Network Engineer – Linux​/Windows

We have two 12-month contract-to-hire opportunities for an early-career IT professional with a bachelor’s degree and 0–2 years of experience who brings a foundational understanding of TLS/certificates, basic Linux/Windows command-line skills, and strong operational discipline working in ticket-driven environments. They are detail-oriented, process-focused, and comfortable collaborating across application, infrastructure and security teams to ensure certificates are accurately tracked, renewed, validated, and documented – helping prevent outages and security incidents in a highly regulated enterprise environment.

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8–5 pm – Hours are EST.

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 0–2+ years of experience
• Foundational Understanding of TLS/Certificates
• Basic Linux / Windows Command-Line Exposure
• Ticketing & Operational Disciplineүрүш

• Healthcare background/exposure would be nice to have, not required

• This team is responsible for daily certificate lifecycle operations across the enterprise.
• Its mission is to prevent certificate-related outages and security incidents by ensuring certificates are identified, renewed, validated, and tracked correctly before expiration.
• The team acts as the first line of defense against certificate failures by:
• ଲMonitoring certificate alerts
• Coordinating renewals with application and platform drinks
• Validating certificate replacements
• Ensuring ownership and follow-through.
• The team operates within a collaborative, operations-focused environment.
• Works closely with application teams, platform/infrastructure teams, and security and compliance partners.
• Culture emphasizes process adherence, clear communication, calm execution during time-sensitive work, structured, predictable, and highly documented operations, with strong peer support.

• Reviewing certificate expiration alerts and daily queues.
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• Identifying the owning team for expiring certificates.
• Opening or updating tickets to track renewal progress.
• Assisting with certificate issuance or reissuance using established tools.
• Validating certificate installation (e.g., checking endpoints or configurations).
• Communicating status updates to stakeholders.
• Escalating risks when timelines or ownership are unclear.
• The work is repeatable, process-driven and measurable, with clear handoffs.
• Success in this role is measured by:
• Certificates renewed before expiration.
• Accuracy of validation and documentation.
• SLA adherence on certificate-related tickets.
• Reduction in last-minute escalations.
• Clear, professional communication with partner teams.
• Consistent use of runbooks and standard procedures.
• What makes this role unique?
• Direct, visible impact on system reliability and security.
• Exposure to a wide range of technologies and application types.
• Excellent foundation for careers in:
• Security engineering.
• Platform operations.
• SRE or infrastructure roles.
• Structured learning path with hands-on experience in a critical domain.
• Opportunity to become a trusted operational expert in a high-risk, high-value area.

Position

Purpose:

Builds and maintains data communication networks and optimizes processes, procedures, and standards for the operation of effective data networks specific to LAN/WAN, mobility, and third-party network management. Monitors network performance, coordinates planned maintenance, adjusts hardware components, and responds to network connectivity issues.

Education/

Experience:

A Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science) and requires 0–2 years of related experience. Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.

Technical Skills Low-Effi

• Experience with Storage Area Network.
Experience with Cisco Firewalls.
• Experience with enterprise-wide network projects Advising folder including fault-tolerant LAN/WAN/SANs and disaster recovery.
• Experience with implementation and design of QoS and traffic prioritization.
• Experience with MPLS, ATM, Frame Relay, and SONET network deployments.

Soft Skills:

• Beginner – Seeks to acquire knowledge in areas of specialty. liiga
• Beginner – Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

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