Job Description

JOB TITLE: Network Engineer 2 DURATION: 6 Month Contract to Hire LOCATION: Portland, OR OVERVIEW We are looking for a talented Network Engineer, who is security focused and customer driven to join our growing Information Technology Team. As a part of the Information Technology Team, the Network Engineer will focus on driving security initiatives and modernizing the network infrastructure, while being responsible for supporting the day-to-day operation of the production infrastructure.

• Maintain and evolve enterprise network landscape and security infrastructure.
• Monitor, troubleshoot and remediate network performance and security events.
• Partner with stakeholders to gather new project requirements. Design and implement appropriate solutions.
• Review proposed infrastructure changes as part of the review process to evaluate security implications.
• Participate in production deployments during business and non-business hours.
• Proactively drive security improvement programs company wide including security awareness campaigns.
• Manage and modernize central logging and monitoring systems.
• Contribute to the strategic planning process.
• Maintain relevant documentation, policies, and procedures.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITES & BEHAVIOR

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant networking or security engineering experience in a production environment.
• A strong understanding of routing protocols, QoS, switches and routers, wireless technologies, network diagnostics, network management software, network security, cable infrastructure and network operating systems.
• Hands on experience with identity management systems and Microsoft Windows platform.
• Relevant industry certifications (ISC2, ISACA, SANS/GIAC, CompTIA, Microsoft, Azure)
• Strong written, communication and presentation skills.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENT All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ABOUT APR STAFFING APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions, founded in 2002, enjoyed an impressive reputation as one of the largest locally-owned and most respected technical staffing companies. Professional Resource Group, aka Data Resource Group, founded in 2009, also earned regional acclaim for being a fast-growing and highly-motivated professional staffing agency. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest. #ZR/Jessica  

Company Description

APR Staffing was born from the merging of two well-respected staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions, founded in 2002, has a long history as one of the largest locally owned technical staffing companies. Professional Resource Group, aka Data Resource Group, founded in 2009, also earned wide-spread acclaim for being a fast-growing and highly motivated professional staffing agency. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest growing and most respected professional staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative talent. We provide information technology, engineering, operation, technician, analyst, project management and administrative talent to our clients through out the Pacific Northwest. APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.