Network Systems Engineer

The Ohio State University•Columbus, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Network Systems Engineer will support monitoring, tool integration, customer support, vendor coordination, and problem resolution in the OARnet Network Security Operations Center (NSOC). The NSOC provides operational security functions to support OARnet, which maintains and delivers services across the state’s 5,500-mile fiber-optic network backbone to support the connectivity relied upon every day by Ohio’s higher education, K-12 education, state and local government, public broadcasting, health care, and research communities. The ideal candidate will work independently as well as part of a team, have excellent communication skills, and be a motivated self-starter. The position will be integrated into the OARnet 24x7 Network Operations Center. The candidate must be able to function in a 24x7 production environment and effectively interface with team members, customers, vendors, and partners. This position will develop, maintain, and support systems and vendor integrations using commercial, open source, and locally developed software and provide direct support to OARnet customers for network security related events.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related systems area.
2 years of Python, experience in a Unix development environment.
2 years of Unix shell scripting, SVN, or GIT Version control, C/C++ programming.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

1+ years working with ServiceNow.
1+ years working in a service provider DWDM IP/MPLS network environment.
1+ years of AWS Cloud development, Splunk and Nessus scanner administration.
JNCIA certification
JNCIS certification

Responsibilities

Perform network traffic analysis.
Perform network scanning using open source and commercial tools including Tenable.
Develop and support integrations to third-party network security services including Black Lotus Labs.
Integrate reports and tools with ServiceNow and Splunk.
Provide real-time incident support for DDoS and other disruptive network events.
Provide technical assistance and consultation to customers.
Develop and maintain technical documentation.
Provide operational support to internal staff.
Implement data visualizations, dashboards, usage summaries, and other reporting.