Onsite Cisco Catalyst & NMS Engineer

Zachary Piper Solutions; Norfolk, Northern (VA, KY); Híbrido; USD 95.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Cisco Catalyst Specialist to support a long-term DoD program focused on enterprise network management, automation, and reliability. This 100% onsite role in Norfolk, VA involves designing, deploying, and optimizing Network Management Systems centered on Cisco Catalyst, DNA Center, and SD-WAN, with emphasis on reliability and automation.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in enterprise networking, 3–5+ years in NMS, and Active Secret clearance.

Formación

• 7+ years in enterprise network engineering or related infra engineering.
• 3–5+ years supporting Enterprise NMS.
• Hands-on with Catalyst Center / DNA Center and IOS-XE.
• Experience with Catalyst SD-WAN and enterprise routing/switching.
• Clearance: Active Secret.

Responsabilidades

• Design, deploy, and optimize enterprise NMS for large Cisco networks.
• Implement Catalyst Center DNA Center and related platforms.
• Design HA/DR, backup, and resiliency for NMS environments.
• Configure SNMP, Syslog, NetFlow/IPFIX, and telemetry for monitoring.
• Integrate NMS with Cisco ISE RBAC and secure admin access.
• Lifecycle support for Catalyst switches/routers including upgrades.
• Develop automation workflows and templates in Catalyst Center.
• Use SWIM for OS upgrades and patch compliance at scale.
• Create migration plans and runbooks for legacy-to-Catalyst transitions.
• Monitor health with NMS dashboards and telemetry; perform RCA.

Conocimientos

Enterprise networking

Network management

NMS

Network automation

Python

Ansible

REST APIs

RBAC

SNMP

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Network Engineering

Herramientas

Cisco Catalyst Center / DNA Center

IOS-XE

SNMP

Syslog

NetFlow/IPFIX

REST APIs

Descripción del empleo

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Cisco Catalyst Specialist to support a long-term DoD program focused on enterprise network management, automation, and reliability. This 100% onsite role in Norfolk, VA involves designing, deploying, and optimizing Network Management Systems centered on Cisco Catalyst, DNA Center, and SD-WAN, with emphasis on reliability and automation.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in enterprise networking, 3–5+ years in NMS, and Active Secret clearance.