About the role
Gr8ttek is seeking experienced Senior Network Engineers to support enterprise networking operations for a major healthcare organization in the Pacific Northwest.
Vancouver, WA (1 opening); 40-45/hour
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.