Ask IT Consulting Inc. 

Position: Network Engineer - Consultant (7319-1)

Location: City: COLUMBIA

Duration 12 + Months

Complete Description: General: Assists in the planning, forecasting, implementation, and identification of resource requirements for network systems (including wireless) of moderate complexity. Participates in network planning, network architecture design and engineering. Integrates and schematically depicts communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission and signaling links and protocols into complete network configurations. Evaluates new products, performs network problem resolution and assists in the development and documentation of technical standards and interface applications. Monitors protocol compatibility, performs system tuning and makes recommendations for improvement. May require a bachelor's or master's degree in a related area and 7+ years of experience in the field or in a related area.

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
The intent of this work order is to supplement the DOR Support and Maintenance functions focusing on infrastructure, internet, Active Directory, and VMWARE solutions. This individual will need to work with various application and infrastructure groups to understand requirements for each area of the organization. Design documentation will need to be produced documenting final deployment details along with support procedures as needed. Architectural technical and documentation skills are equally important for this position.

Under general supervision, the contractor will serve as support specialist reporting directly to the Network Infrastructure area of South Carolina DOR. Support contractor must demonstrate an expert knowledge of VMware, Windows 2012/2016 and IIS. General duties include managing Windows 2012 and 2016 Servers, VMware ESX, Active Directory. One mainfocus of this position is to supplement the current Service Level Agreement in accordance with the needs of the Agency’s application projects, migrations and related environment. These applications involve Internet technologies in Microsoft .Net Framework, Linux, VMware, Storage and related web enabled components. Must effectively research and provide guidance leading to solutions with our strategic direction initiatives, monitoring network infrastructure and security, assisting in supporting disaster recovery/failover scenarios. Engineer must be a team player that ensures the stability and integrity of network, data and server services through monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization of all server and infrastructure systems. This individual has 24/7 on-call responsibilities shared with the group.
The following areas of DOR also need assistance in support, but these are not a requirement to apply for this position. Experience in these areas would be a plus: NIST, PCI, Pub 1075 environment, Powershell and Change Management.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
• VMware
• Network Security
• VPN
• Active Directory
• Proficiency configuring and troubleshooting Windows operating systems in a client/server environment"
• Develop Admin Procedures
• Organizational Skills
• Verbal Communication Skills
• Written Communication Skills

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
• Experience in projects involving PCI/ NIST/Pub1075 security implementations and / or audits.
• Knowledge of networking protocols, including TCP/IP, HTTP, NTP, DNS, MLLP, NDM
• PowerShell
• Disaster Recovery
• Change Management
• Develop Admin Policies

REQUIRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
• A bachelor’s degree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field and six (6) years experience in information technology systems or related area. ; or an associate's degree and eight (8) years experience in information technology systems or related area; or a high school diploma and ten (10) years experience in information technology systems or related area.
• VMWare, MCSE

PREFERRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
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• Multiple Industry Certifications in field. CCNP, CCDP, MCP, PCNSE, VCP

Multiple Industry Certifications in field. CCNP, CCDP, MCP, PCNSE, VCP

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