Senior Network Engineer

Employment; Doha; On-site; QAR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Madre integrated Engineering - Qatar, Doha is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, operate, and provide Level 3 support for enterprise data center and campus networks with a focus on Cisco ACI, DNAC/SD-Access, wireless, and ISE. You will administer ACI fabric, DNAC/SD-Access, Catalyst 9800 WLCs, and Cisco ISE, while automating provisioning via Python/Ansible and REST APIs.

The role requires 8–10 years of enterprise networking experience and CCNP certifications, with ITIL

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline with 8–10 years of enterprise networking experience.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco ACI, DNAC/SD-Access, wireless, and Cisco ISE.
• CCNP Data Center or CCNP Enterprise essential; CCNP Security or CCIE preferred.
• ITIL knowledge and experience in a NOC supporting large enterprise or multi-national client.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willing to work 24/7 on-call shifts when needed and to travel to client and remote sites

Responsibilities

• Operate and support the Cisco ACI fabric (APIC, Spine, Leaf), including tenants, VRFs, BDs, EPGs, contracts, L3Out/vPC, upgrades, and fault troubleshooting.
• Administer Cisco DNA Center and SD-Access fabric using automation, templates, SWIM, and Assurance
• Manage Catalyst 9800 WLCs and APs, SSIDs, RF, and fabric-enabled wireless; troubleshoot client connectivity and roaming.
• Administer Cisco ISE for 802.1X, MAB, guest, BYOD, profiling, posture, and TrustSec SGT segmentation
• Automate provisioning and compliance checks using Python/Ansible and APIC/Catalyst Center REST APIs; monitor fabric and client health proactively.
• Provide L3 support and lead incident, problem, and change management with RCA within SLAs; participate in 24/7 on-call rotation
• Maintain SOPs, runbooks, topology diagrams, and inventory; plan and test DR/BCP.
• Drive vendor TAC cases, support migrations and upgrades, and work with NOC/SOC, server, and application teams; visit client and remote sites as required.
• Apply ITIL and information security best practices across all network and security operations

Skills

Cisco ACI

DNAC/SD-Access

Cisco ISE

Python

Ansible

WLC/Wi-Fi

ITIL

CCNP Data Center

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

APIC

Catalyst Center

REST APIs

Job description

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Job Title

Senior Network Engineer

Job Details

The Senior Network Engineer designs, implements, operates, and provides Level 3 support for enterprise data center and campus networks, with a focus on Cisco ACI, Cisco DNA Center (Catalyst Center) / SD-Access, enterprise wireless, and Cisco ISE, and acts as the subject-matter expert for these technologies.

Key Accountabilities & Activities

• ACI: Operate and support the Cisco ACI fabric (APIC, Spine, Leaf), including tenants, VRFs, BDs, EPGs, contracts, L3Out/vPC, upgrades, and fault troubleshooting.
• DNAC & SD-Access: Administer Cisco DNA Center (Catalyst Center) and SD-Access fabric (Edge, Border, Control Plane) using automation, templates, SWIM, and Assurance
• Wireless: Manage Catalyst 9800 WLCs and APs, SSIDs, RF, and fabric-enabled wireless; troubleshoot client connectivity and roaming.
• NAC: Administer Cisco ISE for 802.1X, MAB, guest, BYOD, profiling, posture, and TrustSec SGT segmentation
• Automation & Assurance: Automate provisioning and compliance checks using Python/Ansible and APIC/Catalyst Center REST APIs; monitor fabric and client health proactively.
• Incident & Change: Provide L3 support and lead incident, problem, and change management with RCA within SLAs; participate in the 24/7 on-call rotation and respond out of hours as required
• Documentation & DR: Maintain SOPs, runbooks, topology diagrams, and inventory; plan and test DR/BCP.
• Coordination: Drive vendor TAC cases, support migrations and upgrades, and work with NOC/SOC, server, and application teams; visit client and remote sites as required.
• Standards: Apply ITIL and information security best practices across all network and security operations

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline with 8–10 years of enterprise networking experience.
• Proven hands-on experience with Cisco ACI, DNAC/SD-Access, wireless, and Cisco ISE (NAC), including design, deployment, and day-2 operations at enterprise scale.
• CCNP Data Center or CCNP Enterprise essential; CCNP Security (ISE), CCNP Wireless and CCIE preferred (see page 2).
• ITIL knowledge and experience in a NOC supporting large enterprise or multi-national client
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willing to work 24/7 on-call shifts when needed and to travel to client and remote sites

Technology Expertise

• ACI: Multi-Pod/Multi-Site, PBR, L2Out/L3Out, VMware NSX integration, firmware upgrades.
• DNAC & SD-Access: fabric provisioning, LAN automation, Assurance, SWIM, IPv6.
• Wireless: Catalyst 9800/AireOS, Wi-Fi 6/6E, RF design and site surveys, WPA3-Enterprise.
• NAC (Cisco ISE): 802.1X, MAB, RADIUS/TACACS+, profiling, posture, TrustSec, pxGrid.
• Automation: Python, Ansible, Terraform (ACI provider), REST APIs, Catalyst Center templates and Assurance.
• Routing & Switching: OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, VXLAN, Nexus, Catalyst, ISR/ASR.

CERTIFICATION NOTES

• Minimum: at least one of CCNP Data Center or CCNP Enterprise (*Essential – one of the two is sufficient). Holding both is highly desirable.
• Specialist certifications: each CCNP concentration exam passed earns a Cisco Certified Specialist credential (e.g., Specialist – Data Center ACI Implementation, Specialist – Security Identity Management Implementation). These are accepted as evidence of expertise in the individual technology.
• Wireless: Cisco moved the wireless exams out of CCNP Enterprise into the new CCNP Wireless track in March 2026; recent ENWLSI/ENWLSD passes still count within their validity period
• Process: ITIL 4 Foundation or equivalent service-management certification.

Skills: swim,sd-access,nac,ccnp security,noc,cisco ise,itil,ccnp enterprise,aci,wireless,enterprise scale,cisco aci,dnac,ccnp data center

Madre integrated Engineering - Qatar, Doha