Network Engineer

Hyve Solutions•Olive Branch, MS

17d

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 works hands-on with Cisco Catalyst switching and wireless platforms, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, and network services that support 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 maintain 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 a comparable NAC platform, 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.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Cisco Nexus switches, VXLAN/EVPN fabrics, or Cisco HyperFabric solutions.
Experience supporting OT, industrial IoT, manufacturing, or automated logistics environments.
Hands-on experience with Wireshark, enterprise monitoring platforms such as SolarWinds, and network automation using Python, Ansible, or PowerShell.
CCNP Enterprise, Fortinet NSE 4/5/6, or equivalent practical expertise.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

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; manage RF site surveys, SSIDs, policy profiles and tags, and wireless coverage for high-density office and warehouse environments.
Manage Cisco ISE authentication and authorization policies for wired and wireless networks; troubleshoot RADIUS, TACACS+, 802.1X, MAB, iPSK, device profiling, and automated endpoint onboarding.
Administer Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, including security policies, address objects, policy-based routing, interface mapping, change management, and HA failover clusters.
Architect and troubleshoot connectivity for operational devices, including 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 topologies, asymmetric traffic paths, interface errors, Layer 1 faults, and application degradation.
Execute network migrations and hardware cutovers during approved maintenance windows, preparing execution plans, validation scripts, rollback procedures, and stakeholder updates.
Maintain network topology diagrams, switch and firewall configuration templates, IPAM databases, and operational troubleshooting runbooks.