Network Engineer Project Lead

InterSources Inc , is a Small, Woman, and Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type 2 certified company with massive 18+ years of diversified experience in providing IT Consulting Services, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Application Development, Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Digital Marketing, ERP Management, Custom Software Development, Web Development, UI/ UX Design, System Integration, QA Support etc. Required Skills 2+ years enterprise networking experience with switching, routing, wireless networking, and TCP/IP.

Job Title: Network Engineer – Project Lead (13296)
Location: Columbia, SC 29208
Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite
Openings: 3
Duration: 6 Months
Extension: Possible

Candidate Requirements

• Candidate must be a South Carolina resident or willing to relocate to South Carolina before starting, at their own expense.
• Must be a US Citizen or Legal Resident.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Must be able to participate in an on-call rotation and occasional after-hours maintenance/incident response. On-campus response may be required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, maintain, and support enterprise wired and wireless network infrastructure, including switching, routing, and connectivity services.
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, and Fortinet network devices.
• Diagnose network connectivity, performance, and security issues through monitoring, analysis, root-cause investigation, and field troubleshooting.
• Install and deploy network equipment, including configuring, racking, stacking, cabling, and testing switches.
• Support routing technologies including OSPF, BGP, VLANs, spanning tree, and high-availability architectures.
• Support network security technologies including firewalls, VPNs, access controls, and related security controls.
• Perform network upgrades, patching, configuration changes, maintenance, and performance optimization.
• Maintain network diagrams, operational documentation, incident records, and runbooks.
• Coordinate with network engineering, architecture, security, infrastructure teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Participate in incident response, escalation, on-call support, and service restoration activities.

Required Skills

• 2+ years enterprise networking experience with switching, routing, wireless networking, and TCP/IP.
• 2+ years configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, AND Fortinet network devices.
• 2+ years diagnosing and resolving network connectivity, performance, and security-related issues.
• 2+ years network security experience involving firewalls, VPNs, access controls, and security best practices.
• 2+ years installing and supporting network infrastructure, including hands-on racking, stacking, cabling, and testing.
• 2+ years maintaining technical documentation, network diagrams, and operational records.
• 2+ years working with OSPF, BGP, VLANs, spanning tree, and high-availability architectures.

Preferred Skills

• Large-scale enterprise or higher education network experience.
• Wireless network administration and troubleshooting in dense-user environments.
• Firewalls, VPNs, NAC, and multi-factor authentication solutions.
• Network monitoring, logging, and performance management tools.
• Network automation or scripting using Python, Ansible, and APIs.
• Network upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle replacement projects.
• ITIL-based incident, problem, and change management environments.
• Experience mentoring junior technical staff and providing technical leadership during operational incidents.

Preferred Certifications
CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA, JNCIS/JNCIP, ACNT, ACSA, ACMA, FCA, or FCP

About Us:
InterSources Inc , is a Small, Woman, and Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type 2 certified company with massive 18+ years of diversified experience in providing IT Consulting Services, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Application Development, Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Digital Marketing, ERP Management, Custom Software Development, Web Development, UI/ UX Design, System Integration, QA Support etc. We make reasonable accommodations for clients and employees, and we do not discriminate based on any protected attribute including race, religion, color, national origin, gender sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or marital status. We also are a Google Cloud and Oracle partner company.