Network Analyst III Security at Icon VendorPass and Affiliates

Network Analyst Location: Houston, TX 77056 Pay Rate: $55/hr Duration: Contract-to-Hire Work Schedule: Hybrid - Monday through Thursday onsite (7:30 AM - 5:30 PM), Friday remote (7:30 AM - 11:30 AM) Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Network Analyst to join a global enterprise networking team supporting critical business operations and infrastructure. This role will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and optimizing enterprise network environments while serving as a key escalation point for complex networking and application performance issues. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with routing, switching, firewalls, data center networking, and network monitoring technologies within large-scale enterprise environments. Key Responsibilities Serve as an escalation resource for network and application performance issues. Support and manage network monitoring and configuration management platforms. Provide technical support for field network infrastructure, including industrial switches, routers, and wireless bridge technologies. Utilize service management tools to create and manage service requests, outages, incidents, and change requests. Troubleshoot and resolve complex network connectivity, security, and performance issues. Assist with network-related projects and infrastructure initiatives. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, solutions, and best practices. Identify opportunities to improve utilization of existing technologies and applications. Coordinate network changes and scheduled maintenance activities. Communicate effectively with internal teams, field personnel, and stakeholders globally. Perform packet-level analysis and root cause investigations for network and application performance issues. Required Qualifications Extensive experience designing, deploying, and troubleshooting large enterprise network environments. Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts. Experience supporting projects and working directly with business stakeholders and end users. Hands-on experience with Palo Alto technologies including Panorama, Next-Generation Firewalls, and Prisma. Strong experience supporting Cisco routing, switching, wireless, and firewall technologies. Experience with SolarWinds Network Management Suite. Proficiency using Wireshark for packet analysis and troubleshooting. Advanced troubleshooting experience with: OSPF EIGRP BGP Firewalls IPSEC VPNs SSL VPNs DMVPN Spanning Tree Network Security Strong experience with Cisco Nexus Data Center Architecture. Experience with Cisco Client and Network Access Control (NAC). Working knowledge of SNMP, NetFlow, IP SLA, and related network management protocols. Extensive routing and switching experience with strong troubleshooting capabilities. Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting field operations within the Oil & Gas industry. Experience working alongside field support technicians and remote operational environments. Familiarity with enterprise network monitoring, automation, and configuration management best practices. Project management experience supporting network infrastructure initiatives.