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WireShark CISCO Firewalls Routers Switches Firewalls IPS Engineer

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Requirement id 156188

Job title Engineer

Job location in Columbia, SC

Skills required Cisco CCNP Certification, CCNA Certification, WireShark, CISCO Firewalls Routers Switches Firewal

Open Date 04-Dec-2025

Close Date

Job type Contract

Duration 12 Months

Compensation DOE

Status requirement ---

Job interview type ---

Email Recruiter:coolsoft

Job Description Engineer: Cisco CCNP Certification, CCNA Certification, WireShark, CISCO Firewalls Routers Switches Firewal

Start date :01/09/2026

End Date :12 Months from projected start date

Submission deadline :12/11 at 5:00PM EST.

Client Info : DSS

Note:

* Interview Process: 1 round, virtual

* Work Location: Role is hybrid (2 days onsite per week)

* Candidate location: Candidate must be a CURRENT SC resident. No relocation allowed.

Description:

Scope of Project:

The Division of Technology Services is responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and obtaining multiple mission critical service and solutions for the Department of Social Services. The Department seeks a highly motivated individual who has the skills and experience to implement solutions and services in support of the Agency and the DSS Child Support program. This individual will work closely with the Technology Services architect, application, technical, and security teams to design, implement, and secure a stable, consistent network architecture and infrastructure that can serve, secure, and support Agency initiatives and services. This position will support the Child Support Enforcement System (CSES) initiatives deployed in PACSS (Palmetto Automated Child Support System) and FCCMS (Family Court Case Management System).

Position Description

Candidate should demonstrate expert level skills for monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting a statewide network (WAN, LAN and wireless), primarily with CISCO and Meraki technology. The incumbent should be proficient on configuring and maintaining/patching CISCO firewalls ASA5508-X, ASA5585-X, FirePower4110, FirePower2120 and switches 3750, C9500, C9300, Nexus5k and Nexus7k. The applicant will also conduct remote troubleshooting with the Agencys partners in the states (not SC DSS) county IT teams, so general knowledge of a wide range of firewalls is expected. The candidate should have hands-on experience maintaining Meraki switches, wireless access points, and firewalls (MX450); Cisco Security Manager is also required. Secondary experience in one or more of the following areas is highly preferred: CISCO ISE, .1X, AD, DNS, ADFS, PKI and Power Shell. The candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining detailed implementation and test plans for deployment and ongoing support of Cisco/Meraki technologies along with best of breed tools and technologies related to enterprise networks. The candidate will work closely with technical teams and should be able to provide knowledge transfer and informal training to peers where appropriate. This employee will support multiple implementation projects. For those projects where the candidate is assigned the lead role, the candidate will be responsible for managing projects from start to finish, defining the scope, driving requirements, building architectures, and working the solution from end-to-end. The candidate must be able to work with technical peers and end users, communicate clearly, and meet deadlines.

Major responsibilities of this position include the following:

• Monitors and provides support for existing statewide site-to-site tunnels infrastructure.

• Develop detailed implementation and test plans for implementing Cisco/Meraki technologies along with best of breed tools and technologies related to enterprise networks.

• Research and analyze existing software releases, as well as perform/support software upgrades.

• To accurately record, update and document requests using the IT service desk system.

• Monitor and analyze system logs and provide solutions to maintain and improve the Agencys network performance and reliability, enhance scalability, and meet security requirements.

• Able to provide remote communications troubleshooting support of DSS IT systems and services (including those external to SC DSS), providing technical expertise requiring a wide range of I

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