Network Engineer

Title: Cisco Network Engineer

Duration: 6 months contract-to-hire

Location: ONSITE 5 days/week – Kirkland, WA

Pay Rate: 50-62/hr - Conversion to FTE 120-130k yearly

Must Haves

• 4+ years of Network Engineering experience in a Cisco environment
• Expert in the design, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Palo Alto and Aruba Networking products
• Ability to work with Intermediate Distribution Frames (IDFs) and lift ~50lbs
• Familiarity with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

Day-to-Day

• Build, deploy, refresh, and maintain networking and automation solutions.
• Provide on-site and remote support for healthcare technology systems with critical response time requirements.
• Plan and implement technology refresh projects with clinical and administrative stakeholders, ensuring high availability for clinical networks.
• Maintain the design and integrity of internal and external networks, including patient-facing and clinical environments.
• Provide expert technical assistance to IT team members for high-level system and networking requests.
• Test, implement, and support complex infrastructure across multiple campuses and physical locations, aligned with business and clinical requirements.
• Work independently and with the Network Operations team to:

Answer service calls

Analyze technical issues urgently

Address tier-two escalations

Collaborate with the project manager on team projects

Resolve issues via Teams, on-site, or remote access

Benefits packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law