Network Engineer

Job Title: Network Engineer

Location : Cincinnati, Ohio

Come join us:

Vernovis is an Inc. 5000 staffing and consulting firm, serving small and mid-sized businesses in the Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus, Ohio areas. We help companies complete critical business initiatives that are championed by their Technology and Financial leaders. Additionally, we offer expertise in the Cybersecurity space.

Vernovis is currently recruiting for a Network Engineer at a well-known partner here in Cincinnati.

If interested, please email Jonathon Juriga at

What You'll Do:

• Researching advanced technology trends
• Identifying emerging trends and initiating research projects for team members
• Designing innovative solutions using new technologies
• Recommending short-term alternatives when appropriate
• Creating prototypes and leading initial development and testing through to production
• Defining enterprise-wide scoped SLAs to ensure requirements are met or exceeded
• Escalating problems as required based on SLAs
• Developing client satisfaction and capacity planning metrics
• Coordinating assessment of emerging technologies typically as the lead subject matter expert
• Evaluating and recommending new projects or tools for the organization; overseeing cost-benefit analysis and presenting options to management teams
• Assisting in the resolution of support issues escalated by senior operations or development personnel
• Providing technical expertise across business functions; articulating the relationship between business and the data and technology that support the business
• Identifying opportunities to improve business processes via new technologies; making

What Experience You'll Have:

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent job experience is required.
• CCNA, CCNP certification preferred
• Experience utilizing standard toolsets to monitor and review infrastructure systems.
• Experience auditing and reviewing data to identify potential security risks.
• Strong technical knowledge in the following areas:·Routing protocols, WAN/LAN, VPN, WLAN, IP Sec, VoIP, QoS, BGP, EIGRP, and Wireless Protocols.
• Experience with firewall technologies, Cisco NGFW and FMC implementations.
• Technical knowledge on carrier services including WAN Circuits, VRFs, DWDM, VPLS and VXLAN.
• Knowledge of load balancing and geo load balancing technologies
• Expertise with Cisco IOS, IOS-XE, NXOS and FXOS.
• Knowledge of IPS applications, Firepower, SNORT, and Cisco ISE is desired.
• Knowledge of Meraki wireless infrastructure design and maintenance.
• Strong knowledge and troubleshooting of DNS, DHCP, Static IPs, and subnetting.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. Hands-on experience with analyzer and monitoring tools.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute plans in a high-pressure environment with minimal supervision.
• Ability to design and implement projects in conjunction with co-workers and/or outside contractors and vendors.
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate technical issues to a non-technical audience in a professional manner.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to work extended hours, nights and weekends when necessary.