Network Administrator

CDW is partnering with a client and they are looking for Mid-Level Network Engineer/Administrator for a 6 month contract with the chance to extend. This would be a hybrid role (2 days per week) in Oklahoma City, OK.

**No sponsorship allowed

Network Engineer with 3–5 years of experience to own tier II troubleshooting and handle more tier III work over time. Will support our Cisco, Palo Alto, and Meraki environment day to day and escalate to the Senior Network Engineer when needed.

Senior Network Engineer and Network Architect will mentor with the goal of preparing consultant for a senior role.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve tier II network incidents, and take on more tier III issues as your skills grow.
• Escalate complex or high-impact issues to the Senior Network Engineer, with clear documentation of what you found and what you tried.
• Maintain Cisco routers and switches: VLANs, trunking, spanning tree, and routing (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP).
• Monitor Palo Alto next-generation firewalls through Strata Cloud Manager, including security policies, NAT, VPN tunnels, and GlobalProtect.
• Monitor the Meraki cloud switching environment: switch configuration, port profiles, firmware updates, and dashboard monitoring.
• Work with the service desk, systems, and security teams on cross-team issues and projects.

Requirements:

• 3–5 years of hands-on network engineering or network administration experience.
• Knowledge of Cisco routing and switching (IOS / IOS-XE).
• Some experience with Palo Alto firewalls. Experience with Strata Cloud Manager or Panorama is nice to have.
• Experience with Cisco Meraki
• Experience with core networking: TCP/IP, subnetting, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing protocols, and site-to-site and remote-access VPNs.
• A strong desire to learn and grow into a senior engineering role.
• Nice to haves:Cloud networking experience in Microsoft Azure or AWS: VNets/VPCs, security groups, cloud VPN or ExpressRoute/Direct Connect, and hybrid connectivity.
• Knowledge of operational technology (OT) and industrial control system (ICS) networks, including segmentation between IT and OT and industrial protocols.
• Experience with point-to-point and point-to-multipoint microwave wireless: link planning, alignment, licensed and unlicensed bands, and troubleshooting.