Network Engineer - Consultant

InterSources Inc.

Columbia, SC

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Administrative Procedures, Administrative Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Change Management, Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Consulting, DNS (Domain Name System), Data Analysis, Data Quality, Data Recovery, Disaster Recovery, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Establish Priorities, Failover, Government, HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol), Hardware Installation, Help Desk, ISO (International Organization for Standardization), Identify Issues, Incident Response, Information Technology & Information Systems, Information Technology Consulting, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), International Electro-Technical Commission (IEC), Internet Security, Internet Technology, Mentoring, Microsoft .NET, Multitasking, NTP, Network Administration/Management, Network Architecture/Engineering, Network Monitoring, Network Protocols, Network Security, Network Support, Network Systems, On Call, Online Marketing, Oracle, Organizational Skills, PCI, People Management, Peripheral Hardware, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Quality Assurance, Resolve Customer Issues, Root Cause Analysis, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Security Auditing, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Software Administration, Software Development, Software Upgrades, Statement of Work (SOW), Sterling Commerce CONNECT:Direct, Strategic Planning, System Integration (SI), Systems Administration/Management, Systems Analysis, Systems Maintenance, TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), Team Player, Testing, Time Management, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), User Experience Design (UXD), User Interface Design, Web Programming, Wide Area Network (WAN), Windows PowerShell, Writing Skills

LOCATION

Columbia, SC

POSTED

1 day ago

Title:Network Engineer - Consultant
Location:Columbia SC 29210
On-site/Remote/Hybrid: Hybrid. 3 Days Onsite Per Week 2 Days Remote Per Week
Duration: 12 Months
Interview Process: One round of Onsite Interviews. The onsite interview is mandatory.
No of submissions: 2
No of Positions: 1

Candidate location: Candidate MUST be a SC resident or willing to relocate to SC prior to starting the role at their own expense.

Job Description:
This specific Statement of Work is for a contractor that demonstrates an advanced knowledge of SolarWinds, monitoring tools, network administration. Environment is Windows Server 2019-2025 and Windows 11 in a highly secure environment. Networking inventorying will be one of the duties. Supported applications involve Internet technologies in Microsoft .Net Framework and related web enabled components. Must know how to script/code and automate administrative tasks. Must effectively research and provide guidance leading to solutions with our strategic direction initiatives, monitoring network infrastructure and security, assisting in supporting disaster recover/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. We will look to this individual to document recommendations on improvements along with high level estimates on associated work effort. This individual will need to work with various application and infrastructure groups to understand data requirements for each area of the organization. Design documentation will need to be produced documenting final deployment details along with support procedures as needed. General duties include managing internal systems, effectively researching and provide guidance leading to solutions with our strategic direction initiatives, monitoring system infrastructure and security, and assisting in supporting disaster recover/failover scenarios. This intent of this work order is to provide implementation and maintenance support on the network and networked systems at the SC Department of Revenue. Under general supervision, the contractor will serve as an engineer reporting directly to a functional manager. Contractor will be a team member that ensures the stability and integrity of data, and server services through monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization of all server infrastructure. This individual has 24/7 on-call responsibilities shared with the group.

At a minimum, Suppliers will run:
• Nationwide criminal history check, which must include Federal, State, and County records for the states (or countries if applicable) where the Supplier's employee has resided in the past seven years
• Credit history check
• E-Verify in compliance with FAR E-Verify clause FAR 52.222-54, Employment Verification. As proof of enrollment, Supplier will provide UGU a copy of its "Maintain Company” page from E-Verify. All hired contractors will have their South Carolina tax history checked. Contractors must be current on filings and payments.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:
Non-Technical
- Effectively interact and communicate with peer to Director-level IT professionals.
- Provide feedback to team regarding product issues, enhancements and new features.
- Must have initiative, drive and be a self-starter.
- Ability to ask pertinent questions of others.
- Proactively seek to identify, communicate and implement process related improvements.
- Effectively manage multiple tasks and activities concurrently and able to provide periodic status updates to key stakeholders
- Collaborate extensively with peers and management to resolve client issues while actively contributing to a growing knowledge network that improves the effectiveness of our team and the information available to our clients.
- Prioritize numerous issues of varying severity, and effectively manage the resolution of all issues within accepted service levels. This includes ownership of the data entered into the Helpdesk system and appropriately updating both client and appropriate employees of status of all issues on a timely basis.
- Good customer skills, be attentive to detail, and responsive to customer tickets.

Technical
- Troubleshoot and recommend technical solutions for customer issues related to backup configuration and recovery.
- Develop workaround solutions as appropriate.
- Perform equipment and software upgrades
- Maintain familiarity with current computer and network products
- Adhere to agency information security guidelines and promote information security among coworkers
- Monitor and assess current systems and recommend hardware and software enhancements
- Act as technical resource for other IT analysts and business units by resolving complex computer equipment and systems problems
- Diagnose and resolve problems related to hardware, software, or operator error, and resolve or repair
- Escalate complex problems to other groups, Help Desk, or vendors for resolution or for support under maintenance agreements; oversee vendor work
- Install, configure, test, monitor, and maintain system and application hardware, software, and peripherals for users; install and configure servers in collaboration with WAN group
- Lead and execute small projects
- Qualified candidate will be responsible performing root cause analysis/resolution.
- Required to mentor and lead junior staff members regularly.
- Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):
• 10+ Years of Experience with SolarWinds network administration, including WPM, SAM, UDT and WHD
• 10+ Years of Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Platforms
• 10+ Years of Experience with Automation Scripting
• 10+ Years of Experience PCI/ NIST/Pub1075 security implementations and/or audits.
• 7+ Years of Experience in the Public Sector

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):
• Knowledge of networking protocols, including TCP/IP, HTTP, NTP, DNS, MLLP, NDM
• PowerShell
• Disaster Recovery
• Incident Handling
• Cyber Security and SOC skills

Additional Skills
• Intermediate knowledge of SIEMs, monitoring tools, network administration
• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot computer and network problems
• Develop Admin Procedures
• Organizational Skills
• Verbal Communication Skills
• Written Communication Skills
• Change Management
• Problem Solving Skills

Required Education/Certifications:
• A bachelor's degree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field and four years of experience in information technology systems or related area.

Preferred Education/Certifications:
• CCNP, CCDP, MCP, MCSE, PCNSE, VMWare, or experience in information technology, security, or
related areas.

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.

About the Company

InterSources Inc.

It’s all about harnessing the real power of data. InterSources Inc was founded in 2007 providing intelligent data solutions to clients across industries and geographies.

Over the years, we have built products on Business Intelligence & Big Data platform simplifying and transforming the way business intelligence and real-time data analytics empower Corporations and end-users using Softwares like Tableau, Business Objects, MicroStrategy, etc.

In the process, we have enabled companies to use data analytics to help better understand, predict and influence consumer behavior, identify new market opportunities as they emerge, provide to users the data they need, alert the user when and why key business metrics have changed and enable them to make smart decisions.

COMPANY SIZE

100 to 499 employees

INDUSTRY

Computer/IT Services

FOUNDED

2007

WEBSITE

https://www.intersourcesinc.com/

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