Western & Southern Financial Group · 13 hours ago
Cisco Network Engineer
Cincinnati, OH
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid LevelWestern & Southern Financial Group is seeking a Cisco Network Engineer to manage their network infrastructure. The role involves designing, installing, maintaining, and supporting a large enterprise network, along with analyzing performance data and providing training to staff.
Financial ServicesHealth InsuranceInsurance
Hiring Manager
Justin Multhauf
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or commensurate selection criteria experience
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
Proven experience supporting a large enterprise network infrastructure that includes Cisco Catalyst and Nexus platforms
Preferred
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
Cisco CCNA or CCNP certification desirable
Company
Western & Southern Financial Group
Western & Southern Financial Group is a network and insurance group.
Founded in 1888
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
John F. Barrett
Chairman, President and CEO
Robert Walker
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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