Network Engineer - Contract - Columbia, SC

Network Engineer Location: Blythewood, SC Interview Process: Two Rounds. Candidate needs to be prepared to go onsite for one or both interviews. Duration: 12 Months Employment Type: Contract Experience Required: 12+ Years Candidate location: Candidates must be residents of SC, NC, or GA AND be willing to relocate within 40 miles of Blythewood, SC prior to their start date at their own expense. Project Scope: Seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to support enterprise Network Operations Center (NOC) initiatives by managing, maintaining, and optimizing a large-scale statewide network infrastructure. The consultant will provide advanced technical leadership in network design, implementation, troubleshooting, security, and operational support while ensuring high availability, performance, and compliance across enterprise network environments. The ideal candidate will possess extensive expertise with Cisco networking technologies, Palo Alto firewalls, enterprise routing and switchi...