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As a Network Engineer at Get Covered LLC, your main responsibility will be to manage, configure, and optimize the network infrastructure. You will focus on vendor-managed platforms, user access controls, and system integrations to ensure secure, reliable, and efficient network operations. Your role will involve coordinating with third-party providers, maintaining access policies, and monitoring performance and security. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Network & Vendor Platform Management** - Administer and maintain vendor-provided network and security platforms such as firewalls, VPN gateways, and monitoring tools. - Act as the primary technical liaison between the company and network service vendors. - Coordinate upgrades, patches, and configuration changes with providers. - Evaluate vendor SLAs to ensure they meet business requirements. - **User Access & Security Administration** - Manage network user provisioning, role-based access controls, and permissions following security policies. - Regularly audit and update access privileges to comply with internal controls and regulations. - Assist in implementing multi-factor authentication, SSO, and identity management integrations. - **Network Performance & Monitoring** - Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity using vendor tools and internal systems. - Troubleshoot connectivity, latency, and bandwidth issues across platforms. - Collaborate with vendors to resolve incidents and conduct root cause analysis. - **Compliance & Documentation** - Maintain detailed documentation for network configurations, access rights, vendor contacts, and change management activities. - Ensure compliance with cybersecurity frameworks, internal policies, and regulations. - Contribute to incident response and disaster recovery planning. - **Collaboration & Continuous Improvement** - Partner with IT, Security, and Application teams for business projects requiring network changes or integrations. - Propose network architecture enhancements for scalability, security, and performance. - Stay updated on emerging network technologies, security trends, and vendor offerings. **Qualifications:** - **Required:** - Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience. - 3-5 years of experience in network engineering, with direct exposure to vendor platform management. - Strong knowledge of networking protocols like TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, and VPNs. - Experience with enterprise firewalls, VPN solutions, and network access control systems. - Familiarity with identity management, SSO, and MFA solutions. - Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills. - Strong documentation and communication abilities. - **Preferred:** - Experience in regulated industries (e.g., finance, healthcare, insurance). - Certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA Network+, or equivalent. - Experience with cloud networking (AWS). As a Network Engineer at Get Covered LLC, you will need to exhibit key competencies such as vendor relationship management, a security-first mindset, being detail-oriented and methodical, problem-solving and critical thinking skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively. As a Network Engineer at Get Covered LLC, your main responsibility will be to manage, configure, and optimize the network infrastructure. You will focus on vendor-managed platforms, user access controls, and system integrations to ensure secure, reliable, and efficient network operations. Your role will involve coordinating with third-party providers, maintaining access policies, and monitoring performance and security. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Network & Vendor Platform Management** - Administer and maintain vendor-provided network and security platforms such as firewalls, VPN gateways, and monitoring tools. - Act as the primary technical liaison between the company and network service vendors. - Coordinate upgrades, patches, and configuration changes with providers. - Evaluate vendor SLAs to ensure they meet business requirements. - **User Access & Security Administration** - Manage network user provisioning, role-based access controls, and permissions following security policies. - Regularly audit and update access privileges to comply with internal controls and regulations. - Assist in implementing multi-factor authentication, SSO, and identity management integrations. - **Network Performance & Monitoring** - Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity using vendor tools and internal systems. - Troubleshoot connectivity, latency, and bandwidth issues across platforms. - Collaborate with vendors to resolve incidents and conduct root cause analysis. - **Compliance & Documentation** - Maintain detailed documentation for network configurations, access rights, vendor contacts, and change management activities. - Ensure com