Cisco SD-Access; SDA Network Engineer

Tempe, AZ, OR Raleigh, NC, OR Indianapolis, IN, OR Richardson, TX, OR Houston, TX, OR Providence, RI, OR Hartford, CT

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
• At least 4 years of Information Technology experience.
• Strong experience with DNAC, ISE, switching, routing, wireless & network automation

• Hands-on deployment and operations of Cisco Catalyst Center (DNAC) in multi-cluster environments.
• End-to-end SDA fabric deployment and lifecycle management.
• Experience with Border Nodes, Control Plane Nodes, Edge Nodes, and Fabric-in-a-Box.
• Strong understanding of Virtual Networks (VNs), Scalable Group Tags (SGTs), SDA zoning.
• Deep knowledge of VXLAN data plane and LISP control plane in SDA environment.
• SDA fabric expansion, brownfield to SDA migrations, site onboarding.
• Advanced troubleshooting of SDA fabric, control plane, data plane, and policy enforcement.
• Production support, upgrades, and health monitoring of SDA environments.

• Professional-level knowledge/experience of Cisco Trust Sec (CTS) within SD-Access, including SGT assignment in ISE, SGT exchange and propagation across SDA fabric nodes, enforcement via VN and fabric policies, and integration with Catalyst Center for automated segmentation and access control.
• Cisco ISE integrated with SD-Access environments
• SGT creation, propagation, and enforcement
• ISE and Catalyst Center integration for policy automation
• 802.1X (wired/wireless), MAB, and profiling in SDA
• ISE Policy Sets aligned with SDA workflows

• SDA wireless architecture and requirements
• WLC integration with Catalyst Center
• Fabric-enabled SSIDs mapped to VNs and SGTs
• AP onboarding, wireless mobility, and policy enforcement
• Troubleshooting wireless issues in SDA environments
• Network provisioning and site onboarding
• SDA automation workflows
• API and automation exposure preferred
• Assurance, telemetry, and compliance operations
• Design, deploy, migrate, and operate SDA networks
• Lead complex SDA troubleshooting
• Operate and maintain Catalyst Center environments
• Integrate and support Cisco ISE for SDA
• Support wired and wireless SDA networks
• Participate in P1/P2 incidents
• Integrations & transformations from traditional network to SDA Fabric
• Perform upgrades, expansions, and monitoring
• Follow ITIL and SLA processes
• Participate in 24x7 support rotations

• Routing and Switching fundamentals
• WAN and SD-WAN awareness
• CCNP Enterprise, CCIE Enterprise is preferred
• Cisco DEV certifications (Dev Net, Dev Ops, DevCOR, ENAuto)
• Cisco SDA / Catalyst Center specialization certifications
• Extraordinary Planning, Project Management, Coordination, and Analytical skills
• Hands-on experience in working in Global Delivery Model with onsite/offshore resources
• Exceptional Organizational Skills
• Ability to manage and prioritize tasks efficiently
• Readiness to demonstrate a proactive attitude
• Solid attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communication skills are required
• Ability to work in team in diverse/ multiple stakeholder environment