We are looking for a Network Engineer to support and strengthen a manufacturing-focused network environment in Pennsylvania. This long-term contract opportunity is ideal for a hands-on individual who can help maintain reliable connectivity, improve network performance, and support critical plant operations with a strong sense of urgency. The role will focus on Cisco-based infrastructure across routing, switching, firewall, and related network services while working closely with infrastructure and operations teams.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee daily network operations to maintain stable, high-availability connectivity for business and plant systems.
- Configure, support, and troubleshoot Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, and related LAN infrastructure across the environment.
- Evaluate network performance trends, identify improvement opportunities, and implement changes that enhance reliability and efficiency.
- Create and maintain disaster recovery and backup procedures to support continuity of network services.
- Track network hardware and infrastructure assets, ensuring accurate inventory records and lifecycle awareness.
- Manage routing, switching, IP addressing, and hosted network services within enterprise and data center environments.
- Apply basic firewall updates, provision new secure connections, and prepare operational status reporting for stakeholders.
- Document incidents, corrective actions, and technical recommendations while communicating progress clearly to management and partner teams.
- Provide support outside standard business hours when required for incidents, maintenance activities, or project work.
- 2+ years of experience in a Network Engineer role and additional hands-on background in network support, maintenance, or a related technical position.
- Practical expertise with Cisco networking technologies, including routers, switches, firewalls, and LAN environments.
- Experience performing network configuration, troubleshooting, optimization, and outage resolution in a production setting.
- Working knowledge of firewall administration, IP addressing, and enterprise network infrastructure support.
- Familiarity with Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Nexus, Cisco ASA, and wireless networking technologies is preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical issues clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, work collaboratively across teams, and remain effective in fast-paced or high-pressure situations.