Cisco Network Engineer

Cisco Network Engineer

Western & Southern Financial Group has an immediate opportunity for a Cisco Network Engineer.

Responsible for the design, installation, maintenance, and support of Western & Southern Financial Group’s (W&SFG) network infrastructure. Works with minimal supervision and is responsible to make an established range of decisions, escalates to manager when necessary and updates manager on a regular basis.

• Designs, installs, maintains, and supports a large enterprise network infrastructure.
• Architects and engineers next generation networking solutions.
• Analyzes network performance data and statistics, prepares reports and recommends changes and improvements to ensure performance and availability objectives.
• Stays current with network trends to support new applications, incorporating industry standards and best practices.
• Interfaces with vendor support service groups for contract renewals and to ensure proper escalation during outages or periods of degraded system performance.
• Participates in the implementation of disaster recovery solutions and the execution of periodic disaster recovery tests.
• Provides training and mentoring to other staff on technical topics and network design.
• Performs Tier 3 support for the network infrastructure when problems or issues cannot be resolved by Help Desk or Tier 2 support staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to grasp new concepts and apply them.
• Ability to work under multiple deadlines and minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and analyze customer requirements and provide appropriate solutions.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Demonstrated calm and professional demeanor when handling demanding situations.
• Proven experience in completing assigned tasks accurately and on a timely basis. Cite examples of project management experience in planning, executing and maintaining a project from start to finish.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or commensurate selection criteria experience.

• Proven experience supporting a large enterprise network infrastructure that includes Cisco Catalyst and Nexus platforms.
• Proven experience installing, configuring, and troubleshooting VPN or SASE services is a plus.
• Proven experience installing, configuring, and troubleshooting firewalls. Check Point experience is a plus.
• Strong understanding of Software Defined Networking and/or supporting Cloud environments is a plus.
• Strong understanding of Cisco Catalyst Center is a plus.
• Proven experience with Cisco security products such as Identity Services Engine (ISE) is a plus.
• Proven experience with Juniper Mist wireless technologies is a plus.
• Strong understanding of network flow analysis tools.
• Strong understanding of network routing protocols: OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, OMP, and/or MPLS.
• Understanding of VMware vCenter, ESXi 7.x, and Cisco Unified Computing Systems (UCS) is a plus.

• Extended hours required during peak workloads or special projects and off‑hour support
• Handle problems, installations, calls, etc., off‑hours as required either remotely or by returning to work
• Some travel required on an as‑needed basis (less than 10%) to support remote sites as well as training and/or technology conferences for skill building and industry knowledge

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Information Technology

Financial Services and Insurance

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Pension plan
• Paid maternity leave
• Tuition assistance