Senior Network Engineer - Cisco ACI, DNAC & ISE Expert

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

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