Network Administrator

Our global SaaS Education client has a great foot in the door contract opportunity! This client seeks a full-time contractor Network Administrator. This is a fully onsite position located in Folsom, CA.Network (Identity) Administrators are responsible for the support of the design, build and operation of Networking, Firewalls, VPN. Managing NPS, DNS, DHCP, Radius, IPV4/IPV6 Routing Policies.Contract Duration: 7-MonthsRequired Skills:• Hands on design and support experience with: Cisco, Meraki ,Fortigate, Solarwinds, LogicMonitor, BGP/OSPF/EIGRP, IP Subnetting, VPLS/MPLS• Designing, implementing and supporting Remote Access VPN, VPNs and Site to Site VPNs, 802.1x• Cisco networking products (switches, routers, firewalls) including a deep understanding of routing protocols• Hands on capability for configuring routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and cable management• Strong customer facing skills• Organizational and project management experience• Excellent verbal and written communications• Cisco Certifications a plus• Extensive knowledge and strong fundamental understanding of enterprise network technologies including TCP/IP, Routing protocols (OSPF/BGP), VLANs (STP/VTP), VPNs (IPSEC) and IP addressing• 5+ years of knowledge, experience, and ability troubleshooting protocols such as HSRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, VRF etc.• Constant indoor collaborative work environment in close contact with co-workers• Frequent social interactions and interruptions• Frequent work under time restraints• Occasionally carrying items weighing under 10 lbs.• Rarely carrying items weighing between 11-20 lbs.Desired Skills:• Bachelor’s degree in a Computer Science or related field preferred• 3-5 Year’s Experience preferredWhat You Will Be DoingDaily Responsibilities• Essential duties and responsibilities include the following.• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Develop enterprise network standards for partner integration and public cloud infrastructure• Technical review of enhancements of the current state WAN/LAN environment and sign off on any change control• Design and implementation of monitoring solutions for network• Maintain network documentation, including maintaining each account’s network matrix, backup configurations and network diagrams• Application firewalls proxy and Wireless IDS Radius/TACACS• Responsible as well for all Remote Access VPN, VPNs Site to Site VPNs and WAN links• Responsible for acting on security violations, providing recommendations for adaptation of new technologies or policies, and recognizing and identifying potential areas where existing data security policies and procedures require change or new development• Perform monthly audits to make sure the organization is meeting the security policies defined by the SOC• Other duties as assigned