Network Administrator, Security Operations Support

Network Administrator, Security Operations Support Job Locations US-OH-Cincinnati Company Meridian Bioscience, Corp Department Information Technology # of Openings 1 About Meridian Meridian Bioscience is a fully integrated life science company that develops, manufactures, markets and distributes a broad range of innovative diagnostic products. We are dedicated to developing and delivering better solutions that give answers with speed, accuracy and simplicity that are redefining the possibilities of life from discovery to diagnosis. We are looking for talented and passionate individuals that help drive our vision.Our innovative culture will allow interested candidates to discover and create, through collaboration, cutting edge solutions to tough problems. Job Summary The Network Administrator, Security Operations Support is responsible foradministering, securing, and continuously improving the enterprise network and security monitoring capabilities. This role assist s with the design, deploy ment , andoperat ion of Cisco Merakior equivalentSD-WAN and switching environments,maintainsCisco licensing compliance, and partners with Security Operations to ensureSIEM telemetry is complete, high quality, and actionable. The ideal candidate is hands-on, documentation-minded, and comfortable balancing operational reliability with security best practices Key Duties Network & Security Operations (Merakior equivalent)SD-WAN and Switching) - Assist with administration ofCisco Merakior equivalentDashboard for SD-WAN, security appliances, and switching across sites (templates, policies, firmware, and configuration standards). - Configure andmaintainSD-WAN uplinks, VPN topologies (AutoVPN/site-to-site), traffic shaping, QoS, and failover to support business-critical applications. - Assist with implantation andmaintenance of network segmentationand access control (VLANs, ACLs, port security, 802.1X/MAB where applicable) following least privilege principles. - Help manage Merakior equivalentswitch configuration, stacking, PoE budgets, and lifecycle (firmware, replacements, and standard builds). - Troubleshootroutine network issues and escalate complex problems to manager Security Monitoring & Response Enablement (Rapid7 SIEMor equivalent) - Assist in maintaining network and security log sources and validate log collection under established procedures.(Rapid7SIEM,Merakior equivalentevents, syslog, authentication, DNS, VPN, andfirewalltelemetry - Validate log coverage, parsing, time synchronization, and retention to support investigations, compliance, and alerting reliability. - Partnerwith Security Operations to tune detection logic, reduce false positives, and create dashboards/queries for network-relevant use cases. - Help support incident response by providing network-level evidence (flows, device events, VPN history, and configuration changes) andsupporting incident response activities by gathering network dataand documentation as directed. Cisco Licensing & Asset Governance - Assist with the maintenanceaccurateinventories for Merakior equivalenthardware and licenses; manage renewals, co-term/subscription alignment, and entitlement changes. - Coordinate with procurement, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensuretimelyrenewals and avoid service interruptions. - Maintain licensing records, inventory documentationand related administrative records to support internal audits and vendor compliance Security Best Practices, Hardening & Compliance Apply established network security standards, including secure configurat