Network LAN SDA Engineer
VBEYOND CORP
Plano, United States of America
13 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Plano, United States of America
Tech stack
Microsoft Access
Wireless LAN
Agile Methodologies
Border Gateway Protocol
Catalyst
Computer Security
Computer Networks
Perl
IP Addressing
Python
Nagios
Network Control
Network Diagrams
Network Monitoring
Routing
Open Shortest Path First
Ansible
Virtual Local Area Networks
Wide Area Networks
Zabbix
Datadog
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
Identity Services Engine
Grafana
Terraform
Open Network Automation Platform
Cisco Switches
Cisco networks
Pagerduty
Job description
We are seeking an experienced Network LAN SDA Engineer with strong expertise in Cisco Software Defined Access (SDA), Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center), Cisco ISE, LAN/WAN technologies, and network automation. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing, implementing, troubleshooting, and supporting enterprise-scale Cisco network environments., * Design, configure, and implement Cisco SDA fabric solutions
- Support Cisco LAN, WAN, WLAN, switching, routing, wireless, and security infrastructure
- Manage control plane, border, and edge node configurations
- Perform network monitoring, assurance, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis
- Lead software upgrades, patching, and maintenance activities
- Implement automation and orchestration using Cisco SDA, DNAC, Python, and Ansible
- Support hardware installations, stacking, and redundancy configurations
- Collaborate with infrastructure, security, OT, and vendor teams
- Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and network diagrams
- Participate in on-call rotation and critical incident management
- Support Agile-based project delivery and operational activities
Requirements
- 8 10+ years of Network Engineering experience
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- Cisco SDA (Software Defined Access)
- Cisco Catalyst Center / DNA Center
- Cisco ISE Integration
- Cisco LAN/WAN/WLAN environments
- Deep understanding of:
- VXLAN
- ACI
- Fabric Path
- VLAN / VTP / STP
- IP Addressing & VLSM
- Experience with Cisco Catalyst Switches:
- 9300 / 9500 / 9600 series
- Strong troubleshooting experience in enterprise network environments
- Experience with monitoring and alerting tools:
- DNAC / Catalyst Center
- PagerDuty
- Nagios
- DataDog
- ThousandEyes
- Grafana
- Zabbix
- Site24x7
- Strong routing protocol knowledge:
- OSPF
- BGP
- IS-IS
- Scripting/automation experience with:
- Python
- Ansible
- Terraform
- Perl
- Experience supporting OT environments and industrial networking
- Cisco SDA Certification preferred, * Cisco SDA Certification or higher
- Experience with OT/Industrial networking
- Experience working in Agile environments