Senior Network Engineer / Cisco Network Technician

Gr8ttek is seeking experienced Senior Network Engineers to support enterprise networking operations for a major healthcare organization in the Pacific Northwest.

Longview, WA: $40-45/hr

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced networking professional who enjoys hands-on technical work, complex troubleshooting, and designing and maintaining reliable enterprise infrastructure.

Qualified candidates should have 5–7 years of experience supporting Cisco-based enterprise networks, with demonstrated expertise in routing, switching, wireless networking, and SD-WAN technologies.

This is a six-month contract-to-hire opportunity with the potential to transition into a permanent position.

Key Responsibilities

· Design, implement, configure, and maintain enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, and SD-WAN infrastructure.

· Configure and troubleshoot Cisco routers, switches, wireless access points, and network controllers.

· Implement and support routing protocols, including BGP and OSPF.

· Manage VLANs, STP, HSRP/VRRP, QoS, and Layer 2/Layer 3 networking.

· Diagnose complex connectivity, latency, packet-loss, routing, switching, and wireless performance issues.

· Monitor network availability, performance, and capacity.

· Perform configuration changes, firmware updates, device upgrades, and network maintenance.

· Support network incident response, change management, and service requests.

· Maintain accurate network diagrams, configurations, IP/VLAN documentation, and technical procedures.

· Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, application, telecom, and desktop support teams.

· Assist with network optimization, technology refreshes, and infrastructure improvement initiatives.

· Provide secondary desktop and laptop support as needed.

· Participate in on-call support rotations as required.

Required Qualifications

· 5–7 years of enterprise network engineering experience.

· Strong hands-on Cisco routing and switching experience.

· Demonstrated ability to configure and troubleshoot BGP and OSPF.

· Experience with enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, and SD-WAN environments.

· Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, subnetting, VLANs, trunking, DNS, DHCP, NAT, SNMP, NTP, and QoS.

· Experience troubleshooting enterprise wireless networks.

· Ability to independently diagnose and resolve complex networking incidents.

· Experience using network monitoring, packet capture, and troubleshooting tools.

· Strong communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

· Cisco CCNA or CCNP certification.

· Experience with Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, Viptela/SD-WAN, or Cisco Wireless.

· Experience with SolarWinds, Cisco Catalyst Center, ThousandEyes, or LogicMonitor.

· Experience with Wireshark and packet analysis.

· Familiarity with Azure or AWS networking.

· Knowledge of Python, Ansible, Bash, or network automation.

· Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.

Why Join This Opportunity?

· Six-month contract-to-hire career opportunity.

· Work with enterprise networking infrastructure in a healthcare environment.

· Opportunity to contribute to network reliability and infrastructure improvements.

· Potential transition to permanent employment.

How to Apply

Submit your updated resume highlighting your hands-on Cisco networking experience, particularly BGP/OSPF configuration, SD-WAN, routing, switching, and enterprise troubleshooting.

Gr8ttek is an equal opportunity employer.