrators and architects within the Enterprise Architecture Michigan Cyber Security and other teams that interface with the enterprise networking environments.

This candidate will require the following experience:

• Five (5) or more years of experience in Cisco Nexus & Catalyst. Experience with Cisco Catalyst products Unified Computing Systems
• Five (5) or more years of experience with Cisco ISE and troubleshooting.
• Five (5) or more years of experience and expertise in Cisco Catalyst Center/ DNA Center Enterprise networking and operational system fundamentals.
• Certified Cisco Network Professional (CCNP) certificated.

This candidate will be expected to have the following experience:

• Enterprise Network Automation DNA Center/ Catalyst Center
• Cisco ISE troubleshooting and maintenance
• Remediating security issues identified by vulnerability assessments or penetration tests.
• Mentoring junior engineers.
• Standard concepts practices and procedures specifically related to Cisco Enterprise network support.
• Ability to independently perform a wide variety of complicated tasks.
• Good communication skills.
• A degree of creativity and latitude.

TASKS/DUTIES:

• In addition to what is stated above this project will require the Network Engineer SME to perform tasks related but not limited to the following:
• Assist in developing solutions to existing and upcoming technical problems.
• Install upgrade and maintain DNA Center/Catalyst Center.
• Upgrade and maintain Catalyst Switches using DNA Center/Catalyst Center.
• Configuration updates to Catalyst Switches using DNA Center/Catalyst Center.
• troubleshooting with ISE maintaining and troubleshooting endpoints
• Assist with supporting infrastructure solutions to existing or upcoming technical needs or problems.
• Implementation and support of data center network solutions. Analyze assist with design document and migrations.
• Cisco router and data switch configuration installation and support.
• Develop remediation plans for security issues identified by vulnerability assessments or penetration tests.
• Monitor upgrade troubleshooting and maintenance for the network infrastructure.
• Working with the clients DTMB CTO Network Services managers and Data Center Infrastructure Services staff.
• Identify and prioritize critical business functions in collaboration with organizational stakeholders.
• Consult with vendor product specialists independent research organizations onsite support engineers on bestfit technologies to ensure compliance to department policies & standards and technology roadmap.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to individuals of various technical ability.
• Plan and develop support processes that adhere to best practices (ITIL).
• Provide support with performance analysis & troubleshooting.
• Provide direct support to technical and nontechnical entities to define requirements and deliver solutions to meet organizational needs including new environment deployment upgrades performance tuning testing and disaster recovery.
• Provide support and subject matter expertise with respect to adherence to best practice security framework controls and other industrybased regulatory compliance requirements (e.g. NISTCIS PCI IRSPub 1075 CJIS and related).
• Build and maintain relationships across organizational teams.
• Provide resolution of conflicts connectivity and security issues.
• Prepare information for presentations.
• Mentor staff on tips techniques and best practices to be utilized for the infrastructure environment.
  

Required Skills : Cisco

Basic Qualification :

Additional Skills : Network Administrator

This is a high PRIORITY requisition. This is a PROACTIVE requisition

Background Check : No

Drug Screen : No