Network Engineer- 100% onsite in Pittsburgh, PA

Location: onsite 100% South of Pittsburgh, Pa

Job Type: Full Time / Permanent 

Work Authorization: No C2C or Sponsorship

The A.C.Coy Company has an immediate opening to direct hire a Network Engineer role is a mid-to-senior level technical role in the IT organization reporting to the Manager of Network Engineering.  This position will be responsible for designing, executing, and supporting all aspects of the network and telecommunications environment, including both IT and OT (field) networks, physical and cloud network environments.

• Daily monitoring of the reliability and availability of the clients data network and telecom environment
• Design, build, and maintain networks including LAN, WAN, VPN, Cloud, cellular (M2M), and wireless
• Maintain firewalls and other similar access controls
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• Maintain an accurate network inventory / CMDB and other network documentation
• Participate in ITIL-compliant change management process
• Develop and maintain configuration standards based on cyber-security policy and best practices
• Participate in cyber security audits, remediation activities
• Maintain network management, monitoring, and logging systems

Education: BS in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field

• Five years’ experience in networking, cyber security, system administration, or telecommunications
• Deploy and maintain 802.1x network access control (NAC)
• Advanced understanding of network routing and switching concepts and protocols including:
  • BGP, NEMO/DMNR
  • client and site-to-site VPNs
  • STP
• Strong analytical, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills
• Technical proficiency with the following vendor platforms:
  • Aruba routing, switching, wi-fi, and NAC
  • Cisco routing and switching
  • Azure and AWS virtual cloud networking
  • Palo Alto firewalls, including SDWAN and NVA concepts and configuration
  • Guardicore micro-segmentation / access control or similar technologies
  • Solarwinds network management platform