Network Infrastructure Engineer

Engineer - Network Infrastructure Engineer - MS - N/A(159547)

Jackson City, MS

12+ Months

Onsite role

Position Title: Network Infrastructure Engineer

Department: Office of Information Technology (OIT)

Summary:

This position is responsible for the design, implementation, security, and ongoing support of OIT s enterprise data center and campus network infrastructure. The engineer will work with Cisco ACI, SoftwareDefined Access (SDA), Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Cisco Catalyst platforms, and observability tools including ThousandEyes, Cyber Vision, and DNA Spaces. The role also includes the administration of Palo Alto firewalls supporting statewide systems.

Major Responsibilities

Cisco ACI fabric design and administration (VRF, BD, EPG/ESG, L3Out).

ACI integrations with OpenShift VMM and Cilium/Isovalent.

Catalyst and SDA wired/wireless fabric deployment and support.

Identitydriven access configuration using Cisco ISE (TACACS+, authentication/authorization, device profiling).

ThousandEyes monitoring, Cyber Vision integration, and DNA Spaces analytics.

Palo Alto nextgeneration firewall configuration, policy development, and troubleshooting.

Network documentation, lifecycle planning, and support of missioncritical services.

Required Knowledge/Skills

Cisco ACI, Nexus platforms, multitenant segmentation.

SDA campus architectures.

Cisco ISE policy sets and NAC.

Palo Alto firewall administration and security profiles.

Strong L2/L3 routing and switching skills.

Ability to support highavailability, enterprisescale infrastructure.

Recommended Certifications

CCNA

CCNP Data Center

CCNP Enterprise

Cisco Specialist ACI, SDA, or ISE

PCNSA (Palo Alto)

PCNSE (Palo Alto)

ThousandEyes, Cyber Vision, or related platform training