RecruitTalent · 3 months ago
Network Specialist
Santa Clara, CA
Contract
Onsite
Mid LevelRecruitTalent, LLC. is seeking a Network Specialist to serve as the technical lead for Cisco and HP/Aruba network infrastructure services. This role involves designing and implementing secure network segmentation, managing Cisco infrastructure, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
Information Technology & Services
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include designing and implementing secure network segmentation between IT and OT using VLANs, firewalls, ACLs, and VRFs, and developing secure architectures for substations, control centers, and field operations
The Network Specialist will configure and support Cisco core, distribution, and access switches, manage routing protocols such as BGP and EIGRP, and lead lifecycle planning, including hardware refresh management
The role also covers the deployment and support of wireless LAN infrastructure, ensuring secure wireless access with 802.1X, WPA3, and NAC integration for both office and utility environments
The specialist will engineer and maintain Cisco ASA firewalls, implement VPNs and access control policies, configure high-availability (HA) solutions, integrate with SIEM platforms, and conduct firewall rulebase reviews, optimization, and documentation
Operational responsibilities include ongoing monitoring, troubleshooting, and break/fix support for all Cisco infrastructure across IT and OT networks
The specialist will proactively tune performance, validate configurations, respond to hardware/software issues, and maintain detailed runbooks, SOPs, and configuration repositories
They will also support hardware refresh planning, IOS/firmware upgrades, and software version alignment
Finally, the Network Specialist will support compliance and documentation efforts by implementing and maintaining controls aligned with NERC CIP-005, CIP-007, and CIP-010 standards
This includes firewall rule review, logging, and access control policies, as well as maintaining accurate network documentation of topologies, IP address schemes, VLANs, firewall rules, ACLs, and zone segmentation
The specialist will assist with audit preparation, configuration review reports, and provide technical evidence for regulatory and cybersecurity audits, while supporting change management processes with configuration tracking, rollback documentation, and review logs
Qualification
Required
Active Certifications in Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) in Enterprise, Security, or related fields
Experience in designing and implementing secure network segmentation between IT and OT using VLANs, firewalls, ACLs, and VRFs
Ability to develop secure architectures for substations, control centers, and field operations
Experience in configuring and supporting Cisco core, distribution, and access switches
Knowledge of managing routing protocols such as BGP and EIGRP
Experience in leading lifecycle planning, including hardware refresh management
Experience in deploying and supporting wireless LAN infrastructure
Knowledge of ensuring secure wireless access with 802.1X, WPA3, and NAC integration
Experience in engineering and maintaining Cisco ASA firewalls
Ability to implement VPNs and access control policies
Experience in configuring high-availability (HA) solutions
Knowledge of integrating with SIEM platforms
Experience in conducting firewall rulebase reviews, optimization, and documentation
Operational experience in ongoing monitoring, troubleshooting, and break/fix support for Cisco infrastructure across IT and OT networks
Ability to proactively tune performance and validate configurations
Experience in responding to hardware/software issues
Ability to maintain detailed runbooks, SOPs, and configuration repositories
Experience in supporting hardware refresh planning, IOS/firmware upgrades, and software version alignment
Knowledge of compliance and documentation efforts aligned with NERC CIP-005, CIP-007, and CIP-010 standards
Experience in firewall rule review, logging, and access control policies
Ability to maintain accurate network documentation of topologies, IP address schemes, VLANs, firewall rules, ACLs, and zone segmentation
Experience in assisting with audit preparation, configuration review reports, and providing technical evidence for regulatory and cybersecurity audits
Ability to support change management processes with configuration tracking, rollback documentation, and review logs
Company
RecruitTalent
RecruitTalent has earned its reputation by successfully delivering upon our client aspirations by inspiring skilled professionals ready to advance their careers and transgress the boundaries.
Founded in 2022
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Muneer Baig
Chief Executive Officer
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