Senior Data Engineer

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of relevant network engineering experience.
• Strong Cisco routing and switching experience, including one or more of Nexus, Cisco ACI, and Catalyst.
• Hands-on experience planning or performing network hardware and software/code upgrades.
• Experience with network lifecycle work, including modernization, architecture or redesign implementation, and keeping equipment current and secure.
• Solid enterprise networking fundamentals, including Layer 2/Layer 3 switching and routing; OSPF/BGP experience is relevant. Ability to work in a large, complex enterprise network environment.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Cisco CCNP or equivalent experience/certification.
• Experience with enterprise-scale network architecture, standards, and upgrade planning.
• Familiarity with network security practices and remediation of software vulnerabilities.
• Experience improving operational processes, including IRLS-related work.
• Scripting or automation experience, such as Python or Ansible.

Job Description

One of Insight Global’s healthcare clients is seeking a Senior Network Engineer contractor to support enterprise network lifecycle management. This engineer will help keep data-center network equipment current, secure, and aligned with target architecture through hardware and software/code upgrades, while contributing to IRLS process improvements. The role focuses on Cisco routing and switching technologies, including Nexus, Cisco ACI, and Catalyst, in a large, complex enterprise environment.