Onsite Cisco SDA LAN Engineer – Plano

Themesoft Inc; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

The Themesoft Inc team is seeking a Network LAN SDA Engineer to design, deploy, and support Cisco SDA fabric solutions in aPlano, TX onsite environment. You will configure Catalyst Center, manage fabric roles, monitor performance, and collaborate with security and OT teams to ensure high availability.

The role requires strong communication, hands-on automation skills with Python/Ansible/Terraform, and solid knowledge of SDA, DNAC, ISE, and WAN/LAN concepts. An SDA certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing Cisco SDA and Catalyst Center solutions.
• Strong IP addressing and subnetting knowledge (VLSM).
• Proficient scripting in Python, Ansible, Perl and Terraform.
• Cisco SDA certification or higher.

Responsibilities

• Plan, configure, and implement Cisco SDA fabric solutions using Catalyst Center.
• Manage fabric roles including control plane, border, and edge node configurations.
• Perform fabric monitoring, assurance, and policy management.
• Lead software upgrades, patching, and maintenance across switching infrastructure.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and implement preventive measures to improve reliability.

Skills

Cisco SDA

Python

Ansible

Perl

Terraform

Cisco DNA Center

Tools

Cisco DNAC/Catalyst Center

Cisco ISE

PagerDuty

Nagios

Datadog

Grafana

Zabbix

Site24x7

CloudWatch

Job description

The Themesoft Inc team is seeking a Network LAN SDA Engineer to design, deploy, and support Cisco SDA fabric solutions in aPlano, TX onsite environment. You will configure Catalyst Center, manage fabric roles, monitor performance, and collaborate with security and OT teams to ensure high availability.

The role requires strong communication, hands-on automation skills with Python/Ansible/Terraform, and solid knowledge of SDA, DNAC, ISE, and WAN/LAN concepts. An SDA certification is preferred.