Cisco NAC Engineer

Client of Alpha Data Recruitment; Dubai; On-site; AED 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Alpha Data Recruitment in Dubai seeks an experienced Network Engineer to plan, design and deploy NAC across wired networks using Cisco ISE, configure 802.1X on campus switches, and implement device profiling.

You will lead phased rollouts, develop rollback plans, onboard non-user devices such as IP phones, printers, cameras, IoT and OT endpoints, and collaborate on Nexus NX-OS routing and data center-campus designs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer engineering/IT or related field.
• 5+ years in enterprise networking, with at least 2 years hands-on with NAC in a campus environment.
• At least one NAC deployment brought to enforcement mode across multiple buildings/sites.
• Strong working knowledge of Cisco ISE: policy sets, profiling, posture, guest, pxGrid and distributed deployments.
• 3+ years hands-on with Cisco Nexus and NX-OS, including vPC, FEX and VRFs.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design and deploy NAC across wired network using Cisco ISE NAC cluster and configure 802.1X on campus access switches.
• Build authentication and authorization policies tied to device profiling.
• Lead phased rollouts, monitoring, mode changes, and enforcement with rollback plans.
• Onboard and segment non-user devices (IP phones, printers, cameras, IoT and OT endpoints).
• Configure, operate and upgrade Nexus switches running NX-OS.

Skills

NAC in campus

Cisco ISE

Policy & Profiling

pxGrid & deployments

Nexus NX-OS

vPC & VRFs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering/IT or related field

Tools

NX-OS

Job description

Job Summary

This role involves planning designing and deploying Network Access Control NAC across wired networks using Cisco ISE NAC clusters and configuring 802 1X on campus access switches The position includes building authentication and authorization policies tied to device profiling leading phased rollouts with clear rollback plans and onboarding and segmenting non-user devices such as IP phones printers cameras IoT and OT endpoints Additionally the role requires configuring operating and upgrading Cisco Nexus switches and managing routing and Layer 2 designs between data center and campus

Key Responsibilities

• Plan design and deploy NAC across wired network using Cisco ISE NAC cluster and configure 802 1X on campus access switches
• Build authentication and authorization policies tied to device profiling
• Lead phased rollouts monitor mode and closed enforcement mode with clear rollback plans
• Onboard and segment non-user devices IP phones printers cameras IoT and OT endpoints
• Configure operate and upgrade Nexus switches running NX-OS

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, IT or a related field, or equivalent experience5+ years in enterprise networking, with at least 2 years hands-on with NAC in a campus environment
• At least one completed NAC deployment taken to enforcement mode across multiple buildings or sites
• Strong working knowledge of Cisco ISE: policy sets, profiling, posture, guest, pxGrid and distributed deployments
• 3+ years hands-on with Cisco Nexus and NX-OS, including vPC, FEX and VRFs