Onsite Cisco Catalyst and DNA Center NMS Engineer

Piper Companies; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k Plan

Holidays

PTO

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Cisco Catalyst Specialist to support a DoD program; 100% onsite in Norfolk, VA. Responsibilities include designing, deploying, and optimizing enterprise NMS with focus on Cisco Catalyst, Catalyst Center/DNA Center, and SD-WAN.

The role combines traditional network engineering with automation using Python/Ansible for reliable operations. Requirements include 7+ years in enterprise networking, 3–5+ years with NMS, hands-on Catalyst Center, IOS-XE, SD-WAN, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in enterprise network engineering or related infra engineering.
• 3–5+ years dedicated to enterprise Network Management Systems (NMS).
• Hands-on with Cisco Catalyst Center / DNA Center.
• Experience with Catalyst switches/routers and IOS-XE.
• Experience with Catalyst SD-WAN.
• Strong understanding of OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, VLANs, STP, L2/L3.
• Knowledge of SD-Access, VXLAN, TrustSec.
• Knowledge of SNMP v2c/v3, RMON, Syslog, NetFlow/IPFIX, REST APIs.
• Experience with Python and/or Ansible for automation.
• Experience with REST API development and integration.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and optimize enterprise NMS for large Cisco networks.
• Implement and maintain Catalyst Center/DNA Center platforms.
• Design highly available NMS with HA, DR, backup, resiliency.
• Configure SNMP, Syslog, NetFlow, IPFIX, RMON, and telemetry.
• Integrate NMS with Cisco ISE for RBAC and secure admin access.
• Support lifecycle of Catalyst switches/routers: provisioning, upgrades, migrations.
• Develop templates, blueprints and automated workflows in Catalyst Center.
• Use SWIM for OS upgrades and patch compliance.
• Create migration plans and runbooks for legacy-to-Catalyst envs.
• Monitor health via NMS dashboards, alerts, telemetry; perform RCA.
• Collaborate with network, security and operations teams; produce runbooks.

Skills

NMS design

Catalyst Center

SNMP/NetFlow

Python automation

RBAC/ISE

IOS-XE

Catalyst SD-WAN

REST APIs

Network monitoring

DR planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Networking

Tools

DNA Center

Catalyst Center SWIM

Cisco PnP

ZTP

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Cisco Catalyst Specialist to support a DoD program; 100% onsite in Norfolk, VA. Responsibilities include designing, deploying, and optimizing enterprise NMS with focus on Cisco Catalyst, Catalyst Center/DNA Center, and SD-WAN.

The role combines traditional network engineering with automation using Python/Ansible for reliable operations. Requirements include 7+ years in enterprise networking, 3–5+ years with NMS, hands-on Catalyst Center, IOS-XE, SD-WAN, and