Network Administrator

Location: Richmond Virginia

Rate: $50/hr on W2

Type: Contract (No sponsorship or No C2C)Must: CCNA Certification Network Operations & WAN Engineering Implement and maintain WAN/LAN infrastructure across core and distributed sites using Cisco IOS and NX-OS platforms. Configure and optimize L2/L3 features including VLANs, trunks, STP, Ether Channel, QoS, OSPF, BGP, and EIGRP.Manage and troubleshoot Cisco SD-WAN (vManage/vSmart/vEdge) including templates, policies, device onboarding, software upgrades, and HA cluster operations. Secure Access & Zero-Trust Technologies Maintain and administer Cisco ISE (802.1X NAC, profiling, guest access), Duo MFA, and Cloudflare Zero Trust (ZTNA/SWG) configurations. Operate Cisco Secure Firewalls (ASA/FTD) including rule creation, NAT, VPN (IPsec) policies, and change-controlled deployments. Monitoring, Telemetry & Visibility

Qualifications: Approximately 5 years of network/WAN administration experience in multi-site enterprise environments. Strong Cisco hands-on experience (IOS, NX-OS).Core L2/L3 protocol proficiency: VLANs, trunks, STP, Ether Channel, QoS, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP.Daily-operations experience with Cisco SD-WAN (vManage/vSmart/vEdge).Experience with cloud-managed networking (preferably Meraki).Secure access stack familiarity: Cisco ISE, Duo MFA, Cloudflare Zero Trust. Monitoring tools: Thousand Eyes, Solar Winds/PRTG, Splunk. Scripting ability (Power Shell, Python, or Bash).Excellent troubleshooting & documentation skills. Ability to travel throughout Virginia for site visits and support after-hours operations.