Network Engineer

Network Engineer Little Rock, AR Contract-to-Hire $70-$90p/h

*No C2C Opportunities*

A large enterprise IT organization is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join its dynamic network engineering team. This role involves supporting and monitoring a complex, multi-vendor network environment, collaborating across IT and business units, and helping to drive the adoption of emerging technologies that improve uptime and performance across both local and wide area networks.

Key Responsibilities:

Support, monitor, and optimize enterprise network infrastructure

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure network reliability

Administer and enhance monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Cisco ACI, AKiPS, InMon, and similar)

Contribute to technology planning and innovation

Provide mentorship to team members

Participate in a 24/7/365 on-call rotation (one week at a time)

Travel locally to support off-site locations as needed

Ideal Background:

Strong hands-on experience with at least two of the following: Arista, Aruba, Brocade, Cisco, Juniper, Meraki

Minimum 8–14 years IT/network experience, depending on educational background

Comfortable working in a large-scale networked environment

Good understanding of OSI Layers 1–4 and TCP/IP routed environments (OSPF, BGP, EVPN, VXLAN)

Proficient in troubleshooting with desktop and server operating systems (Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS)

Preferred Certifications & Tools:

CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA, JNCIP

Experience with monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Cisco ACI, Meraki Dashboard, Nagios, InMon)

Familiarity with tools such as network sniffers, wire scanners, and cable testers

Proficiency in MS Office and Visio

Network Engineer Little Rock, AR Contract-to-Hire $70-$90p/h