Sr Network Engineer (Cisco refresh)

This is a 6+ mo Cisco refresh project

MUST have current Cisco Switch refresh experience.

Items Required to be completed:

• New Sites/Circuits: to be brought up and integrated
• Upgrade all ports for 9100 series AP’s to 5G throughout enterprise
• DNAC Essentials upgrade to Advantage License - @ 75 switches.
• Switch port speed limitation - network wide.
• Research and planning 4 uplinks per chassis at CS
• Upgrade IOS on 100+ switches to support Cisco SDA
• Help with LAN Refreshes to get these completed by May 1st, 2025
• Both at CS and HH (L3 migrations)

• Skills required:5 to 10 years as a Network Engineer.
• Layer 3 switching, strong OSPF and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) are must haves for the switch refresh project.
• This is a Cisco Switch/Router refresh position for Hospital locations swapping out 10 to 12 year old switches/routers then configuring and installing new ones ( Cisco 9300's, 9410's, 9500's, 9606 core switches).
• This Network Engineer will have two Technician's that work with him/her.
• Cutovers for hardware refresh starts around 5pm, 7pm or maybe 9pm based on location. Usually 5 hours long. Manager said, moving 1 port at a time takes a while.
• You'll work 1 night on/off and another Network Engineer will work the next night with 2 Technicians.
• During the day or night you'll do prep work for the next site you'll go to.

90% on-site. The schedule is quite fluid. I will describe a typical week.

Monday – prep work 9 to 5. But can be split shift.

Tuesday – Switch Migration – typically 10Pm to finish. But as 24X7 spaces are completed it can start earlier.

Wednesday – prep work 9 to 5. But can be split shift.

Thursday - Switch Migration – typically 10Pm to finish. But as 24X7 spaces are completed it can start earlier.

Friday - prep work 9 to 5. But can be split shift.