Network Analyst

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina•Columbia, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Network Change Team is responsible for making the changes required to facilitate all connectivity for the entire BlueCross Organization. This team plays a crucial role in ensuring the security, efficiency, and reliability of the organization's network infrastructure. Their responsibilities include: • Security Remediations: Implementing measures to address vulnerabilities and enhance the security posture of the network. • Network Migrations: Managing the transition of network services and systems to new environments or platforms. • New Implementations: Providing comprehensive network support to ensure seamless connectivity for new business applications, enabling them to operate efficiently and securely. • Automation: Utilizing advanced automation tools and techniques to streamline network processes and reduce manual intervention. • Next Generation Network (Cisco ACI): Leveraging Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) to build a scalable, agile, and secure network. This position requires a clearance which requires U.S. citizenship to obtain. This position is not eligible for sponsorship now or in the future. Position Purpose: Focusing on network operations across multiple platforms, analyzes technical architecture, including hardware, software, and various configurations. Provides functional and empirical analysis related to the planning, design, installation, and implementation of the network infrastructure.

Requirements

Bachelor's in a job-related field.
Associates degree plus an extra 2 years job-related experience for a total of 8 years of required work experience OR 10 total years required work experience.
6 years of network or other job-related experience.
Advanced technical knowledge of networking, communications, and related hardware and software.
Strong understanding of technical problems and solutions in relation to the current, as well as the future business environment.
Proficiency with network technologies and platforms.
Excellent problem analysis of network systems.
Able to gather information, analyze information and troubleshoot various network problems.
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
Ability to communicate technical issues with non-technical people.
Strong customer service skills.
Strong knowledge of common network analysis, monitoring and security utilities.
Strong understanding of relevant network hardware and software.

Nice To Haves

Cisco ACI
Ansible
GitHub Experience

Responsibilities

Security Remediations: Implementing measures to address vulnerabilities and enhance the security posture of the network.
Network Migrations: Managing the transition of network services and systems to new environments or platforms.
New Implementations: Providing comprehensive network support to ensure seamless connectivity for new business applications, enabling them to operate efficiently and securely.
Automation: Utilizing advanced automation tools and techniques to streamline network processes and reduce manual intervention.
Next Generation Network (Cisco ACI): Leveraging Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) to build a scalable, agile, and secure network.
Analyzes workload, including traffic and utilization trends.
Provides analytical support to team members throughout the development and implementation process.
Provides feedback on commonly encountered problems and misunderstandings to enhance user documentation and/or training programs etc.
May provide training on hardware and/or software use.
Compiles and analyzes operational data and directs tests to assist in establishing standard for new designs or modifications to existing equipment, systems, or processes.
Tests and verifies hardware and support peripherals to ensure that they meet specifications and requirements, by recording and analyzing test data.
Confers with technical specialists and consults specifications to evaluate interface between hardware and software and operational and performance requirements of overall system(s).
Interfaces with users, consultants, technical teams, and vendors for maximum guidance or on new technology to determine software and hardware installation requirements.
Ensures network compliance with audit requirements.
Addresses new network vulnerabilities within audit-mandated time frames.
Anticipates and mitigates potential attacks through network or other connections to ensure the security of the system.
Maintains effective security/backup and disaster recovery processes and systems.
Monitors network performance to determine whether adjustments need to be made, and to determine where changes will need to be made in the future.
Creates and maintains process and procedure documentation.
Keeps knowledge and skills updated to keep up with rapid advancements in network technology.