Network Engineer

Hyve Solutions•Olive Branch, MS

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About The Position

Hyve Solutions is seeking a Cisco Network Engineer to design, deploy, and support high-availability network infrastructure across high-tech manufacturing and warehouse facilities. The role involves hands-on work with Cisco Catalyst switching and wireless platforms, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, and network services supporting real-time production. The engineer owns end-to-end deployments, troubleshoots complex multi-vendor issues across Layers 1–7, and collaborates with Security, Infrastructure, and Operational Technology (OT) teams to maximize uptime and security.

Requirements

At least 5 years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and supporting enterprise-grade campus and data center networks.
Deep proficiency with Cisco Catalyst 9k switching, Cisco Catalyst 9800 wireless controllers, and fundamental Layer 2/Layer 3 routing and switching protocols.
Practical experience configuring, troubleshooting, and administering Fortinet FortiGate firewalls.
Working experience with Cisco ISE or comparable Network Access Control platforms, such as Aruba ClearPass or Forescout.
Ability to isolate root causes across physical cabling, RF/wireless, switching, routing, authentication, and security policy boundaries during operational outages.
Exceptional technical documentation and verbal communication skills, including explaining complex technical details to non-technical operational leaders.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Cisco Nexus switches, VXLAN/EVPN fabrics, or Cisco HyperFabric solutions.
Experience supporting operational technology (OT), industrial IoT, manufacturing, or automated logistics environments.
Hands-on experience with Wireshark, SolarWinds, and network automation using Python, Ansible, or PowerShell.
CCNP Enterprise, Fortinet NSE 4/5/6, or equivalent practical expertise.

Responsibilities

Design, configure, and maintain Cisco Catalyst 9500 distribution and Catalyst 9300 access switches, including VLANs, trunking, STP, redundant fiber uplinks, LACP, and BGP/OSPF routing.
Deploy and optimize Cisco Catalyst 9800 wireless controllers and access points, including RF site surveys, SSIDs, policy profiles, policy tags, and coverage for office and warehouse environments.
Manage Cisco ISE authentication and authorization policies for wired and wireless infrastructure; troubleshoot RADIUS, TACACS+, 802.1X, MAB, iPSK, device profiling, and endpoint onboarding.
Administer Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, including security policies, address objects, policy-based routing, interface mapping, change management, and high-availability failover clusters.
Architect and troubleshoot resilient connectivity for operational devices such as industrial handheld scanners, print servers, automated tools, PLCs, and single-board computers; manage IoT VLAN segmentation and firewall policies.
Lead Tier 3 escalation for Layer 2/3 incidents, resolving routing loops, spanning-tree issues, asymmetric traffic paths, interface errors, physical Layer 1 faults, and application degradation.
Execute network migrations and hardware cutovers during approved maintenance windows; create execution plans, validation scripts, rollback procedures, and stakeholder updates.
Maintain network topology diagrams, switch and firewall configuration templates, IPAM databases, and troubleshooting runbooks.